Friday, August 20, 2010

An "App"le a Day - Peanuts Energy for the Good Life iPhone App Now Available

The National Peanut Board has launched the Peanuts: Energy for the Good Life® iPhone® app. The free app offers recipes, snack suggestions and a five-minute mindfulness meditation exercise with Stephan Bodian, author of Meditation for Dummies® -- tools to help people care for their bodies and minds throughout every part of every day.


The app features more than 30 dietitian selected recipes and allows users to set reminders to have a snack or take a break. Snacks supply energy throughout the day when hunger strikes, and help to prevent overeating during meals. With more protein than any nut, USA-grown peanuts and peanut products are great snacks that provide the energy needed to "trump the slump" and get through the day. Users can also easily access nutrition information for each recipe whether they're at the supermarket or at home.

"According to our latest Consumer Attitudes Tracking Study, 90 percent of Americans have at least one jar of peanut butter in their household," said National Peanut Board president and managing director Raffaela Marie Fenn. "But in designing this app, we wanted to give users more than just great recipes with peanuts and peanut butter; we wanted to give them a number of ways to re-charge their batteries and stay energized in their lives."

For more information or to download the iPhone app, visit iTunes or visit http://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/iphoneapp.php.

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