Sometimes you feel like a nut
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National Nut Day is an unofficial food holiday celebrated on October 22 each year. The food holiday is included on the list of bizarre American holidays.
National Nut Day is an unofficial food holiday celebrated on October 22 each year. The food holiday is included on the list of bizarre American holidays.
So what exactly is a nut?
Defining what a nut is would seem easy at first until you consider the difference in nuts and legumes and whether the peanut is a pea (legume) or a nut. But for the sake of consideration of National Nut day, the peanut can certainly be considered a well known nut in America. Peanuts are served in many fashions including peanut butter, peanut brittle, roasted or boiled peanuts and peanuts used in cooking sauces.
Peanuts are certainly not the lone nuts in the bunch though, there are many popular nuts.
- Almonds
- Walnuts
- Cashews
- Pecans
- Pistachios
Less thought of as a nut, but included in the group none the less is the coconut.
National Nut Day History
There is no historical background to the day honoring the nuts nor is there any specific cause for doing so. Perhaps the recognition comes from the health benefits provided by the nut family. Almonds are particularly nutritious having 17 grams of protein for each 100 gram serving. Other nuts are high in protein and low in carbohydrate making them a good snack choice particularly for those concerned with daily carbohydrate intake. The history of nuts themselves varies by the end item. Peanuts have been grown on U.S. farms since the 1800s. Peanuts are popular with the American population who consume about 600 million pounds of peanuts and about 700 million pounds of peanut butter each year.
National Nut Day Celebration
Celebrations of nut day may include activities to teach about the history of a particular nut, or can be more on the fun end of the spectrum by making nut sundaes, or roasting nuts to be enjoyed. Treating the kids to a snack of pistachio ice cream , or a buttered pecan scoop topped with a black walnut ice cream can draw attention to the different flavors and types of nuts available today.
You should also treat your pet to the very nutritious and yummy snack that includes nuts.
Here are a few nut treats we carry
Hard
Buddy Biscuits oven baked - Peanut Butter
Fruitables - Sweet potato and Pecan
Isle of Dogs - Vital (peanut Butter)
K9 Granola Factory Pumpkin Crunchers - Peanut Butter
Lincoln Bark Sweet little butter pup - Chicken Liver and Peanut Butter
Lincoln Bark Sweet little butter pup - Oatmeal and Peanut Butter
Lincoln Bark Sweet little butter pup- Salmon and Peanut Butter
Northern Biscuits - Peanut Butter Crunch!
Sojos - Peanut Butter and Jelly
Wag More Bark Less - Peanut Butter Cookie
Wet Noses - Peanut Butter and Molasses
Wet Noses Mini stars - Peanut Butter
Soft
Buddy Biscuits soft and chewy - Peanut Butter
K9 Granola Factory Soft Bakes - Peanut Butter Cup
Lincoln Bark Treat Smart - Roasted Peanut
Wag More Bark Less - Peanut Butter Cookie
Zukes Hip Action - Peanut Butter
Zukes Mini Naturals - Peanut Butter
For more information on each type of nut and their health benefits you can read more here.
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