Quick Tip: Peanut butter
Recent studies have turned peanut butter into a health food by showing that peanut products can actually lower your LDL or “bad†cholesterol as effectively as olive oil. But go for the old-fashioned or “natural†kind.
Other brands that use partially hydrogenated oils to give their butters a creamy consistency and keep the oil from separating can raise your cholesterol. Other nut butters are equally as good so try almond and cashew nut butter.