Sick of spending so much money on nut butters? Me too! So I started making my own. This recipe is for Naked Almond Butter! It’s called naked because it’s made without the brown outside shell of an almond. Be careful, I’m warning you… It’s so delicious you may want to eat it by the spoonful.
So why must they be naked? The problem with nuts is they contain a whole lot of phytic acid, and almonds contain a great amount compared to other nuts. Phytic acid is an anti-nutrient that removes nutrients like zinc and magnesium from your body. These are extremely important nutrients. You may be eating a ton of minerals, but if you are consuming too many anti-nutrients, you aren’t absorbing them.
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