Peanut butter is a food with a strange reputation in the Balkans. Many remember it as an American childhood standard - on toast, with jelly, in PB&J sandwiches from the movies. Today, nutritionists are rehabilitating it - but with one important distinction: there is peanut butter (with additives, sugar, palm oil) and there is peanut cream (100 percent peanuts, nothing else). The second - yes. The first - with reservations.

Why yes: peanuts are an extraordinary source of plant protein, healthy fats, fibre, B vitamins, magnesium and potassium. Antioxidants. Energy that does not „crash" half an hour later like coffee. One tablespoon of peanut cream contains 95 calories, eight grams of fat (mostly monounsaturated), and four grams of protein. It is dense food - two spoons fill you up, not just sate you.

First suggestion: toast with peanut cream and banana. Wholemeal bread, a thin spread of cream, thin banana slices on top, a touch of cinnamon and a drop of honey if you like. A filling breakfast in 5 minutes. Alternative: toast with peanut cream and thin apple slices, with a dusting of cinnamon - a favourite of athletes who train before breakfast.

Second suggestion: a bowl with yogurt, peanut cream and seasonal fruit. Greek yogurt in a bowl, one spoon of peanut cream stirred in, then raspberries, blueberries, chia seeds. Better than any protein powder - and it is natural.

Third option: a shake with oats, soy milk and peanuts. For those who do not have time to sit down. Half a cup of oat flakes, two spoons of peanut cream, one banana, a glass of soy or almond milk - blend for 30 seconds. Done. Breakfast on the go.

Fourth - for the cream-dessert fans: crème brûlée with peanut and sesame. Not for every Saturday - for birthdays. But when you need it, there is nothing better than this complex sweet. A warm peanut-cream base, then caramelised sugar on top, and a few sesame seeds for contrast. Warning: not for those with peanut or nut allergy. Never.