Peanut butter, 1 of my 4 weaknesses
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HellYeahItsKriss wrote: »I pryed myself out with the jaws of life from the boyfriends 800 pound arm.. expecting food in his kitchen... I have gone back empty handed
his 800 pound arm ate it all
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Lol I came back and he woke up and I said "How do you live here with no food? Are you one of those fish who eats microscopic algae as they swim?5
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sparks9777 wrote: »Peanut butter powder mixed into oatmeal and a smashed banana
Makes oatmeat taste good
This read like a haiku to me:
Peanut butter powder
mixed into oatmeal and a smashed banana
makes oatmeal taste good
We could almost do a whole thread of oatmeal haikus.
A crunchy apple
with a touch of cinnamon
and walnuts in oats.
Pumpkin puree makes
my oatmeal into a
vitamin A bomb.
Oatmeal is too hot
but adding frozen berries
makes the temp just right.
Fall is here with lots
of lovely fruits to try
like pomegranate.
OP, if you are eating peanut butter to the exclusion of other nutrients or to excess of your calorie target, that's bad. If you are enjoying some peanut butter within the limits of your fitness goals, dive in! (But use a spoon, if you use your fingers it gets pretty messy...)12 -
twistersister141 wrote: »According to a nutritionist I know, you should not eat more than 2 tablespoons of peanut butter per day if you do not want to gain any weight. I try to stick with this amount daily. I usually eat peanut butter sandwiches or peanut butter with saltine crackers.
Whoa whoa whoa....... take 1t easy there.
Baby steps.0 -
JaydedMiss wrote: »
edit- Sorry OP. Peanutbutter for the win. Didnt mean to begin a hijack LOL
No problem. Interesting to read all the different options and ideas
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However much causes you to erase your calorie deficit is too much.1
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jennifer_417 wrote: »However much causes you to erase your calorie deficit is too much.
"Dear genie in the magic lamp I wish for infinity deficit and infinity peanut butter!"3 -
On the pb powder subject, try mixing it with sugar free maple syrup (15 cals per 60ml) in place of the water. Game changer. I make bowls of it for a snack. Yes, bowls.
And don't forget the dash of salt!3 -
I use 100 calories of peanuts or peanut butter in my brrakfast smoothie. Fresh almond milk, cocoa, pb or peanuts and a banana. I buy fresh pb but if I can't I'll use raw peanuts. I'm not tempted by the fresh pb but have to watch the peanuts. I don't eat it everyday, depends when I make the almond milk. But it is the best breakfast. Keeps me going for four hours. More than oatmeal or bacon and eggs. I think it is the combination of fat, protein and carbs. If I used the peanut powder or flour I don't think it would be as filling.
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I am tempted by all nuts. I do not keep them in the house lol.2
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As a low carber, peanut butter is a savior for quick calories. Almost every day, I eat several tbsps.0
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I still wanna know the other 3 weaknesses?
... and peanut butter (I do Jif) for the win I eat it errrraaay day!2 -
Peanut butter is a "go to" for me. A very SMALL amount curbs my appetite a long time. Ice cream is my weakness.0
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dexjanelle wrote: »Peanut butter is a "go to" for me. A very SMALL amount curbs my appetite a long time. Ice cream is my weakness.
What's a "very SMALL amount"?
A tip of a teaspoon? A soup spoon? A mouth wad full?0 -
If you want to cure your peanut butter addiction, have a child with peanut allergies. I eat this now, which isn't bad, but isn't the same...
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What is the healthiest peanut butter you can buy ? Iv noticed the one I get from Aldi contains palm oil. I’m not sure if that’s good oil or not but I believe it’s bad for the environment in terms of deforestation1
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I don't know if it's the healthiest, but I buy Smucker's Natural. It's just peanuts and salt. If you're used to peanut butters with sugar in them it may take some getting used to, but I think it's delicious and it's infinitely more peanutty in flavor than the ones that have been made with other oils and sugars.
Aldi has something like it in their organic line, but it's one of the few places where they are NOT a good price point. I can get a jar of Smucker's at WalMart that's more than twice the size for less money.
If you want to try JUST peanuts (no salt) if there's a Sprouts near you they sell fresh ground peanut butter that's just peanuts, and it seems to go on sale every few months.1 -
Peanut Butter is my kryptonite as well, and unfortunately when I am in cutting mode I have to eliminate it. It just takes up too many calories that I can use with other foods that help with hunger and the macro nutrient balance that I am looking for. But yes twister- your nutritionist is wrong. If you are on a 1,200 calorie diet and you want to eat 8 tablespoons of peanut butter per day and nothing else, you can still lose weight. It probably wouldn't be the best thing for you nutritionally and I am going to guess you will still be hungry all the time, but you can do it.
For me, PB2 and some of the other substitutes just doesn't do it. When I want Peanut Butter I just want it. I do throw in peanut butter flavored things like protein bars or PB2 powder in a protein shake, but I feel your pain monteshot. When I am in maintenance mode I find that peanut butter can still be a problem for me because its so tough to measure. Ever try to get that peanut butter into a measuring spoon? Or scoop some into a small cup on a scale? You really do have to measure it somehow because there are so many calories packed into such a little amount. I hate to admit it, but I end up buying the premeasured "to-go" cups. Its the only way to ensure your not adding hidden calories.
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I just weigh whatever I want to have my peanut butter on, tare, and then add the pb. I would never weigh it in a cup because then I would waste some of my peanut butter!3
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nickssweetheart wrote: »I just weigh whatever I want to have my peanut butter on, tare, and then add the pb. I would never weigh it in a cup because then I would waste some of my peanut butter!
For peanut butter and other food that comes in a container that requires you to scoop a portion out, I take the lid off, put the container on the scale, press tare weight, scoop out my serving, and then log the difference.8 -
I always know when my protein intake has been low cause the first thing I crave is peanut butter!
The person who invented PB should be given sainthood!1 -
Bry_Lander wrote: »nickssweetheart wrote: »I just weigh whatever I want to have my peanut butter on, tare, and then add the pb. I would never weigh it in a cup because then I would waste some of my peanut butter!
For peanut butter and other food that comes in a container that requires you to scoop a portion out, I take the lid off, put the container on the scale, press tare weight, scoop out my serving, and then log the difference.
That's a really really good idea. Thank you!1 -
bossmanbing2102 wrote: »What is the healthiest peanut butter you can buy ? Iv noticed the one I get from Aldi contains palm oil. I’m not sure if that’s good oil or not but I believe it’s bad for the environment in terms of deforestation
I've bought the WholeFoods fresh ground, which is just peanuts and also from a local market near me that sells fresh ground nut butters--nothing but the nuts ground up. At Whole Foods you can also buy the peanuts and grind it yourself in their grinder. FWIW, all I eat now is the fresh ground and it does not taste like those peanutbutters you buy--no matter how "organic". The processed ones (beyond just grinding the peanuts) have salt, sugar, oil and some even other stuff. The consistency is not the same either. They are usually called "peanut spread" and they are not just peanuts.1 -
Guess who had a peanutbutter smoothie for breakfast. Stupid delicious conversation. Good thing its healthy ;D3
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Peanut butter is also a weakness of mine. Mmmmmm peanut butter.
That said, I tried PB2 once, and now the jar sits in my pantry. I thought it was so gross.
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Peanut butter is also a weakness of mine. Mmmmmm peanut butter.
That said, I tried PB2 once, and now the jar sits in my pantry. I thought it was so gross.
Try it twice. It tastes very different depending on tiny differences in water added. Or try it in smoothies. Or maybe you just hate the taste but i cant see how it tastes the same to me when made right
Although apparently the flavored ones suck? no clue 0 -
I had it in a smoothie, and it made it taste burnt. It was so strange! I'll try it with water mixed in and see how it is.
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I had it in a smoothie, and it made it taste burnt. It was so strange! I'll try it with water mixed in and see how it is.
yeah drizzle in a small bit of water and stir it then add in drip by drip almost until you get a consistency you like. Little goes a long way texture wise lol. I hope you like it its quite yummy iv never had it taste burnt My smoothie was just like melted peanutbutter and it was delicious, granted i used peanut flour not PB2 but its just a cheaper less cut version of the same thing lol 0 -
I'm also wondering what the other three weaknesses are.2
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Well.....
Another weakness of mine is......
Pineapple.1
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