Lets talk Peanut butter?
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Cavallaro65 wrote: »Cavallaro65 wrote: »Got the Kirkland organic peanut butter and its really good. Its oily of course so you have to mix it but its very good peanut butter.
Yes, you were right. :flowerforyou: I took at look at it today when I went there for yogurt (and an unplanned ladder
). I could swear it had palm oil, not all that far back.
If only they'd stock a good crunchy one (creamy is not my jam
). While I don't really care about 'clean', I do like to keep things simple, so I'd buy/try it if they had it crunchy.
It's surprising how much variation there is in flavor/texture even among peanut butters with just peanuts and salt. Some are soupy, some thick; some darker roasted; some taste kinda stale. For now, I'm sticking to Santa Cruz, not the cheapest but so far the best texture/taste.
How do you store it? I mix mine, then put it in the fridge - mostly stays mixed. My dad used to store his on the shelf, but upside down, for a result a little closer to automatically mixed at room temp.
I don't know what to do with it. The messy oily runny part is annoying not it tastes great. I just mix as I go, store it in the pantry.
Storing it upside down helps a lot. the oil rises to the top, so when you turn it over it is just easier to mix.2 -
I love PB😍 I seriously can’t not have it in my life. So I find that the Keto Diet works well for me and PB. I choose the natural variety, no added sugar! It keeps it lower carb. Paleo Diet says no PB, I was bummed to see that lol. My husband doesn’t understand my serious love for PB. I also use PB 2, it’s good for making my homemade Peanut Butter cups! Yep, I’m also a chocolate fanatic lol. You shouldn’t feel guilty for indulging in your PB. If you are losing weight and then maintaining it, you will be fine!!0
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I make a bangin' good PB muffin in the microwave. Takes less than 2 minutes and it tastes just like a peanut butter cookie if you let it cool.
1-3 TB peanut butter 3 TB tops
1/4 tsp baking powder Use 1/2 teaspoon baking powder with 3 TB peanut butter
1/4 cup almond or coconut milk or Ripple
1/4 cup coconut, almond flour or pillsbury gluten-free all purpose flour blend
1/2 teaspoon real vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice (my favorite)
Sugar alternative - amount that you like 2-3 packets of Truvia
This is optional but here's what I add instead of the Truvia packets and it's quick
1 SlimFast Keto Fat Bomb Shot - Salted Caramel Creme and it already has the stevia so I don't add any extra sweeteners
Microwave approx 90 seconds or up to 2 minutes depending on your watts
Cool
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I just had peanut butter on apple for lunch. It was delicious. I had avoided PB for a long while due to the calorie density, but it fits pretty nicely into my current eating plan, and I love the stuff.
I definitely weigh it though - with the calorie density I wouldn't rely on "measuring" a "spoonful" lol.
But it was yummy 1 -
HoneyBadger155 wrote: »I just had peanut butter on apple for lunch. It was delicious. I had avoided PB for a long while due to the calorie density, but it fits pretty nicely into my current eating plan, and I love the stuff.
I definitely weigh it though - with the calorie density I wouldn't rely on "measuring" a "spoonful" lol.
But it was yummy
Peanut butter and apples go together so well! I never tried it and my SIL introduced me to it. Of course we had huge clubs of peanut butter to dip the apples in!0 -
JenniferM1234 wrote: »Ah, peanut butter is my Waterloo. I’m glad you guys can eat two tablespoons of it and put it away...but I know myself, and I “can’t.” Too many times in my yo-yo diet life, dipping into a jar of Jif Extra Crunchy has been the first step on the path to a weeklong overeating/carb heavy mistake!
So sadly, until I learn to control myself, peanut butter is off the menu.
I'm in the same boat...In fact I no longer even have any in my house 🤐
I have been buying a sample size from the fresh ground kind in bulk section. I use sample cups ( bring my own or use ones from store) to be able to have it without buying a whole jar. Something about peanut butter is the challenge food for not bingeing. So far it's working. I can have it and not let OCD take over.
I like Smuckers crunchy natural or fresh ground. I love peanut butter more than almost any food! It's so good.
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kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »At the moment I am really enjoying this brands fun flavors
https://youfreshnaturals.com/
Mostly almond & cashew butters
Still won't turn my nose up to Reese's Peanut Butter cups or a PB&J.
I bought dark chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter cups "for the tricker-treaters." In my defense, I was premenstrual at the time.
A week later and the tricker-treaters are out of luck, lol.1 -
I was pretty indifferent towards peanut butter for the longest time.
After I hit maintenance it really helped me to reach my high calorie goal and I started to enjoy it more.
Eating peanut butter with apples, adding a couple tablespoons to my protein smoothies, making pb fudge, pb & chocolate fat bombs and pb & j sandwiches helps me to add calories to my day and they all taste great.
Also I like making peanut butter in my Nutribullet. It's so easy and the clean up is quick.2 -
Slightly off topic but I replaced peanut butter with almond butter. I've read but cannot confirm that it's a better form of fat. Caloric but also very filling.
Expensive at Whole Paycheck. But reasonable from Costco.0 -
I feel bad because I can't keep it in the house. I'll eat an entire jar in a day or two1
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jhanleybrown wrote: »Slightly off topic but I replaced peanut butter with almond butter. I've read but cannot confirm that it's a better form of fat. Caloric but also very filling.
Expensive at Whole Paycheck. But reasonable from Costco.
eat whichever one you like better, it doesn't make a difference0 -
extra_medium wrote: »I feel bad because I can't keep it in the house. I'll eat an entire jar in a day or two
Same here, if PB is in the house, it seems to call my name😋
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Does Jif still make the Jif whips??0
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Absolutely not! I had two teaspoons of nutella last night, cause why not it's yummy! I was within my calories0
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pancakerunner wrote: »Does Jif still make the Jif whips??
YES!!!!!0 -
Ok, for me it's cookie butter > sunflower seed butter > almond butter > peanut butter.
I don't think I've tried cashew or pistachio.0 -
I love PB. It is one of my danger foods, though. I"be become aware that once I start with it I quickly progress to sneaking more into my mouth. So far I'm not disciplined enough to get rigorous about portion control. I love it mixed into a bowl of steel cut oatmeal, with a dollop of peach preserves on top. I could eat that for breakfast every day.1
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I love peanut butter and eat it most every day. I mix a big spoonful of it up with chocolate protein powder, gelatin and a little Nesquik - stir all that up with a little water in a bowl until it's slightly goopy and it's awesome. Hella delicious protein.
Also, saturated fat = happy brain. It's your friend; don't knock it.
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Without PB, there would be no way to make Elvis or PB&J sandwiches.
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Did someone say peanut butter??
I am there! My main indulgence is having a slice of Italian bread with pb every day. Sometimes just a T., sometimes I slather on two T. So yummy!
My favorite is Smucker's; it's simply peanuts and salt. But it's thick so hard to spread.
Life wouldn't be worth living without peanut butter.
(and don't even whisper the words peanut butter frosting) 0 -
hmmmm I love peanut butter but don't normally eat it - because I prefer crunchy almond butter. You know what else is so good... almond coconut butter. I am addicted and I eat it daily, and lose or maintain weight depending upon my goal at the time 0
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BoxerBrawler wrote: »hmmmm I love peanut butter but don't normally eat it - because I prefer crunchy almond butter. You know what else is so good... almond coconut butter. I am addicted and I eat it daily, and lose or maintain weight depending upon my goal at the time
I too love a crunchy almond butter...coconut almond sounds epic. I really like a cashew/almond butter too. Mind you, I pretty much like all nut or seed butters - not a fan of Nutella though0 -
I absolutely love peanut butter. Always have. Almond butter is okay. Never tried Cashew or any other nut butter. I now steer myself towards all-natural peanut butter, and if I can get it freshly made just from peanuts, even better. The less additives, the better. I will eat it either plain (one or two spoonfuls) or on a mini-babybel cheese wheel, or on apple slices or celery sticks. And I do make sure to log it when I do eat it.1
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I absolutely love peanut butter. Always have. Almond butter is okay. Never tried Cashew or any other nut butter. I now steer myself towards all-natural peanut butter, and if I can get it freshly made just from peanuts, even better. The less additives, the better. I will eat it either plain (one or two spoonfuls) or on a mini-babybel cheese wheel, or on apple slices or celery sticks. And I do make sure to log it when I do eat it.
I just entertain the 'all-natural' ones too - can't 'just' have a jar lying around though (a little too tempting for me right now), so I just make some of my own when I just HAVE to have some0 -
I wish I could tell you by how much Jif dominates all competing products in large panel blind taste tests. Its off the charts. Even the most successful direct competing products. Smuckers purchased it about 20 years ago from P&G. But, I can tell you that people love it more when they don't know it is Jif.1
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I have tried several kinds of PB and I think most are high in calories and fat. I just make sure to measure ONE TBS. out to add to toast. Portion control is important in my opinion.1
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I don't understand the comments that peanut butter is not a good source of protein. Just checked: 2 tbsp (32 grams) of Crazy Richard's peanut butter (just peanuts, no salt etc.) is 8 grams protein for 190 calories. That makes it a good source of protein for me. Provides 1/5 of my protein needs for 1/8 of my calorie needs. I don't always eat that much in a day and don't eat it every day (I have loads of nut and seed butters and even other legume butters to alternate), but no problem if I do.
All you peanut nay-sayers must be carnivores used to overdosing on protein. I'm vegetarian but mostly eat vegan (allergic to egg/dairy, can eat 1 or 2 ounces of dairy cheese sometimes).
Like everything else, it's a matter of being aware of how much you are eating. 1 tbsp actually is a lot of peanut butter and can easily work well with a plate of carrots or apple slices. In a sandwich, often mine weighs out as about 22 grams, enough as a base for crunchy veg and greens.0 -
Also cleanup is not a problem when making peanut butter in a vitamix or blender. Just settle down in comfort and use a spoon or your finger to enjoy the remainders... . Watch out for the blades. Then just add some soap and water and blend for a few minutes. I suppose you could omit the remainder eating step, but why waste good food?!?
I remember when JIF peanut butter first came out when I was a kid. They hung small sample jars on everybody's front door. We thought it was amazing. But at some point in my twenties, I got some good peanut butter that was just peanuts and salt (probably Smuckers) and really haven't liked JIF and the others that have sugar and oil added so much since then.
My first taste of just peanuts type peanut butter was from GNC, which allegedly made it fresh on site. I don't know what they did to it, but it had the oddest taste. Maybe they didn't use good peanuts or stored them incorrectly. I tried more than one container also at different times.
I've tried many different brands of "just peanuts and optionally salt" peanut butters since then, and they all are much better than that GNC travesty. So if you don't like one type, try another. I like both the salted and unsalted. Some are very gloppy - I just pour off some of the oil and keep it in the fridge for cooking (pure peanut oil!) or adding back toward the end of the jar if it gets too dry.
Storing upside down before opening apparently works - I get a nut/seed butter blend called NuttZo, and they not only sell it upside down - their label is upside down to get the message across... makes it easier for that first blend with the fork or whatever. I keep it rightside up after that, though.
There are also gadgets sold to make peanut butter blending easier, including one with a stirring device built into a cap that supposedly fits most peanut butter jars. Haven't tried them, though.0 -
I don't understand the comments that peanut butter is not a good source of protein. Just checked: 2 tbsp (32 grams) of Crazy Richard's peanut butter (just peanuts, no salt etc.) is 8 grams protein for 190 calories. That makes it a good source of protein for me. Provides 1/5 of my protein needs for 1/8 of my calorie needs. I don't always eat that much in a day and don't eat it every day (I have loads of nut and seed butters and even other legume butters to alternate), but no problem if I do.
All you peanut nay-sayers must be carnivores used to overdosing on protein. I'm vegetarian but mostly eat vegan (allergic to egg/dairy, can eat 1 or 2 ounces of dairy cheese sometimes).
Like everything else, it's a matter of being aware of how much you are eating. 1 tbsp actually is a lot of peanut butter and can easily work well with a plate of carrots or apple slices. In a sandwich, often mine weighs out as about 22 grams, enough as a base for crunchy veg and greens.
I think of something as an adequate protein source at about 20 calories per gram of protein, and a good source at around 10 calories per gram.
8 grams is less than 10% of my daily protein goal. 190 calories is about that same percent of my calorie goal.
I think of peanut butter as a good source of healthy fats. I eat a couple of tablespoons nearly every day. A little protein is a bonus.
I've been vegetarian for 45 years. We don't all look at foods the same way. Personally, I think a lot of vegan/vegetarian advocacy sites seriously lowball protein: Just my opinion, based on my reading of research. Others may differ, and that's fine; I see no need to be dismissive.
But I'm not a shill for Big Meat. I haven't eaten any - at least not knowingly/intentionally - since 1974.0
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