Healthier alternative to Peanutbutter?

lipglossjunky73

Farmers actually farm peanuts to clean out the soil, and those peanuts are still used for public consumption. That measn that peanuts are full of toxins!

Almond butter is the best choice. Better for you, great tasting, and much healthier!

hklesser

I like "Better'n Peanut Butter." If there is a Trader Joe's near you, you may want to try that. It is not cheap, though. Also, I have from some PB lovers that they don't like it at all. At about half the calories of regular PB, it is worth a shot.

http://www.betternpeanutbutter.com/index.php

banjjo

There are a lot of things I can avoid, but peanut butter, and especially almond butter, are like alcohol to an alcoholic for me. Just can't touch the stuff without eating a whole jar. That's when it becomes unhealthy for me. Sad but true. Wish there were a substitute for it that had about 10 calories per serving instead of 100.

sarah44254

There's a brand called Krema at my local Frys. It contains:

PEANUTS
SALT

that is all. what exactly is unhealthy about peanut butter? strange posts here sometimes

bcattoes

As long as you are eating the natural kind without added fats and sugar, or eating so much that you go over your calories, peanut butter is about as healthy as it gets.

PlanetVelma

I get freshly ground almond butter @ my local grocery store (winco) - or you can make your own.

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Peanut-Butter

TenLaws

All natural peanut butter is just fine!!!! The processed stuff is the danger zone.

I also LOVE Justin's Maple Almond Butter. You can buy a jar or individual packets. It's all natural and I put it on low-calorie pumpkin or banana pancakes...

CakeFit21

Try peanut wonder!

Ingredients: Peanuts (as de-fatted peanut flour and natural peanut butter), tapioca syrup, pure water, dehydrated cane juice, rice syrup, vegetable glycerin, soy flour, salt, tapioca starch, natural flavors, paprika & annatto, calcium carbonate, lecithin, vitamins e & c (antioxidants).

End6ame

Just make your own.

2 cups peanuts
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp brown sugar

Throw in food processor… done.

Dragonwolf

Farmers actually farm peanuts to clean out the soil, and those peanuts are still used for public consumption. That measn that peanuts are full of toxins!

You're more likely to have people believe you if you cite your sources.

sundancer1966

I love peanut butter, but i switched to Almond butter and Cashew Butter. My accupuncturist/herbalist told me to stay away from Peanut butter because it slows down weight loss. I am trying to remember the term they used, it was not a pretty term. They also said that oranges and a lot of soy also causes the sludge (or something like that).

FairyMiss

Just make your own.

2 cups peanuts
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp brown sugar

Throw in food processor… done.

okay that sounds damn good

Egger29

To all those posting "Just eat peanut butter, or What's wrong with Peanut Butter, or Peanut Butter is great", please keep in mind that there is a large population of individuals who have severe allergies or sensitivities making this impossible.

Recommended practices for dietary intake need to be accounted for ALL, and not just a %age of the population.

While we don't know what their reasoning is, the original poster was asking for alternative solutions and it's quite possible that allergies may be a factor (even if it's not stated).

darklord48

If it is portion control you have an issue with, Jif has premeasured cups of peanut butter call Jif to Go. I use that because I don't like to take time to measure my portions, but still love peanut butter. So far it is only available in original Creamy, but if you're still on track for your calories, it's not bad. I'm down 8 lbs in 2 months, and I've been eating it every day.

lsd007

not sure about healthier, but an option is Soy butter or Sunflower butter. My daughter is allergic to peanuts and so this is her alternative. My other daughter who is NOT allergic has tried both and says they taste just like peanut butter.

Same here. Mine is also allergic to soy, so we just use sunbutter exclusively. I'm not sure that it is any healthier, though.

MrsCon40

Spitting.

Ohhhhhh... PEAnut butter. Nevermind.

Skeith5

Peanuts are not nuts... They belong to the legume family.....

It's ok in moderation, as long as your overall levels of saturated fat consumed are low. It is high in fat overall...

FairyMiss

To all those posting "Just eat peanut butter, or What's wrong with Peanut Butter, or Peanut Butter is great", please keep in mind that there is a large population of individuals who have severe allergies or sensitivities making this impossible.

Recommended practices for dietary intake need to be accounted for ALL, and not just a %age of the population.

While we don't know what their reasoning is, the original poster was asking for alternative solutions and it's quite possible that allergies may be a factor (even if it's not stated).

the tittle is Healthier alternative to peanutbutter, not not allergy. and there is nothing not healthy about peanut butter

Punkedpoetess

Personally I stick with the real thing and eat 1 TBSP at a time instead of the 2 TBSP serving on the jar. I buy Skippy natural peanut butter and suggest going with a natural or organic type of peanut butter.

Femtec74

I like "Better'n Peanut Butter." If there is a Trader Joe's near you, you may want to try that. It is not cheap, though. Also, I have from some PB lovers that they don't like it at all. At about half the calories of regular PB, it is worth a shot.

http://www.betternpeanutbutter.com/index.php

My favorite too - they also carry it at some of the Super Target stores.

Zeromilediet

Um, peanuts are not a nut. They're a legume. Most PBs sold in grocery stores have hydrogenated oils, HFCS or some such sugar/sucrose, salt etc. in addition to the ground peanuts. Another name for hydrogenated: trans fats ... I'm sure everyone here is aware of how unhealthy that kind of fat is. There are other butters out there made from actual nuts like walnut, hazelnut (filbert), almond, or fruits like apple, plum, etc.

_GlaDOS_

Try peanut wonder!

Ingredients: Peanuts (as de-fatted peanut flour and natural peanut butter), tapioca syrup, pure water, dehydrated cane juice, rice syrup, vegetable glycerin, soy flour, salt, tapioca starch, natural flavors, paprika & annatto, calcium carbonate, lecithin, vitamins e & c (antioxidants).

Agreed. So gross. Not "better for you".

My peanut butter always has one ingredient: Peanuts. I find it tastes like, well, peanut butter that way. If it has more than peanuts in it, then sure, it's probably not that great for you. Most big brands have added sugar and hydrogenated vegetable oils. They're peanut-flavored oil spreads is what they are.

Egger29

To all those posting "Just eat peanut butter, or What's wrong with Peanut Butter, or Peanut Butter is great", please keep in mind that there is a large population of individuals who have severe allergies or sensitivities making this impossible.

Recommended practices for dietary intake need to be accounted for ALL, and not just a %age of the population.

While we don't know what their reasoning is, the original poster was asking for alternative solutions and it's quite possible that allergies may be a factor (even if it's not stated).

the tittle is Healthier alternative to peanutbutter, not not allergy. and there is nothing not healthy about peanut butter

While that may be true for many people...it is not true for everyone...hence anyone giving nutritional advice needs to be concious and aware as to if given recommendations can be adopted by everyone and not just a select group.

For someone with severe allergies, Peanut butter would be most unhealthy. It is also unhealthy to assume that anyone can consume peanut butter without any complications, regardless of if it is nutritionally sound.

It's about being sensitive to all possible populations.

bunchesonothing

Um, peanuts are not a nut. They're a legume. Most PBs sold in grocery stores have hydrogenated oils, HFCS or some such sugar/sucrose, salt etc. in addition to the ground peanuts. Another name for hydrogenated: trans fats ... I'm sure everyone here is aware of how unhealthy that kind of fat is. There are other butters out there made from actual nuts like walnut, hazelnut (filbert), almond, or fruits like apple, plum, etc.

http://news.consumerreports.org/health/2010/03/trans-fats-does-peanut-butter-contain-trans-fat-partially-hydrogenated-oil-lowering-cholesterol.html

bmw4deb

yes PB2

UsedToBeHusky

Natural peanut butter has less sodium and sugar.

Natural PB has less sodium and NO sugar. Personally, I like Smucker's Natural PB Chunky. When you get it (or other natural PB), you will have to stir in the oil when you first open it and then refrigerate it...but its worth it.

I like Jif's Natural peanut butter. You don't have to stir the oil. And... peanuts are a plant food and all plant foods have some degree of natural sugar. Natural peanut butter does not have any added sugar.

bunchesonothing

To all those posting "Just eat peanut butter, or What's wrong with Peanut Butter, or Peanut Butter is great", please keep in mind that there is a large population of individuals who have severe allergies or sensitivities making this impossible.

Recommended practices for dietary intake need to be accounted for ALL, and not just a %age of the population.

While we don't know what their reasoning is, the original poster was asking for alternative solutions and it's quite possible that allergies may be a factor (even if it's not stated).

the tittle is Healthier alternative to peanutbutter, not not allergy. and there is nothing not healthy about peanut butter

While that may be true for many people...it is not true for everyone...hence anyone giving nutritional advice needs to be concious and aware as to if given recommendations can be adopted by everyone and not just a select group.

For someone with severe allergies, Peanut butter would be most unhealthy. It is also unhealthy to assume that anyone can consume peanut butter without any complications, regardless of if it is nutritionally sound.

It's about being sensitive to all possible populations.

There is sensitivity and then there is being overly sensitive. A person who had this issue, needs to speak up, if that is the case.

Otherwise, health and fitness is such a complicated topic that no one here should be giving anyone any advice.

Skeith5

Farmers actually farm peanuts to clean out the soil, and those peanuts are still used for public consumption. That measn that peanuts are full of toxins!

What garbage...

Farmers user different crops as part of a rotation for many reasons. Some replenish nitrogen, some help combat pests and disease. Peanut crops help mellow out the soil by using fertilizer that has been used on other crops. It does not mean that they are full of toxins...

Farmers plant peanuts because they are a dependable crop, have decent profit margins, and people like them. They don't grow them to remove toxins.

ibbray04

LOVE Trader Joe's organic peanut butter! YUM! I also love their Almond and Sunflower butters.

End6ame

To all those posting "Just eat peanut butter, or What's wrong with Peanut Butter, or Peanut Butter is great", please keep in mind that there is a large population of individuals who have severe allergies or sensitivities making this impossible.

Recommended practices for dietary intake need to be accounted for ALL, and not just a %age of the population.

While we don't know what their reasoning is, the original poster was asking for alternative solutions and it's quite possible that allergies may be a factor (even if it's not stated).

the tittle is Healthier alternative to peanutbutter, not not allergy. and there is nothing not healthy about peanut butter

While that may be true for many people...it is not true for everyone...hence anyone giving nutritional advice needs to be concious and aware as to if given recommendations can be adopted by everyone and not just a select group.

For someone with severe allergies, Peanut butter would be most unhealthy. It is also unhealthy to assume that anyone can consume peanut butter without any complications, regardless of if it is nutritionally sound.

It's about being sensitive to all possible populations.

Holy unnecessary lecturing Batman!

If someone has an allergy, I think it can be assumed that it would not be wise to consume said product, that pretty much goes without saying.