Peanut butter - again

LisaKyle11

i eat pbutter on an almost daily basis. no lie. full fat, normal peanut butter (Adam's natural or other all natural types). just plan for it...in your daily calorie budget. i am thinking you are being sarcastic about the 1000 cal tablespoon... most nut butters hover around 100 cals per tbs.

good luck with getting it figured in and enjoy!

crzyone

I usually have calories to spare at night, so sometimes I make a granola type thing out of a spoon or two of peanut butter, some oats, and a spoon of jam. Mix together well and it's kind of like granola. Old Weight WAtchers recipe.

stormieweather

I LOVE peanut butter. It is filling, nutritious, and tasty. One of my favorite snacks is to take a tablespoon of peanut butter and spread it thinly in stalks of celery (as many as I can get the peanut butter to cover). You have crunch and smooth and filling and protein and fat all together. If I'm really rushed, I'll eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (no sugar or artificial ingredients added to either) on sugar free bread.

If you love something, you'll find a way to fit it into your calories.

dustyhockeymom

Its one of my favorite things to eat. I spread a tbs on a whole wheat english muffin for breakfast reguarly. I don't think is 100 calories for nothing, as I love the flavor and the combo of protien and fat is very filling. It sounds like you don't even really like peanut butter that much, so why even try to fit it in.

runbikebreathe

Peanut butter is my weakness - I love it even more than chocolate. I eat it everyday, but I mix it in with other foods. I'll drizzle it on an apple, put some in my protein shake, or swirl it into some Greek yogurt. Sure, it's higher in calories, but so are other foods that are good for you in moderation (i.e. nuts, avocado, etc.)

nosugarcoating

The peanut butter I buy is 80 calories for 1 tablespoon (15g).

Mine is 90 cals per 15g But the jar is 454g, and looks tiny, so I know my spoonfuls are bigger than 15g. There's no way I would get 30 tablespoons out of a jar. Not a chance.

Use a teaspoon. My heaped (not overly heaped, just a little heaped) teaspoons usually work out to be about 10-15g. Or even better, use a kitchen scale to know exactly how much you took. That's what I do.

I put pb in my oatmeal in the morning. I eat 1630 calories a day and have no problems fitting it in.

If you don't like it though, I would probably just not eat it. I personally love pb though, so it's simply worth the calories. It adds so much flavor to my oatmeal.

BerkleyEL

Peanut butter is one of my favs on toast in the AM.... If you choose the right brand, ( low sugar/low additives) it can be an incredibly healthy addition to your way of eating. The good fats and protein make it so I'm fuller longer then on the days I don't have it.
Plus, I can plan in a bit of extra exercise and add a tablespoon of Nutella to it... Amazingly perfect to kick any sweet craving in the butt.

Everyone is different though, so if it's not working the way you want, try it in a different way!

brucedelaney

I'm in the PB2 camp, I was pretty skeptical at first but the stuff is really good. It's made with real peanuts, no chemicals and 45 Calories for 2 Tbsp. Bell Plantation makes it and if you google PB2 it's all over the place. The Big difference is they've pressed the oil out of it and you hydrate it with water. My wife and sprinkle it in our shakes.

PS - The container it comes in is only 6.5oz but if you hydrate it it's equal to about 18oz of regular peanut butter...

dawnemjh

Oh, I see! You aren't looking for advice! You are wanting to know why the heck people WASTE their cals on foods they like to eat that also happen to be healthy. Now I understand.

Not really. I don't happen to think peanut butter IS healthy, but that's irrelevant. I do want to know how people manage to fit it into their diet and not find themselves hungry because it uses up a lot of calories. I know if I eat it I have to make sure I have a meal of almost entirely green vegetables to fill me up while not adding significant calories that same day, or I am really hungry staying within my calorie limit.

then why bother even eating it int he first place??? Just dont eat it.

rml_16

A sugar free peanut butter has that many calories? I know you're exaggerating, but really, a little peanut butter (even WITH sugar and oil) isn't that calorie-heavy eaten in small amounts.

I have peanut butter pretty much every day. I have a tablespoon on half a sandwich, a tablespoon with my chocolate or a tablespoon in my fruit smoothie. It's filling and tasty and less than 100 calories per T.