Protein, Carbs and Fat

blueimp

Thank you to everyone! You are awesome.

blueimp

True. But as for me, I can't eat bonless skinless chicken breasts every meal, every day.

SoulNeedsBeauty

what about greek yogurt? eggs?

bcattoes

Peanuts are one of the most pesticide-contaminated crops

And peanuts are high in phytic acid which leads to oxidation in the blood stream over time.

I've never see peanuts on a list of most pesticide contaminate foods, but buying organic would solve that problem.

As for phytic acid, many nuts are high in it. Almonds, hazelnuts, brazil nuts all have more than peanuts.

Their omega 6 content is enough for me to avoid them. Why not just eat almonds or macadamias instead? Both make excellent alternatives to peanut butter.

I've never seen macadamia nut butter but given the price of macadamia nuts I'm sure it's expensive. I do occasionally eat almond butter but it just doesn't taste as good as peanut butter. I prefer almonds to peanuts, but peanut butter is the hands down winner with it comes to nut butter IMO.

I suppose if I weren't eating enough foods with omega 3 and I ate mass amounts of peanut butter or other foods high in omega 6 I might worry a little about the omega 6 content. But probably not.

tidmutt

I've never seen macadamia nut butter but given the price of macadamia nuts I'm sure it's expensive. I do occasionally eat almond butter but it just doesn't taste as good as peanut butter. I prefer almonds to peanuts, but peanut butter is the hands down winner with it comes to nut butter IMO.

I suppose if I weren't eating enough foods with omega 3 and I ate mass amounts of peanut butter or other foods high in omega 6 I might worry a little about the omega 6 content. But probably not.

yeah, love Peanut Butter, developed a taste for macadamia butter now but you are right, it's expensive. Almond butter can be slightly pricey too, especially the organic variety. For a daily snack of a few nuts I would always pick Almonds or Macadamias over Peanuts, for the odd snack, who cares, eat whatever in my opinion.