Peanut butter and....???

sweetchildomine
sweetchildomine Posts: 872 Member
edited December 26 in Food and Nutrition
Ok, so I love peanut butter...A LOT. I'm just having trouble figuring out healthy options to pair it with. I can't do bread because my tummy doesn't like bread and is mean to me when I eat it lol. There's probably some completely obvious things to put peanut butter on but I'm having a complete brain fart so please, help me!!! :D
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  • samikeen
    samikeen Posts: 1
    bananas!!
  • dr3wman
    dr3wman Posts: 205
    Bananas! I'm obsessed
  • enewsome2
    enewsome2 Posts: 355 Member
    Strawberries
    Banana
    Celery
    Wheat toast
    Crackers
    Or put it in a smoothie
  • beccala18
    beccala18 Posts: 293 Member
    Celery, popcorn (trust me, it's awesome - just melt the PB a bit in the microwave and dip the popcorn in it), pretzels.
  • reojames
    reojames Posts: 96
    try natural peanut butter with baby carrots. Really. I love 'em!
  • caraguard
    caraguard Posts: 41
    Celery!
  • blytheandbonnie
    blytheandbonnie Posts: 3,275 Member
    Rice cakes? A spoon? It's good in some some cooking sauces for stir fry.
  • onikonor
    onikonor Posts: 473 Member
    I put that *kitten* on everything!

    hehe I love it in my oatmeal with bananas and raisins.
  • vtachycardia
    vtachycardia Posts: 374
    I put peanut butter in my porridge along with sultanas and wheat bran and sometimes pumpkin seeds.
  • monicalord
    monicalord Posts: 26 Member
    Baby Carrots. Soup. Stir fry.
  • thomassd1969
    thomassd1969 Posts: 564 Member
    carmel rice cakes with apples
  • mallinds
    mallinds Posts: 26 Member
    I love peanut butter and apples.. Also if you need to save some cals I use PB2 and apples.
  • vtachycardia
    vtachycardia Posts: 374
    Rice cakes? A spoon? It's good in some some cooking sauces for stir fry.

    Forgot about that, I use peanut butter to thicken things like curry and soups or liquidize peanut butter with veg and (insert legume/bean) soup

    If you are allowed bread, I like peanut butter with Marmite (not vegemite) and if you are from outside the UK or Australia/ New Zealand, I don't know what your yeast extract equivalent is.

    And Marmite I also use to flavour soups and curry and stews.
  • Pb on a rice cake topped with bananas
    Melt it on a protein pancake
    Apples, Bananas
    Protein Shakes
    Carrots
    Celery
    Cottage cheese (don't judge me lol it's really not bad...okay you can judge me a little)
    Oatmeal/hot cereal

    One of my favorite meals when I ate bread was to grill a pita pocket stuffed with PB, Bananas, and fruit preserves...dear god

    You should look into PB2. It's a powdered peanut butter that only has about 60 cal a serving (I think). It's not really the same when you prepare it like PB but I found a lot of other things you can do with it. Just sprinkle it on bananas as is for a really yummy snack. It also blends into oatmeal & shakes really well and even some asian dishes.

    It's worth trying if you haven't already!
  • sshook990
    sshook990 Posts: 284
    i love peanut butter too i get low fat whole wheat graham crackers and sandwich halfs together however you can spike your calories really fast doing that because of the calories a typical caloric count for 2tbsp of pb is 190cals but have you ever tried almond butter they have it at sams for about $5.00 for a 42 or 64 oz jar its pretty tasty and has fewer calories than pb.
  • butterfli7o
    butterfli7o Posts: 1,319 Member
    in a homemade banana protein smoothie! Yum!
  • FlatWet
    FlatWet Posts: 109 Member
    Peanut butter and celery and peanut butter and APPLES are my favorites.

    Also, almond butter is great, as it is lower calorie and tastes absolutely fabulous.
  • psmd
    psmd Posts: 764 Member
    I love it on a sandwich with honey!!!

    But otherwise it's awesome with bananas and apples, and in smoothies (with bananas)! As many have replied so far!

    Maybe try gluten-free bread as an alternative if your stomach is sensitive??
  • Thor2020
    Thor2020 Posts: 41 Member
    In a bowl mix 3 tablespoons of natural pb, 1/2 cup of dry oats, and 1 tablespoon of honey.
    Drink milk with it.

    PB and apples
    PB, with milk chaser so to speak

    my .02
  • Picola1984
    Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
    Apples and dates crammed into my mouth with peanut butter...mmm
  • kiminikimkim
    kiminikimkim Posts: 746 Member
    Avoid baby carrots. They have 30% less beta carotene than a real carrot. "You may remember that one of the pre-washed and pre-cut foods which experienced a food recall was baby carrots. The same type of recall happened with pre-washed spinach."

    Choose straight from the farm, not heavily processed and sold in a bag, carrots.

    http://voices.yahoo.com/baby-cut-carrots-they-really-cost-nutrition-1436229.html
    try natural peanut butter with baby carrots. Really. I love 'em!
  • T34418l3angel
    T34418l3angel Posts: 474 Member
    Apples! Also you should try pistachio butter and macadamia butter if you could find it, sooooooo good!
  • makenziewhicker
    makenziewhicker Posts: 29 Member
    Try all natural almond butter! A much healthier fat and I just eat spoonfuls of it! :) & with celery
  • T34418l3angel
    T34418l3angel Posts: 474 Member
    Oh also forgot! Not sure exactly how extremely healthy this is but my personal fav: dried sweet cranberries mixed in peanut butter and I put it on a cracker. So good!
  • ixap
    ixap Posts: 675 Member
    popcorn (trust me, it's awesome - just melt the PB a bit in the microwave and dip the popcorn in it), pretzels.
    mmmmm sounds awesome- I might try that tonight
  • tennisbabe94
    tennisbabe94 Posts: 444 Member
    EVERYTHING. Also, almond butter is delicious too! Especially with honey. It's a winning combination!
  • NeedANewFocus
    NeedANewFocus Posts: 898 Member
    bananas and strawberries are my fav!
  • cindybowcut
    cindybowcut Posts: 250 Member
    My all time favorite is peanut butter and banana's. Also love it with celery and carrots. When I was younger a spoonful of peanut butter was a treat.
  • rmartin72
    rmartin72 Posts: 1,085 Member
    Strawberries
    Banana
    Celery
    Wheat toast
    Crackers
    Or put it in a smoothie

    My Favorite :bigsmile:
  • sazzyp1973
    sazzyp1973 Posts: 517 Member
    more peanut butter
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