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    Is Peanut Butter holding me back?

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    • Posts: 1,600 Member

      6 tablespoons? lol, that's like 1200 calories or more.. you must be trolling.

      That was my first thought too...

      OP(if you're real and not trolling :grumble: ) I love peanut butter as well, HATE that PB2 stuff but I'm good with 1 serving of peanut butter-which is about 1/3 of what you use and it's enough to fill me up
    • Posts: 8,810 Member
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      Psh! Bringing math into it!

      But just to be even more precise, 6T of peanut butter is 555 calories.

      double Psh

      my Trader Joe's brand PB is 190 per serving. So...570 total
    • Posts: 10,413 Member
      But just to be even more precise, 6T of peanut butter is 555 calories.

      Depends on the PB. Wegmans organic creamy is 200 cals per serving (2 tbsp), so 6 tbsp would in fact be 600.
    • Posts: 16,414 Member
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      double Psh

      my Trader Joe's brand PB is 190 per serving. So...570 total
      Aw crap. I can't even do math with a calculator! lol
    • Posts: 1,927 Member
      I love this thread!

      So, as everyone said, if it fits in your cals, it's fine. I tried pb2 for my protein bars because I wanted pb flavor on top of the pb I could "afford" in my cals. It's okay, but I won't buy it again. I prefer to just make protein bars pb free and then put 1 serving on top to eat it.

      Oh, also, serving size for pb should be measured, not guessed because its calorically dense and 1 serving is smaller than what most people think.
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      it's actually about 600 calories (three servings at 200 per serving)

      Haha my bad. I just checked, 750 calories for 6 tablespoons in one of Australia's brands.
    • Posts: 1,165 Member
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      I have peanut butter and banana every morning too




      Me too, just not 6tbs worth *kitten*!
    • Posts: 24 Member
      I'm hoping the amout of Tablespoons that you're consuming is a typo but if it isn't you may want to consider actually measuring and only have one serving of whatever PB that you're eating. Good Luck :happy:
    • Posts: 2,272 Member
      Maybe the OP means teaspoons...so 6 t = 2 T = 1 serving.
    • Posts: 1,454 Member
      Maybe the OP means teaspoons...so 6 t = 2 T = 1 serving.

      Just what I was thinking. Maybe she meant tsp rather than tbsp.


      So that would make the sandwich:

      one slice whole wheat toast: 110
      6 Teaspoons (2 tablespoons) peanut butter: 200
      Banana: 120


      Much better! And much easier to fit in your daily calorie budget.
    • Posts: 134 Member
      I have a banana and peanut butter sandwich every morning and I think its keeping my weight loss at a stand-still, its the only thing I can think of that might be having an effect, although I thought peanut butter was healthy. Usually one whole banana on one piece of whole wheat and 6tablespoons of peanutbutter or more, sometimes with a little honey.

      the rest of my diet is clean so I think that im underestimating the calories of this morning snack.


      6 tbls!!! WOW, now I am a person that truly loves pb in a till death do us part type of way, but that is a thick a** sandwich! Maybe try cutting back a few tbls or even try PB2 it's more than half the calories.
    • Posts: 208 Member
      Come on, can't you answer that for yourself? I don't know what your daily calorie limit is, but clearly you are eating half that at least at breakfast. Its your choice how you spend your calories. Doesn't matter if its peanut butter or salad for breakfast .
    • Posts: 732 Member
      6 tablespoons is 1/3 cup. Add to that a banana and honey. How do you get that all on 1 piece of bread? Do you eat that with a fork?
    • Posts: 610 Member
      600 calories just in peanut butter...ugh! I eat that much in 3 meals

      Then add in the banana and bread, you just ate almost an entire days worth of food in one meal.
    • Posts: 3,749 Member
      Maybe the OP means teaspoons...so 6 t = 2 T = 1 serving.

      No, the OP said tablespoons.

      That's a LOT of PB. I love the stuff but I don't even eat that much in one day.
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      WHOA!!!! I want some!!!!!
    • Posts: 5
      I had to cut back a lot on my peanut butter as well. I acutally get the Peter Pan Whipped Creamy PB now - it has 1/3 less sugar than the normal product. It's whipped too so you aren't getting quite as much as a spoonful of the regular. It's 150 calories in 2tbsp. It tastes just the same though. I switched my whole family over:)
    • Posts: 2,485 Member
      Peanut butter is my reason for living. It could never Do anything bad.

      I also eat pb2 several times a day. Try mixing one or two servings of it with 1/3 TBS of natural PB. It makes it taste pretty much identical to PB IMO, also you get some good fat then but it stretches it a whole lot for less cals. Very important to PB addicts like me.
    • Posts: 124 Member
      Depending on what kind of peanut butter it could be so. Banana's are probably a bigger culprit. I used to have between 1 and 2 banana's a day and experienced the same problem. I cut them out and the weight loss is coming along again.
    • Posts: 194 Member
      ONE tablespoon. get natural & salt free. the only ingredient really should be peanuts. only use two if it's a peanut butter and peanut butter sandwich. you should only need to put peanut butter on one side.
    • Posts: 75
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      this

      plus it's expensive

      Really?!! You people don't like the PB2?!! I love it and tell everyone about it! I eat it on sandwiches, on apples, toast, celery, whatever! I love peanut butter but I can have 2x the pb2 for LESS calories than one serving of regular!

      Try it at least once if you have not yet. My only thing is you might have to play with the suggested water to add to get to a consistency you prefer.
    • Posts: 124 Member
      Peanut butter is my reason for living. It could never Do anything bad.

      I also eat pb2 several times a day. Try mixing one or two servings of it with 1/3 TBS of natural PB. It makes it taste pretty much identical to PB IMO, also you get some good fat then but it stretches it a whole lot for less cals. Very important to PB addicts like me.

      I also use PB2 vs regualr peanut butter. Sometimes I will do natural PB from Trader Joe's because it is strictly peanuts but PB2 is so much better than that even.

      Also, if you do any kind of protein shake PB2 is great to put in there.
    • Posts: 2,210 Member
      Why not try eating something else for breakfast, for variety if nothing else? If you think PB's a problem make it a treat for once or twice a week, not an every day habit.
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      this

      plus it's expensive

      I just use PB2 for mixing in smoothies and shakes.
    • Posts: 13,274 Member
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      Really?!! You people don't like the PB2?!! I love it and tell everyone about it! I eat it on sandwiches, on apples, toast, celery, whatever! I love peanut butter but I can have 2x the pb2 for LESS calories than one serving of regular!

      Try it at least once if you have not yet. My only thing is you might have to play with the suggested water to add to get to a consistency you prefer.

      I've never tried it. I can't bring myself to justify the cost when I can get a big, fat jar of store brand peanut butter for less then $2 and it lasts for a couple of months.
    • Posts: 544
      I eat peanut butter on a regular basis but I only eat one tablespoon 90 calories plus one table spoon is enough. And I have tried the fake horrible
    • Posts: 52 Member
      I would also use Sprouted Wheat Bread. Super yummy and filling!!!
    • Posts: 181 Member
      Holy cow...6 tablespoons! I eat peanut butter sandwiches all the time but only put the recommended serving size, 2 tablespoons on it. I love peanut butter and this is more than enough (and already 190 calories, to boot). Try using 2T and see what happens.
    • Posts: 63 Member
      Just reading this post reminded me that I had a jar under the cabinet here at work! Mmmmm! Hit the spot! Two heaping teaspoons and I m full. I give the parrot his share too and we are good !
    • Posts: 2,272 Member
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      No, the OP said tablespoons.

      That's a LOT of PB. I love the stuff but I don't even eat that much in one day.

      I know they said tablespoons, but maybe people are incredulous because it was a typo/mistake.
      or troll...
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