what is it with peanut butter?

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  • DonnaLeeCattes
    DonnaLeeCattes Posts: 492 Member
    I have a half a tablespoon every morning on my toast and I use what ever is on sale. Right now it's the planter's with fruit in it :)
  • Athena53
    Athena53 Posts: 717 Member
    The first time I ran a sprint triathlon, I realized th ennight before I had no idea what you were supposed to eat to fuel up the morning of a triathlon. Thanks to the Internet, I was able to find out. Peanut butter in toast was one recommendation. I LOVE peanut butter but don't eat it a lot because of the calories, but that's not a concern on a day I'm doing a triathlon!

    I also allow myself Nutter Butter cookies after donating blood at the blood bank, but I have no illusion that they have any nutritional value.
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    use PEANUT BUTTER not some fake subsistute haha this PB2 is such a money making scheme "less calories and less years to your life"
  • __RANDY__
    __RANDY__ Posts: 1,036 Member
    We have a whole foods like place that grinds their own peanuts and sells a pound for $4, you can't beat that.
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
    Nothing like crunchy peanut butter, on hot yummy toast.... Yum Yum!!!

    I could eat it now ..... Ha Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    (Well last night I had 3 slices of bread with peanut butter all over it..........) (Late night munchies)
  • mareeee1234
    mareeee1234 Posts: 674 Member
    All those Aussies in the know out there - I always buy Kraft PB. Are there better options that are easy to get? Or is Kraft fine?

    I love Kraft LIGHT pb - the non-light ones make me feel sick at the thought :sick: They taste so oily and smell so bad too haha. I've also compared the calories of Kraft light pb to other Aussie brands, and its the lowest! :happy:

    But I wanna try P2, thinking of ordering it online since its not available here in Australia
  • mareeee1234
    mareeee1234 Posts: 674 Member
    (Well last night I had 3 slices of bread with peanut butter all over it..........) (Late night munchies)

    Yep I did that last week.. sooooo sooooo good!
  • BackTatJIM
    BackTatJIM Posts: 1,140 Member
    PB2 is a joke

    THIS ^^^^ I LOVE ME MY PEANUT BUTTER !
  • DarrelBirkett
    DarrelBirkett Posts: 221 Member
    Pretty much as said, its down to the brand. Personally I use Meridian from H&B. It sits in the cupboard and if my fats are down for the day I spoon some into my mouth as a treat!

    http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=2793&prodid=3188

    But compare its ingredients :
    Peanuts Whole Skin On (99%), Sea Salt (1%).

    To that of something like sunpat:
    Roasted Peanuts,Stabilizer (E471) ,Cane Sugar ,Peanut Oil ,Sea Salt ,Total Peanut Ingredients (95%)
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Om nom nom.

    PeanutButter.jpg

    Who gave you permission to post that photo of me enjoying my PB?
  • jacobschwarz
    jacobschwarz Posts: 39 Member
    FOOD OF THE GODs!
  • galenofedgewood
    galenofedgewood Posts: 146 Member
    It's crack...

    LOVE peanut butter, but I stay away from it for now since I'm still on the cutting calorie (just grabbed up some P2B and that helps the cravings a TON).
  • Bronx_Montgomery
    Bronx_Montgomery Posts: 2,284 Member
    Ill let you in on a little secret. I really do not like Peanut butter. I don't know what the hoopla is but its just not my thing.
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
    Thanks - I brought it to work today to have with a banana... to the grocery store I go for bananas :)

    YUM! EAT IT!
  • itsjustdawn
    itsjustdawn Posts: 1,073 Member
    It's awesome.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Om nom nom.

    PeanutButter.jpg

    :laugh: :heart:


    Peanut butter is delicious and nutritious! I eat it creamy or crunchy. I'll take Jiff or Skippy or Planters or Peter Pan.... I'm really not picky. Add honey or jelly or maple syrup or just eat it from the spoon. It's so good, that I'll even eat celery if it has peanut butter smeared on it!
  • itsjustdawn
    itsjustdawn Posts: 1,073 Member
    Its important to get the one with no added sugar or salt...normally found in wholefood shops not just the standard supermarket one.


    Are there good brands that can be found in some supermarkets?

    Smuckers Natural - it's just peanuts and salt and less than 2% of a couple other things I think. I love it. A lot.
  • shartran
    shartran Posts: 304 Member
    When i heard it is what they feed to people with eating disorders i.e. anorexics in order to increase weight quickly, that was enough to put me off the stuff!!!

    Hi - Yes, I am currently going through treatment, and Kraft Peanut Butter is eaten everyday - Kraft Smooth Peanut Butter - the one with sugar, salt and hydrogenated oils :(
    It sure does help put the weight on! However, we eat ALOT of it...with butter too!
    However, I think any nut butters are healthy (peanut butter too) if it is not compromised with sugar, salt, hydrogenated oils, etc.,
    Organic too.
    Moderation/balance is key with any food item, as I'm sure you all know.
  • d4v1dZ
    d4v1dZ Posts: 3 Member
    Buy the 100% natural peanut butter. Mix it thoroughly upon opening.
  • lisadlocks
    lisadlocks Posts: 212 Member
    We have planters, i will have to check and see if it has added suger. How do i tell?

    Check/Read your label carefully where it posts the serving and ingrediants. Mine says peanuts ONLY. No salt or sugar. I like the CRUNCHY from Trader Joes. It says Unsalted on the front label. I love it and have to limit myself to 2 tablespoons daily.:grumble: :noway:
  • caramellattekiss
    caramellattekiss Posts: 32 Member
    Peanut butter is great. My favourite post-workout snack is a banana sliced in half lengthways, spread with peanut butter, then sandwiched back together. SO GOOD.
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    Ill let you in on a little secret. I really do not like Peanut butter. I don't know what the hoopla is but its just not my thing.

    Who are you, and why have you been let out of the mental institution??? :noway:

    :tongue:
  • FUELERDUDE
    FUELERDUDE Posts: 150 Member
    At one of our chain stores, Dillons (Kroger is parent company) Super stores, you can purchase nuts in their health section and make "peanut butter" out those nuts with the machine they have. Anyone try almond butter?
  • SlimsLiftingMoreThanLipstick
    SlimsLiftingMoreThanLipstick Posts: 122 Member
    Buy some unsalted peanuts & get them into a blender....... instant CLEAN peanut butter. Forget the store stuff.

    Yep, That's what we do! Sometimes I treat myself with a little honey added to it :-)
  • kpierce169
    kpierce169 Posts: 54 Member
    I eat almond butter or peanut butter EVERY day. Doesn't slow my weight loss down.
  • turtlefitnessdad
    turtlefitnessdad Posts: 585 Member
    DOES PEANUT BUTTER HAVE TO BE REFRIDGERATED AFTER OPENING???


    caps lock was on, oh well. :ohwell:
  • ktrichards06
    ktrichards06 Posts: 46
    Creamy is WAY better then chunky. :smile:

    Bahaha
  • scaredofcoasters
    scaredofcoasters Posts: 90 Member
    I love peanut butter. I think a lot of people get caught up on just the numbers, like the calories or fat, but forget that those fats are actuallygood for you. That's why I hate Low-Fat diets. I tried doing that my first time around and didn't get anywhere. Your body needs fat to live, and good PB is a good source of it!
  • KatjaO
    KatjaO Posts: 71
    PB is the yummiest and most comforting thing there is if you grew up with it, if not, it is still pretty good tasting, but, well it just does remind you childhood or bring back any other memories :)

    It is very high cal. When I was pregnant, I had hard time gaining or even keeping my weight the first trimester and I was told to eat more PB to add on some weight. A very calorie dense food (that does not make you puke like meat did). But again, healthy types of fats, it's just peanuts if yo get one without any additives. No not any healthier or unhealthier than peanuts.
  • North44
    North44 Posts: 359 Member
    Peanut butter is great. My favourite post-workout snack is a banana sliced in half lengthways, spread with peanut butter, then sandwiched back together. SO GOOD.

    That sounds like a more creative and fun way to eat PB and banana than how I do it. I just sort of glop it on the end of the banana. lol

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