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    Replacing peanut butter with????

    Posts: 62
    edited January 16 in Food and Nutrition
    I just heard peanuts are bad for you. What kind of nuts/seeds should I replace my peanut butter with? Thats 16 grams of fat!

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    • Posts: 727 Member
      Peanut butter is not bad for you as long as you stay away from the ones that say they are "peanut butter spread".

      Stick to ones that have only 1 ingredient - peanuts.
    • Posts: 21
      I stay away from peanuts entirely (I'm Paleo) and don't like the taste of almond butter, so I use Sunbutter. It's made from sunflower seeds and yet somehow tastes AMAZING. Give it a shot.
    • Posts: 436
      WALNUT BUTTER!
    • Posts: 88 Member
      buy peanut butter that is all natural and doesnt use hydrogenated oil
    • Posts: 22,834 Member
      Peanuts and peanut better are fine. They fit in any balanced diet. Just count the calories as you would anything else. I have PB almost every day.
    • Posts: 1
      Get rid of peanut butter all together...it is not even considered a nut and its not good for you regardless. I love almond butter and it mixes well in my protein shakes and spreads well! It comes in chunky organic which is awesome too!
    • Posts: 592 Member
      i am paleo aswell , i go for almond butter
    • Posts: 18,771 Member
      I recommend substituting chunky PB in for smooth PB.
    • Posts: 316 Member
      Peanut butter isn't bad for you in moderation! I use Bell Plantation PB2 though, love it!
    • Posts: 3,624 Member
      Replace peanut butter?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
    • Posts: 143
      I just heard peanuts are bad for you. What kind of nuts/seeds should I replace my peanut butter with? Thats 16 grams of fat!

      I used to make homemade cashew butter, just toss a bunch of cashes in a food processor and BING. mmmm tastes so good on a banana.
    • Posts: 335 Member
      I have peanut butter every day without fail. I love it. What is wrong with peanuts? I know the paleo argument, I still eat it. If you really don't want to eat it, use almond butter. There is nothing wrong with dietary fat and I promise it doesn't make people fat.
    • Posts: 2,916 Member
      Peanuts are only "bad" for you if you're allergic. In which case, no, you should NOT be eating it and need to be cautious about anything made in a factory where they also may make peanut-containing products, due to contamination. Read ingredient labels!

      Peanut butter, in my opinion, rocks. However, for people tracking calories, it can be high in fat and sugar, so either use smaller amounts or buy a natural brand with minimal ingredients.

      I refuse to give up peanut butter. I may only eat it once a week, but it's a lovely treat.
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      One simply does not replace peanut butter, just as...

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    • Posts: 119
      PB2 , almond butter, or hazelnut butter.
    • Posts: 60
      coming from a person with a nut allergy - sunflower seed butter or soy butter
    • Posts: 5,320 Member
      In what way are peanuts allegedly bad for you?

      Mr. Peanut wears a monocle, for goodness' sake!
    • Posts: 2,071 Member
      Replacing peanut butter?? Isn't happening anytime soon!
    • Posts: 1,090 Member
      Replace peanut butter?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

      This. Just eat peanut butter.
    • Posts: 503 Member
      No substitute for Peanut Butter. I have it every morning in my steel cut oats. Yum!! I've tried PB2 and thought it was a waste. I like almond butter, but I want peanut better, and not an off brand. I would rather count in the fat and calories into my macros than try and substitute and not be satisfied.
    • Posts: 332
      NOTHING!! ....... how dare you!
    • Posts: 3,037 Member
      Any nut can be made into a butter. I use (raw only) macadamia, almond, walnut, hazlenut, etc. And there are combos! Seed butters too, but I consume them only occasionally.

      I only buy products with no other ingredients. Also, nut butters can be made at home.

      (Saw a recommendation for soy butter; that's a legume too and probably even worse than peanuts! IMO)
    • Posts: 1,349 Member
      Nutella!
    • Posts: 608 Member
      In what way are peanuts allegedly bad for you?

      Mr. Peanut wears a monocle, for goodness' sake!

      This. Everything in moderation. Yes, they are technically a legume and not a nut, but they are still delicious.
    • Posts: 1,791 Member
      You will have to pry peanut butter out of my cold dead hands.
    • Posts: 3,202 Member
      I just heard peanuts are bad for you. What kind of nuts/seeds should I replace my peanut butter with? Thats 16 grams of fat!

      Almond butter is higher in protein and you don't have to worry about aflatoxin (they sometimes use moldy peanuts to make peanut butter and that is the toxin that is produced by the mold. It is a carcinogen.)
    • Posts: 1,349 Member
      Monocles are awesome!
    • Posts: 134 Member
      Peanuts are only "bad" for you if you're allergic. In which case, no, you should NOT be eating it and need to be cautious about anything made in a factory where they also may make peanut-containing products, due to contamination.

      ^^This or if you eat like a jar of it a day (because that's just far too much)
    • Posts: 905 Member
      i find it hard to believe that somebody with that body thinks peanut butter is bad for you.
    • Posts: 925 Member
      Replace peanut butter?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
      This. Looove my peanut butter, especially on bananas.
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