Replacing peanut butter with????

Wow a lot of Paleo's in this thread. I didn't know Paleo's had Internet :rolleyes

hahaha - I actually did lol

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!

WHAT?!?!? Lies!!! :noway:

Peanut butter is uber good for you, though some may have added ingredients that are not. Just get an all natural peanut butter without much added.

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!

Regardless of your personal preferences for a protein shake, the first sentence in your post is untrue. While technically peanuts are a legume, they are generally considered a nut. And they are a nutrient dense food and a good addition to most healthy diets.

Peanuts are a good source of fiber, protein, vitamin E and healthy fat. They contain resveratrol, plant sterols and other phytochemicals, which research is indicating have cardio-protective and cancer inhibiting properties, as well as B-vitamins, and folate and minerals such as zinc, magnesium, copper and selenium. And they have a low GI.

Yep. You build a pretty good case for peanuts, but I just wish I could buy organic peanuts (which are extremely difficult to find--especially sourced from the U.S.). Then I could make my own organic peanut butter. Interestingly, my husband can eat organic peanut butter but regular peanut butter makes him sick. I love snacking on peanuts, but I refuse to eat regular ones, because of all the pesticide residue in them. Peanut farmers say that they would have a very poor crop without pesticides. :frown: Those who grow them organically just accept the loss of a large portion of their crop, and charge accordingly...$$$.

Not sure about making butter out of them but pecans are high in fat while being fairly moderate in carbs and protein. The ones I eat are 20g fat, 4g carb and 3g protein for 1 ounce. We do make almond butter with our blender and eat other nuts too. We are more primal then paleo and are new with the diet but I haven't seen a hindrance in our fitness goals by eating any of those nuts.

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!

Regardless of your personal preferences for a protein shake, the first sentence in your post is untrue. While technically peanuts are a legume, they are generally considered a nut. And they are a nutrient dense food and a good addition to most healthy diets.

Peanuts are a good source of fiber, protein, vitamin E and healthy fat. They contain resveratrol, plant sterols and other phytochemicals, which research is indicating have cardio-protective and cancer inhibiting properties, as well as B-vitamins, and folate and minerals such as zinc, magnesium, copper and selenium. And they have a low GI.

Yep. You build a pretty good case for peanuts, but I just wish I could buy organic peanuts (which are extremely difficult to find--especially sourced from the U.S.). Then I could make my own organic peanut butter. Interestingly, my husband can eat organic peanut butter but regular peanut butter makes him sick. I love snacking on peanuts, but I refuse to eat regular ones, because of all the pesticide residue in them. Peanut farmers say that they would have a very poor crop without pesticides. :frown: Those who grow them organically just accept the loss of a large portion of their crop, and charge accordingly...$$$.

Amazon sells both organic peanuts and peanut butter. I didn't check them all out but at least one of the peanut butters is a US product.

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!

Regardless of your personal preferences for a protein shake, the first sentence in your post is untrue. While technically peanuts are a legume, they are generally considered a nut. And they are a nutrient dense food and a good addition to most healthy diets.

Peanuts are a good source of fiber, protein, vitamin E and healthy fat. They contain resveratrol, plant sterols and other phytochemicals, which research is indicating have cardio-protective and cancer inhibiting properties, as well as B-vitamins, and folate and minerals such as zinc, magnesium, copper and selenium. And they have a low GI.

Yep. You build a pretty good case for peanuts, but I just wish I could buy organic peanuts (which are extremely difficult to find--especially sourced from the U.S.). Then I could make my own organic peanut butter. Interestingly, my husband can eat organic peanut butter but regular peanut butter makes him sick. I love snacking on peanuts, but I refuse to eat regular ones, because of all the pesticide residue in them. Peanut farmers say that they would have a very poor crop without pesticides. :frown: Those who grow them organically just accept the loss of a large portion of their crop, and charge accordingly...$$$.

Amazon sells both organic peanuts and peanut butter. I didn't check them all out but at least one of the peanut butters is a US product.

Great, thanks. Yeah, you have to watch peanuts because China is a very big exporter of peanuts and they irrigate their crops with surface water which is HEAVILY polluted. Full of heavy metals, PCBs---you name it. China has very rapidly become an industrial wasteland. 90% of their rivers are VERY very polluted. The Chinese government has recently admitted that they have whole cities that they call "cancer cities" because of the pollution. The anti-abortion protesters in China say that, in these cities, there are a LOT of deformed children born, who are then immediately killed at birth. :frown:

air is bad for you too

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!

Regardless of your personal preferences for a protein shake, the first sentence in your post is untrue. While technically peanuts are a legume, they are generally considered a nut. And they are a nutrient dense food and a good addition to most healthy diets.

Peanuts are a good source of fiber, protein, vitamin E and healthy fat. They contain resveratrol, plant sterols and other phytochemicals, which research is indicating have cardio-protective and cancer inhibiting properties, as well as B-vitamins, and folate and minerals such as zinc, magnesium, copper and selenium. And they have a low GI.

who is this guy the planter nut guy on MFP????

Not a guy, just a peanut butter lover and defender.