Replacing peanut butter with????

I love peanuts and peanut butter. Full disclosure :-)

Peanuts are bad for people with peanut allergies.
My mother doesn't eat peanuts and a lot of other things because she is on a restrictive migraine diet.
My brother doesn't eat a lot of peanuts because he forms kidney stones.

If, however, you don't have medical issues with peanuts. they are a healthy, if high calorie source of protein. I have recently found a powdered peanut butter (which I wish didn't have ANY SALT OR SUGAR but at least it doesn't have a ton of it) that is very low calorie. I, personally, find it better for cooking - for which it is amazing. Although, to be honest, I often find I want/need to add fat (usually with my recipes, dark sesame oil..).to it to make the recipe work right

If you need or want to find alternatives to peanut butter (even if you don't need to... they're fun!) there is almond butter, tahini, cashew butter - those are usually easily obtainable. I have also recently seen pecan butter, sunflower seed butter (which my mother swears by) and if you have a food mill or a food processor, there is nothing stopping you from grinding your own nut or seed butter from fresh from any nut or seed you desire, and the added benefit is you can control any additives.

The biggest downside is that they are high calorie... but usually they are all healthy/reasonably healthy fats (at least as far as I know, mostly monos and polys). So unless you have a medical reason to avoid nut/seed butters, it's probably just a question of moderation. On the other hand if you have a medical reason... There's a lot to choose from and your choice will differ, depending on the medical issue you're dealing with.

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!

My personal trainer had me replace peanut butter with almond butter. It isn't as good so I went back to peanut butter. Peanut butter is an addiction for me so I can't even buy it or I eat the whole thing in a couple of days which is too much fat. I do believe that the pb addiction is what made me fat in the first place. For a while I was eating two jars a week. I don't eat a ton of food, but when I eat food that fattening, it really added up without me realizing it. I rarely ever buy it anymore, but I love it.

Jillian Michaels for one said to NEVER eat peanuts. The list goes on of nutritionists who say not to eat it. Body builders and ppl in the fitness industry say to eat it in moderation. I know they carry bacteria in them. I also know that there are nuts which will help you lose fat such as macadamia, pistachios and almonds. Maybe it is that peanuts are not THAT bad for you, but they carry little nutritional value. So other than protein and some nutrients, they don't give you much other than fat. But even if you're eating it for a protein source, I believe 2 TBS is only 7 g of protein so this isn't a good protein source. It is a fat source, but not one which does much of anything for you. Like the "junk food of nuts" so to speak. So if you're going to look for a fat source you should choose a different nut and that is what I believe the hype is about.

I use pb when I have a sweet tooth. I put it in the fridge and when it cold, it reminds me of peanut butter fudge. Same texture. It is better than candy, bc it has less sugar. Again going from memory I think 1 TBs of pb (all natural w/no additives is about 2 g of sugar) that isn't that bad, considering it cures my sweet tooth. I'm weird, but it works for me.

I might get myself a monocle.

Butter.

I have never eaten peanut butter so I say go with almond butter.

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.