penut butter or almond butter? Which do you like better?

sindikumva
sindikumva Posts: 66
in Food and Nutrition
I am a recent convert to almond butter - less seems to go further and it seems somehow less addictive so I am able to stop myself after 1tbsp.

A great snack:
- slice of ezekiel sprouted bread (80kcal)
- 1 tbsp Justin's Almond Butter (100kcal)
- 0.5 banana (50-60kcal)
TOTAL: 230kcal

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  • dawnemjh
    dawnemjh Posts: 1,465 Member
    I totally love peanut butter more than almond butter, but I agree almond butter is less addicting!
  • s_wilson84
    s_wilson84 Posts: 74 Member
    I take fresh almond butter, dump it into my mixer, add a splash of honey and some cinnamon, and mix it up. This concoction is amazing. I can't hardly stay out of it.
  • _Lori_Lynn_
    _Lori_Lynn_ Posts: 460
    Almond butter is no comparison to peanut butter. One is yummy, the other not so much. PB is yummo, almond butter is healthier.
  • Sweet_Potato
    Sweet_Potato Posts: 1,119 Member
    Depends on what I'm using it for. Almond butter is sweeter to me so it seems to be best on its own or with dark chocolate. Peanut butter works better with milk chocolate, or with spicy savory flavors.
  • SpecialKitty7
    SpecialKitty7 Posts: 678 Member
    PB hands down. I did discover i like sunflower seed butter too. kinda different.
  • meredith1123
    meredith1123 Posts: 843 Member
    I love both - and if you buy the FRESH peanut butter (all natural) from whole foods or other places - its peanuts ONLY. I go to Whole Foods and i grind my own organic fresh peanuts and it spreads a looooooooooot further than ANY jarred PB i've ever tried.

    they also have a machine to grind fresh almonds for the same thing and it definitely spreads far also.
  • mkcolombia
    mkcolombia Posts: 71 Member
    sunflower butter is great! But nothing beats old fashioned PB
  • jamimari777
    jamimari777 Posts: 101 Member
    I love peanut butter, but was informed by a doctor/nutritionist that the body can more easily process almond butter.
  • GamerLady
    GamerLady Posts: 359 Member
    Both
  • angieroo2
    angieroo2 Posts: 970 Member
    Choosing between those two, peanut butter for sure. I don't like almond butter.

    But cashew butter if my favourite.
  • ms_leanne
    ms_leanne Posts: 523 Member
    I am yet to try Almond Butter. I grew up on PB and loved it so so much but now for one reason or another have built up an intolerance to peanuts which gives me painful indigestion.

    Might go ahead and buy some Almond Butter. Any idea if it is better for you than Cashew Nut butter?
  • McCelmer
    McCelmer Posts: 99 Member
    I love them both, especially on an Ezekial Cinnamon Raisin English Muffin.
  • nygrl4evr
    nygrl4evr Posts: 196 Member
    Addicted to peanut butter!
  • SpecialKitty7
    SpecialKitty7 Posts: 678 Member
    i work across the street from the Fisher nut factory, and in their outlet store, they have mutliple grinders set up to make your own pb, almond butter, cashew butter and mixed nut butter. they've also got a honey machine, so you can add that in too. my favorite place to get the really, really fresh stuff.

    i have no idea which is healthier tho.
  • Snitch1
    Snitch1 Posts: 201 Member
    If I don't want to grab a serving spoonful and head for te couch to watch TV, then I would choose ALMOND butter. It is Richer, and a more PURE taste. It lasts longer for me also.

    Nutella, on the other hand, is not even allowed to enter my house. I literally cannot stay away from the jar, and I end up getting sick from all the fat. (Gallstones). I started eating it in the late 1980's when i was "visiting" Germany. I would trade regular P.Butter for it. The Germans LOVED our P.Butter, and would trade for it...OOPS, black market secrets...like Levi's, Marlboro cigarettes for Hash..uh, Herbs...:noway: .
  • GettingDBack
    GettingDBack Posts: 75 Member
    Peanut butter only cuase I don't like almonds
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    Peanut butter. But I'm pretty sure the almond butters I've tried were all made without salt, so if I can find one with salt in it I might give it another shot.
  • JossFit
    JossFit Posts: 588 Member
    Depends on what I'm using it for. Almond butter is sweeter to me so it seems to be best on its own or with dark chocolate. Peanut butter works better with milk chocolate, or with spicy savory flavors.

    This!

    PB melts better and is more spreadable, but I honestly prefer the taste of almond butter to peanut butter.
  • JossFit
    JossFit Posts: 588 Member
    Any idea if it is better for you than Cashew Nut butter?

    "Better for you" is in the eye of the beholder.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    I gotta throw my hat into the Peanut Butter ring.... Almond butter is ok but no comparison to PB........
  • Minerva624
    Minerva624 Posts: 577 Member
    Peanut butter. Adam's organic crunchy peanut butter to be exact. For some reason I can't stand the texture of almond butter.
  • RunReadEat
    RunReadEat Posts: 37 Member
    Almond butter, but sunflower seed butter is even better. On toast with sliced apples. . . delicious. I eat it as a meal OR dessert!
  • LisaGNV
    LisaGNV Posts: 159 Member
    I made my own nut butter last night for the first time ever and all I can say is I am NEVER buying it from the store ever ever ever again!!! It was so easy and the results were amazing! Tastes just like the Justin's Maple Almond butter. I look forward to polishing off this jar soon & experimenting with adding unsweetened cocoa powder next time!

    Cashew/Almond Butter
    1 cup salted, roasted (no oils) cashews (Planter's Natural Harvest)
    1 cup raw almonds
    2-3 teaspoons coconut oil
    1-2 medjool dates, pitted & chopped
    1/4 tsp salt

    1. Process nuts in bowl of food processor until a fine grain (I used my Cuisnart MINI chopper, a bit taxing on the motor, but it held up!)
    2. Add salt and process. Add date(s) and coconut oil (one tsp at a time).
    3. Scrape down sides of bowl and continue processing until desired consistency is reached. Add additional coconut oil as desired.
    4. Place finished nut butter in glass jar with tight fitting lid & store in refrigerator. Will keep 1-2 weeks.

    yield: 11 oz
    serving size: 1 oz
    calories: 130 per serv.
    fat gm: 11 per serv.

    Other ideas are to add vanilla and/or cinnamon to one batch and then unsweetened cocoa powder to another. I'll be trying both of these with my next batch!

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