Natural Peanut Butter

Elliehmltn
Elliehmltn Posts: 254 Member
in Food and Nutrition
If you buy natural peanut butter, instead of stirring the surface oil back in, pour off as much as you can and then stir to even out the texture. It'll reduce the fat in your peanut butter. I can't say by how much or give you a calorie count.... I still count it as regular but it's somewhat less. You can save the oil for sauteeing.

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  • cHaRlIe0411
    cHaRlIe0411 Posts: 137 Member
    I actually did that with my last peanut butter jar! it was much dryer though, but i used it mostly for recipes, so it worked.
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    I pour it off too. I don't try to adjust the fat/calories. I never thought about saving it for cooking...great idea!
  • BuckeyeBabe10
    BuckeyeBabe10 Posts: 204 Member
    Bell Plantation's PB2...it's all I ever need since I just put it in smoothies and use it to dip veggies/fruit. :o)
  • jaf320
    jaf320 Posts: 33 Member
    I can't...I love it too much to decrease its creaminess :-) I just measure it out because I can't eyeball it very well at all and work it into my calories.
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,854 Member
    I've never bought natural peanut butter before but you've just made me want to go to Whole Foods and grind my own.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    Why would you do that? What possible purpose could it serve? You like dry, crumbly peanut butter?
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    ill stick to regular peanut butter
    mines not oily
    thats sick
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    I just eat it as it comes, mixing slightly. So the first half of the jar is very oily and the second half is dry and crumbly:). I like it both ways and just measure one tbs each time. I'm the only one who eats it, so it all works out in the end. Love love peanut butter!!! It is good for stir fries, salad dressings and in butter chicken sauce too:)
  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    nooooooo
  • Doodlewhopper
    Doodlewhopper Posts: 1,018 Member
    I can't...I love it too much to decrease its creaminess :-) I just measure it out because I can't eyeball it very well at all and work it into my calories.

    From one of my MFP friends Gusman14:

    1. With the lid off place the jar of PB on your food scale and set the tare to 0 gs.
    2. Use any utensil to dip out an amount until the scale reads -32 gs.

    Very accurate and no fumbling with measuring spoons.
  • trijoe
    trijoe Posts: 729 Member
    ill stick to regular peanut butter
    mines not oily
    thats sick

    Wait, what? Ground peanuts without all the chemicals, pointless sugars, health destroying hydrogenated oils and other detrimental food-type additives is sick?

    *scratches head at the absurdity of this comment*

    Wow. Are you trolling?
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    if you just turn the natural peanut butter upside down, it should help with the oil issue.
  • kazzsjourney
    kazzsjourney Posts: 674 Member
    The idea of peanut butter is that it IS a good fat. I get natural peanut butter and would never do that lol.
  • Katie1951
    Katie1951 Posts: 312 Member
    I can't...I love it too much to decrease its creaminess :-) I just measure it out because I can't eyeball it very well at all and work it into my calories.

    From one of my MFP friends Gusman14:

    1. With the lid off place the jar of PB on your food scale and set the tare to 0 gs.
    2. Use any utensil to dip out an amount until the scale reads -32 gs.

    Very accurate and no fumbling with measuring spoons.

    Great idea for measuring just about anything. Love it.
  • 1two3four
    1two3four Posts: 413 Member
    I did that before covering my dry crumbly peanut butter with chocolate...mmm... otherwise... meh. It's dry crumbly peanut butter!
  • tzur21
    tzur21 Posts: 29
    You are losing all of the good fat. I stir it once and refrigerate. MUCH easier to spread as well which makes one tablespoon go a long way.
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,854 Member
    Why would you do that? What possible purpose could it serve? You like dry, crumbly peanut butter?
    Everyone has different tastes.

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