Peanut butter addiction

cynthiaj777
cynthiaj777 Posts: 787 Member
edited September 21 in Food and Nutrition
Hi. My name is Cynthia, and I am addicted to peanut butter. I eat peanut butter crackers, peanut butter and apples for breakfast, peanut butter and celery for snack, Nature Valley granola and peanut butter squares for snack......and I find that I can stay within my calories during the day because I weigh out the peanut butter for each day. HOWEVER, when I am weighing at the peanut butter at night for the next dat, I can't help but to eat a good 4 huge spoonfuls of it before I realize it....and there went my calorie count for the day. ALL BECAUSE OF SOME D@MN PEANUT BUTTERRRRRRRR!

So, how bad is it eating peanut butter like that? Everyone says peanut butter is good for you! I need to go to PB Anonymous!
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  • tierra85
    tierra85 Posts: 300 Member
    umm i'll come to peanut butter addicts anonymous with you!! lol im able to only eat a service or two a day. It got really bad when i switched to 100% all natural peanut butter mmmmm *drools* eat it spoonfuls right out of the jar lol but i try to keep in under control now. I dont know how bad it could be living off peanut butter.. but i thought it was funny... a fellow addict :smile:
  • bjerkins
    bjerkins Posts: 107 Member
    Everything is good in moderation. With that I think I'll go make myself a peanut butter sandwich.
  • lisawest
    lisawest Posts: 798 Member
    My aunt always told us that lack of PB in the diet is what makes people cranky! Just be careful of eating it when you haven't accounted for it! (I can't offer much help with THAT until I get it under control, also:blushing: )
  • mikioi
    mikioi Posts: 86 Member
    this is funny! i love PB too... but maybe iʻm not as crazy about it as you are. lol. what kind do you eat?
  • Raina0512
    Raina0512 Posts: 216
    Have you tried PB2?? It's powdered peanut butter. You mix 2 tbsp. of the powder with one tbsp. of water until it's the consistancy of normal peanut butter. I think it tastes exactly the same... AND it's only 45 calories for two tablespoons ---> which is more like 3 tbsp. of normal peanut butter that is 190 calories for two tablespoons. SUCH a good deal and so easy to make!! :)
  • pitapocket
    pitapocket Posts: 287 Member
    umm i'll come to peanut butter addicts anonymous with you!! lol im able to only eat a service or two a day. It got really bad when i switched to 100% all natural peanut butter mmmmm *drools* eat it spoonfuls right out of the jar lol but i try to keep in under control now. I dont know how bad it could be living off peanut butter.. but i thought it was funny... a fellow addict :smile:

    I'm a peanut butter addict also, can't go a day without it. Nice to know I'm not alone. I like Kraft Light
  • Squash97
    Squash97 Posts: 84
    HA HA! I just threw away my big container of honey roasted peanuts because I would sit and eat multiple "servings" and there would go my calories for the day! Maybe try the reduced fat version, just to try to keep the fats at a minimum (even if they are the good kind! Plus, you could weigh out little individual dishes for a whole week and that way you only indulge once a week! Good luck kicking the habit! :)
  • hammycat86
    hammycat86 Posts: 23
    I too LOVE peanut butter. I have a jar in my desk at work and sometimes if I'm really hungry I'll have a spoonful while working at my desk. It really grosses my co-worker out. They have peanut butter shakes at the UDF here. They are AWESOME! But they are also very limited in my world as they defeat my goal here. But soooooooo good.
  • tierra85
    tierra85 Posts: 300 Member
    I too LOVE peanut butter. I have a jar in my desk at work and sometimes if I'm really hungry I'll have a spoonful while working at my desk. It really grosses my co-worker out. They have peanut butter shakes at the UDF here. They are AWESOME! But they are also very limited in my world as they defeat my goal here. But soooooooo good.


    PEANUT BUTTER SHAKES!!! :love:
  • ebert5150
    ebert5150 Posts: 135 Member
    I just ate some peanut butter and bread. I just make sure I have it 1tbls at a time.
  • kriegs86
    kriegs86 Posts: 41
    Need peanut butter!!!
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    Not to fuel the fire, but have you tried the stuff from Peanut Butter & Co? It's FANTASTIC! White Chocolate PB, Cinnamon Raisin PB, Chocolate PB, yeahhhhh *drool*

    One of my favorite snacks is peanut butter on bread with sliced banana (and pb on a kashi honey almond flax granola bar is killer, too)
  • xarrium
    xarrium Posts: 432 Member
    PB anon--sign me up! Lately I haven't indulged too much (on account of a really nice, dense lemon cake that will go bad if I don't eat it ASAP)... although now that you mention it, a nice spoon of PB would be really tasty right now. Mmm!
  • sandyvanderstelt
    sandyvanderstelt Posts: 82
    im so addicted to pb. i love it. so much. i could live on it. my favorite is peanut butter nobakes. now i want some peanut butter. i will NEVER give up peanut butter. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. mmm.
  • angisnee
    angisnee Posts: 236 Member
    Have you tried PB2?? It's powdered peanut butter. You mix 2 tbsp. of the powder with one tbsp. of water until it's the consistancy of normal peanut butter. I think it tastes exactly the same... AND it's only 45 calories for two tablespoons ---> which is more like 3 tbsp. of normal peanut butter that is 190 calories for two tablespoons. SUCH a good deal and so easy to make!! :)

    I just discovered PB2, and I'm hooked! Definitely wonderful for apple-dipping, and you can make it any consistency you like by adding a little bit more water. It's a great option for making chocolate-peanut butter milk shakes too. Yummy! :)
  • smuehlbauer
    smuehlbauer Posts: 1,041 Member
    Too funny - I just had two tbsp right out of the jar right before I read this!

    haahaa!

    Love me some peanut butter!
  • Nutritionist_Steph
    Nutritionist_Steph Posts: 2 Member
    Peanut butter is fine.. in moderation!

    DON'T switch to the "light" version, it just has more sugar! You're far better off eating fat than sugar, just think of your insulin levels :)

    1 tablespoon if perfect before or after a meal, as it has been shown to assist in decreasing portion sizes.. but if you can't stop at just one, perhaps you'e better off not buying it. How about raw almonds? I know they're not as tasty, but the less guilt, the better!

    Remember, what you eat is just the habit you have formed over the years and it can be changed.. but you just have to take the power back. Good luck!
  • KimbersNewLife
    KimbersNewLife Posts: 646 Member
    mmmmmmmmmmm Peanut butter I have recently discovered it's filling possibilites sometimes I too just eat a Tablespoon from the jar MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMm
  • lorilai
    lorilai Posts: 3
    Never heard of powdered PB. Where do you get it? At a "regular" grocery? I'd love to check it out.
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    I love my PB too!! I eat the Natural PB and I measure it (not just by the tablespoon but on my food scale by weight!! 1 T. = 16g) You'd be surprised how many more calories you can get in a rounded tablespoon.

    I buy Kroger Natural Crunchy PB or Natually More PB. I add it to my oatmeal and yogurt. Just make sure you're adding it to your daily total and eat a variety of other foods. :bigsmile:
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Never heard of powdered PB. Where do you get it? At a "regular" grocery? I'd love to check it out.

    http://www.bellplantation.com/ It's great to add to yogurt, oatmeal, or smoothies. I don't like it as well mixed w/ water. The chocolate PB2 is amazing!
  • dstacky
    dstacky Posts: 24
    Peanut butter is one of the best inventions by man. Period. I too am crazy addicted, sadly, no advice for overcoming it, im deep in the addiction.
  • cviertha
    cviertha Posts: 32
    Ditto to PB anonymous! I eat a slice of light whole wheat bread toasted every morning with 1 tablespoon of reduced fat peanut butter and later on in the morning a half peanut butter sandwich with same amounts of PB. It keeps my stomach from having that empty feeling and I work it into my calories every day. :drinker: (I'm lifting the jars of peanut butter!)
  • dstacky
    dstacky Posts: 24
    haha, and drinking out of one of them, im sure if we could find a way to soften the consistancy a little so it dribbles out of the container we'd drnk it, kinda like how it goes gooey and soft on hot toast!!!!!
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    Have you ever tried peanut butter on a waffle. YUMMMMYYYY.
  • JulieSue
    JulieSue Posts: 242 Member
    LOL I have recently found myself loving some peanut butter!!! and I find myself just eating one spoonful with the 100 cal cheez it packages..I just put a little on each cracker...its a pretty filling snack and I love PB&J but here lately I have gotten down to one slice of bread with my sandwhich!!! YUMMMM I was wondering what to eat for dinner and now I think I know...LOL
  • cynthiaj777
    cynthiaj777 Posts: 787 Member
    this is funny! i love PB too... but maybe iʻm not as crazy about it as you are. lol. what kind do you eat?

    Peter Pan Creamy....just like my momma used to buy!
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    Peanut butter is my saving grace when I need to finish up my calories for the day and need to make a good choice but still want something delicious. I can't wait to try that powdered peanut butter!!!

    I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER!!!
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    have you guys tried "better n' peanut butter"? I get it at Trader Joes and it is divine! Less calories and fat, and a consistency that I adore. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    have you guys tried "better n' peanut butter"? I get it at Trader Joes and it is divine! Less calories and fat, and a consistency that I adore. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

    I tried it but couldn't stand it! I'd much rather go for the real stuff or PB2!! Maybe it's an aquired taste?
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