What are your thoughts on peanut butter??

I buy this amazingly delicious Cinnamon Raison Swirl by Peanut Butter & Co. and it is to die for. It is calorie dense so I dont have it daily but I could find a way if it's what I wanted.

i love it but cant have it. Thyroid issues

I am a PB fanatic. I now use PB2. You can find it in Whole Food stores and Walmart sometimes has it. These stores have a hard time keeping the shelf stocked. It is good. :happy:

Here's the web site: http://www.bellplantation.com/products.html

***Here's some info from their site:

PB2 has the same consistency as full fat peanut butter with all of the natural roasted peanut flavor, but with nearly 85% less fat calories. PB2 is made with high quality peanuts that are slow-roasted to our specifications and pressed to remove the oil. All natural with no artificial flavors,sweeteners, or preservatives.

PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter is mixed with water to create a traditional peanut butter mixture. It also works and tastes wonderfully in recipes that call for the use of peanut butter.

Ingredients
Roasted peanuts, sugar, and salt

Serving Size
2 Tablespoons (12g)

Calories
45

Calories From Fat
13

Total Fat
1.5g (2%)

Saturated Fat
0g (0%)

Trans Fat
<0.01g

Polyunsaturated Fat
No

Monounsaturated Fat
No

Cholesterol
<0.01mg (0%)

Sodium
94mg (4%)

Total Carbohydrates
5g (2%)

Dietary Fiber
2g (8%)

Sugars
1g

Protein
5g

Vitamin A
<1%

Vitamin C
0%

Calcium
<1%

Iron
0%

I love it!

Love it as a snack...always keep it in case there is a storm/electricity goes out.

I avoid it, not because of its taste (it's yum!) but because of the high calories.

I agree. It is my favorite food, that I never allow myself to eat. Maybe I should rethink it.

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I love peanut butter. I'll admit, sometimes it has been (or can be) a problem food for me and at times I had to avoid it. But if I keep to the serving and allow myself to have it responsibly it's not a big deal. It's when I allow my mind to slip into all or nothing mode that usually creates the problem. :blushing:

I have tried the PB2 stuff too and while I like it, 'real' peanut butter is still wayyyyy better!

Three cheers for peanut butter!

When I have hiccups, I eat a big ol' spoonful of PB -- HICCUPS INSTANTLY CURED! Works everytime. Solves many of my food cravings, so even though it's got a lot of calories, in the long run I'm avoiding junk food and feeling satisfied. I get the natural sort to avoid soy (a migraine trigger for me), but no idea how it compares nutritionally.

I barely have any fat in my diet day to day so purposefully have some (sugar free) PB to get some fairly healthy fats in my diet. Plus it's delish!

I wish it came in reversible jars. That way I could turn the 8 empty jars next to me inside out, consume every last gram, and not feel like I'm wasting half a teaspoon of peanut butter every time I wash a jar.

Give those jars to your favorite dog, he will have a ball for the next 20 mins licking every last bit of it out of the jar. My lab's nose is too big for the jar and her tongue is too short to reach the bottom so after about 10 mins she brings the jar over to me and I cut the top few inches off the jar so she can get down to the bottom. No waste here.