Peanut butter is not a protein source!!!!!

:laugh:

Where'd the OP go?

Still here, just watching the world burn.:devil:

I would say that is a bit pessimistic...if you think the world will burn because some of us eat peanut butter.

Love my peanut butter. It's just funny how many people think me saying it is a fat source is somehow a bad thing.

#fatssetto50%crew#

With respect, I think it was more the title "peanut butter is not a protein source" rather than the fat source thing.......

Agreed. It's even been stated as such. But..perception, I guess >.>

I'm goingt o keep on eathing my peanut butter (with no additonal ingredients, not even salt)

Per Harvard.edu

http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Heart_Letter/2009/July/Ask-the-doctor-Why-is-peanut-butter-healthy-if-it-has-saturated-fat

Why is peanut butter "healthy" if it has saturated fat?

Q. I keep reading that peanut butter is a healthy food. But it contains saturated fat and has more sodium than potassium. That doesn't sound healthy to me.

A. The presence of saturated fat doesn't automatically kick a food into the "unhealthy" camp. Olive oil, wheat germ, and even tofu — all "healthy" foods — have some saturated fat. It's the whole package of nutrients, not just one or two, that determines how good a particular food is for health.

Let's take a look at the peanut butter package. One serving (about 2 tablespoons) has 3.3 grams of saturated fat and 12.3 grams of unsaturated fat, or about 80% unsaturated fat. That puts it up there with olive oil in terms of the ratio of unsaturated to saturated fat. Peanut butter also gives you some fiber, some vitamins and minerals (including 200 milligrams of potassium), and other nutrients. Unsalted peanut butter, with 5 milligrams of sodium, has a terrific potassium-to-sodium ratio. Salted peanut butter still has about twice as much potassium as sodium. That profile compares quite favorably with bologna, roast beef, and many other sandwich fixings.

Over the years, numerous studies have shown that people who regularly include nuts or peanut butter in their diets are less likely to develop heart disease or type 2 diabetes than those who rarely eat nuts. Although it is possible that nut eaters are somehow different from, and healthier than, non-nutters, it is more likely that nuts themselves have a lot to do with these benefits.

Saturated fat isn't the deadly toxin it is sometimes made out to be. The body's response to saturated fat in food is to increase the amounts of both harmful LDL and protective HDL in circulation. In moderation, some saturated fat is okay. Eating a lot of it, though, promotes artery-clogging atherosclerosis, the process that underlies most cardiovascular disease. In contrast, unsaturated fats, which make up the majority of the fat content in peanut butter, help reduce LDL cholesterol and lower the risk of heart disease.

I try to eat as healthful a diet as I can. It includes all kinds of nuts, as well as peanut and other nut butters.

— Walter C. Willett, M.D.
Professor of Nutrition
Harvard School of Public Health

Ok it's a bit ridiculous. The OP didn't say that PB is horrible, just that it's not a good recommendation for people who are looking for high protein sources. I don't know why nuts are always mentioned, frankly. Heck the bread I buy has 3g of protein for 60 calories per slice, it's a better ratio of protein for calories than peanut butter...

She didn't say that it's not a good recommendation for high protein sources. She said, as per the title, that it "is not a protein source" and nothing in her original post stated anything that you are trying to say the OP "said".

She also said "you are now enlightened". I think the tone is what set more people off.

Where'd the OP go?

Still here, just watching the world burn.:devil:

I would say that is a bit pessimistic...if you think the world will burn because some of us eat peanut butter.

Love my peanut butter. It's just funny how many people think me saying it is a fat source is somehow a bad thing.

#fatssetto50%crew#

With respect, I think it was more the title "peanut butter is not a protein source" rather than the fat source thing.......

Agreed. It's even been stated as such. But..perception, I guess >.>

The assumption that me watching the world burn had anything to do with people eating peanut butter is what I was responding to. I understand and even showed in the op that there was protein in it. I just think it is funny how people push peanut butter as a protein source when someone is having difficulty hitting protein macro.

It is a great food and one I use daily but it is not one I turn to for its protein content but instead it's fat content, since it is the dominant macro in it.

Do you have links for this? Every time I've seen peanut butter mentioned, it's pushed as a way for people to meet their overall calorie goals.

ETA: And the times that peanut butter is mentioned as a "protein" source is usually for those vegetarians/vegans asking for "sources" and people will throw that out because for some, the "little" in there does add up for them.