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

I love peanut butter but it's just too energy dense for my diet. I'd rather not buy it than easily overeat on it.

Enlightening fact - food contains calories! Who knew!!!

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I can just imagine the countless people on mfp eating as much peanut putter as possible trying to hit their protein target everyday........only to run out of calories trying. How frustrated they must be on a daily basis, until they read this thread of course ! :laugh:

Here's what blows my mind: There are literally people in this thread saying peanut butter is an excellent source of protein. (That is a literal word for word statement) and someone who is saying they lost weight when they stopped considering PB a decent protein source (Again, an actual statement someone said) and yet people are still acting like the OP is talking to herself and that people don't really think that.

How can you laugh, like her thread doesn't have a audience or is stupid, when people are admitting that they've held the very belief she's trying to correct?

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Nothing childish about pointing out someone's blatant foolishness in an attempt to appear "helpful", or while simultaneously pretending to be "smartly" condescending on the sly.

You, unlike others ITT who did point out issues with my post, only stated an opinion. But I understand your need to jump in with out having anything useful to add to the discussion, my 4 year old does it all the time.

An opinion ?! oh ok, not facts then ?

Show me the facts in this statement.:

Your post is stupid. We are now enlightened on your level of ignorance. Thanks!

umm you said that peanut butter is not a protein source, when in fact it does contain protein….so your whole title is wrong…

but thanks for playing OP ..better luck next time...

But you can't put 'Peanut butter is a Shet/Crap/Terribad Protein Source that only those interested in a battle of semantics for the sake of arguing would try to defend' as a title. It's way too long.

Your battery is kinda low

Nothing childish about pointing out someone's blatant foolishness in an attempt to appear "helpful", or while simultaneously pretending to be "smartly" condescending on the sly.

You, unlike others ITT who did point out issues with my post, only stated an opinion. But I understand your need to jump in with out having anything useful to add to the discussion, my 4 year old does it all the time.

An opinion ?! oh ok, not facts then ?

Show me the facts in this statement.:

Your post is stupid. We are now enlightened on your level of ignorance. Thanks!

umm you said that peanut butter is not a protein source, when in fact it does contain protein….so your whole title is wrong…

but thanks for playing OP ..better luck next time...

But you can't put 'Peanut butter is a Shet/Crap/Terribad Protein Source that only those interested in a battle of semantics for the sake of arguing would try to defend' as a title. It's way too long.

i stick to my original assertion …OP has enlightened nothing.

ETA - I have never seen anyone claim that peanut butter is their primary protein source….

Just because you aren't enlightened doesn't mean someone isn't. How would you prove that no one has read this and taken something away from it? Have you done an exit poll? Are you really telling me that here, in the land of 7 day water fasts, bulky thighs caused by mini trampolines, and people who believe they eat 1000 calories a day and still can't lose weight that it's impossible someone read this and learned something?

Hell, someone has literally said they started losing weight when they stopped considering PB a protein source. What further endorsement do you need that the OP has an audience and that it just isn't you?

OP never said people used peanut butter as their primary protein source so I'm not sure why you feel like that's a valid point in reference to what she's said. It is, however, often brought up in 'how do I get more protein threads' like it's a valid protein source and doesn't have less protein per calorie than say...celery

Everyone wants to play some stupid semantics game because they don't like the OP's title, even though the very first line in the post is 'It does have protein', or like titles to draw people in aren't the norm. I'm not down for trying to bash people over word games ("Oh look at this, she said NOT when she should have said CRAPPY, even tho you can't put crappy in thread titles") Frankly I'm not with it. PB is not a protein source. If we're gonna start calling it a protein source than we have to call everything a proteins source if it has even a scant amount of protein, and yet I doubt that's what people here are saying we should do.

Nothing childish about pointing out someone's blatant foolishness in an attempt to appear "helpful", or while simultaneously pretending to be "smartly" condescending on the sly.

You, unlike others ITT who did point out issues with my post, only stated an opinion. But I understand your need to jump in with out having anything useful to add to the discussion, my 4 year old does it all the time.

An opinion ?! oh ok, not facts then ?

Show me the facts in this statement.:

Your post is stupid. We are now enlightened on your level of ignorance. Thanks!

Ummm....all of it ?? :laugh:

Look up fact vs opinion before you post again.:flowerforyou:

*looks up fact vs opinion on interweb*......yeah I'll stick with my previous answer thanks.

You really aren't doing yourself any favours by continually bumping this thread, it's creating a wider audience which will see the silliness of it all. I'd just leave it and put it down as a learning experience for any future enlightening posts you may contribute to this forum.....

And now you have proven to be unable to distinguish the difference between those two terms. Your posts are now completely irrelevant. Thanks for playing.

My posts are irrelevant ? wow, that put a downer on my day :sad:

I think your posts are very relevant, personally. They help show the OP as level headed and willing to roll with the punches without getting angry or butthurt, which only serves to make her look better in the face of pointless semantic based opposition.

Nothing childish about pointing out someone's blatant foolishness in an attempt to appear "helpful", or while simultaneously pretending to be "smartly" condescending on the sly.

You, unlike others ITT who did point out issues with my post, only stated an opinion. But I understand your need to jump in with out having anything useful to add to the discussion, my 4 year old does it all the time.

An opinion ?! oh ok, not facts then ?

Show me the facts in this statement.:

Your post is stupid. We are now enlightened on your level of ignorance. Thanks!

umm you said that peanut butter is not a protein source, when in fact it does contain protein….so your whole title is wrong…

but thanks for playing OP ..better luck next time...

But you can't put 'Peanut butter is a Shet/Crap/Terribad Protein Source that only those interested in a battle of semantics for the sake of arguing would try to defend' as a title. It's way too long.

i stick to my original assertion …OP has enlightened nothing.

ETA - I have never seen anyone claim that peanut butter is their primary protein source….

Just because you aren't enlightened doesn't mean someone isn't. How would you prove that no one has read this and taken something away from it? Have you done an exit poll? Are you really telling me that here, in the land of 7 day water fasts, bulky thighs caused by mini trampolines, and people who believe they eat 1000 calories a day and still can't lose weight that it's impossible someone read this and learned something?

Hell, someone has literally said they started losing weight when they stopped considering PB a protein source. What further endorsement do you need that the OP has an audience and that it just isn't you?

OP never said people used peanut butter as their primary protein source so I'm not sure why you feel like that's a valid point in reference to what she's said. It is, however, often brought up in 'how do I get more protein threads' like it's a valid protein source and doesn't have less protein per calorie than say...celery

Everyone wants to play some stupid semantics game because they don't like the OP's title, even though the very first line in the post is 'It does have protein', or like titles to draw people in aren't the norm. I'm not down for trying to bash people over word games ("Oh look at this, she said NOT when she should have said CRAPPY, even tho you can't put crappy in thread titles") Frankly I'm not with it. PB is not a protein source. If we're gonna start calling it a protein source than we have to call everything a proteins source if it has even a scant amount of protein, and yet I doubt that's what people here are saying we should do.

again, show me the person that specially eats peanut butter as their primary protein source?

OP never said people used peanut butter as their primary protein source so I'm not sure why you feel like that's a valid point in reference to what she's said.

Just so we're clear, your whole argument is 'people don't use it as their primary source of protein, something no one ever claimed they did, so saying it's not a protein source is wrong.'? I just wanna be sure I'm picking up what you're putting down.

was there one person that came in this thread and said "oh my god, I have been eating protein as my primary protein source and never realized that it was not?" ….

I have not done an 'enlightenment poll', have you? If not, then how do you know that anyone has been enlightened by this drivel?

I'm not claiming that people have or haven't learned anything, merely saying it's possible, so I don't need an poll to back up the claims I'm not making. You however are making a claim and have nothing to back it up beyond your opinion that it's drivel.

You know making claims you can't back up is bad form.

Nothing childish about pointing out someone's blatant foolishness in an attempt to appear "helpful", or while simultaneously pretending to be "smartly" condescending on the sly.

You, unlike others ITT who did point out issues with my post, only stated an opinion. But I understand your need to jump in with out having anything useful to add to the discussion, my 4 year old does it all the time.

An opinion ?! oh ok, not facts then ?

Show me the facts in this statement.:

Your post is stupid. We are now enlightened on your level of ignorance. Thanks!

umm you said that peanut butter is not a protein source, when in fact it does contain protein….so your whole title is wrong…

but thanks for playing OP ..better luck next time...

But you can't put 'Peanut butter is a Shet/Crap/Terribad Protein Source that only those interested in a battle of semantics for the sake of arguing would try to defend' as a title. It's way too long.

i stick to my original assertion …OP has enlightened nothing.

ETA - I have never seen anyone claim that peanut butter is their primary protein source….

Just because you aren't enlightened doesn't mean someone isn't. How would you prove that no one has read this and taken something away from it? Have you done an exit poll? Are you really telling me that here, in the land of 7 day water fasts, bulky thighs caused by mini trampolines, and people who believe they eat 1000 calories a day and still can't lose weight that it's impossible someone read this and learned something?

Hell, someone has literally said they started losing weight when they stopped considering PB a protein source. What further endorsement do you need that the OP has an audience and that it just isn't you?

OP never said people used peanut butter as their primary protein source so I'm not sure why you feel like that's a valid point in reference to what she's said. It is, however, often brought up in 'how do I get more protein threads' like it's a valid protein source and doesn't have less protein per calorie than say...celery

Everyone wants to play some stupid semantics game because they don't like the OP's title, even though the very first line in the post is 'It does have protein', or like titles to draw people in aren't the norm. I'm not down for trying to bash people over word games ("Oh look at this, she said NOT when she should have said CRAPPY, even tho you can't put crappy in thread titles") Frankly I'm not with it. PB is not a protein source. If we're gonna start calling it a protein source than we have to call everything a proteins source if it has even a scant amount of protein, and yet I doubt that's what people here are saying we should do.

again, show me the person that specially eats peanut butter as their primary protein source?

OP never said people used peanut butter as their primary protein source so I'm not sure why you feel like that's a valid point in reference to what she's said.

Just so we're clear, your whole argument is 'people don't use it as their primary source of protein, something no one ever claimed they did, so saying it's not a protein source is wrong.'? I just wanna be sure I'm picking up what you're putting down.

was there one person that came in this thread and said "oh my god, I have been eating protein as my primary protein source and never realized that it was not?" ….

I have not done an 'enlightenment poll', have you? If not, then how do you know that anyone has been enlightened by this drivel?

I'm not claiming that people have or haven't learned anything, merely saying it's possible, so I don't need an poll to back up the claims I'm not making. You however are making a claim and have nothing to back it up beyond your opinion that it's drivel.

You know making claims you can't back up is bad form.

direct quote from OP on page five…. "I just think it is funny how people push peanut butter as a protein source when someone is having difficulty hitting protein macro. " < again, show me the people who push/use peanut butter as their primary protein source…

Show me where the OP said Primary source. Even in what you're quoting she says a source. You're trying to make the argument fit your needs by moving the goal post and I won't be moving for you.

OP said PB is not a protein source, but rather is a fat source. She said this because people push PB as a way for people to get their protein up, which is silly because if someone is so lacking in protein that they need suggestions on upping it something as calorie dense as PB isn't going to help (Yay, they spent their remaining calories for the day on 7 grams of protein. What an awesome suggestion!)

You want to add some standard of 'No one would use it as their primary source, thus this post is stupid' but that's a metric of 'usefulness' added by you.

I think there are still a big gang of people that thinks fat makes you fat. Fat is calorie dense so you need to watch it, but your body needs good fat like the kind found in nuts. I eat natural organic peanut butter not processed by high heat. Also a good anti-inflammatory oil.