Let's talk about Peanut Butter!

2aycocks
2aycocks Posts: 415 Member
edited February 27 in Health and Weight Loss
I love peanut butter. LOVE!!! I could eat it all day, even on meat, kind of love!

But how much is too much when you are trying to lose weight? Or does it matter as long as you stay below your calorie limit?
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  • fiveohmike
    fiveohmike Posts: 1,297 Member
    I eat the living **** out of peanut butter. I am worse than my dog when it comes to the stuff :) If it fits in my caloires its good.
  • shortntall1
    shortntall1 Posts: 333 Member
    I finally allowed myself some the other day..it had been since March. *drool*
  • anaconda469
    anaconda469 Posts: 3,485 Member
    Oh my, I love my peanut butter. I have my Adam's PB on a large burrito shell and call it a Adams peanut butter wrap!
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    I love it too, especially mixed with melted dark chocolate on a banana!
    I eat 2 tablespoons a day!
  • gromithere
    gromithere Posts: 172 Member
    I can't do peanut butter because once I start, I will NOT stop!
  • fastfoodietofitcutie
    fastfoodietofitcutie Posts: 523 Member
    I eat it frequently but limit it to 1 serving (2 tablespoons) and incorporate it into my calories for the day.
  • inneedofanap
    inneedofanap Posts: 63 Member
    Love my PB! In my Lo Mein, in my Chili, on my pancakes, in my ice cream, on a spoon. Wish it were calorie free. :smooched:
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  • Ladydrake12
    Ladydrake12 Posts: 45 Member
    I have an apple with 2 Tbsp of peanut butter for breakfast like 4 or 5 times a week. Yummy!
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    It doesn't matter as long as you can fit it into your daily calories.
    Personally, I weigh my nut butters because it's so calorie dense.

    I love me some PB, AND I love me some Nutella. Even better together. :smile:
  • Birder155
    Birder155 Posts: 223 Member
    I can't do peanut butter because once I start, I will NOT stop!

    Sadly, me too.

    I used to love it on bananas or in oatmeal.

    I have to go now and have a cry. :sad:

    I'm sorry, OP, I didn't even answer your question. Peanut butter is a-ok if you can limit your portions to fit in to your calorie allotment for the day. :happy:
  • CindyMarcuzAdams
    CindyMarcuzAdams Posts: 4,007 Member
    I just got pb2. 45 Cal for 2tbsp.
  • joecmoore1
    joecmoore1 Posts: 87 Member
    I eat it frequently but limit it to 1 serving (2 tablespoons) and incorporate it into my calories for the day.

    This! I live alone and probably go through a jar a week. Tuna, beef and Peanut butter are my 3 main protein sources, but not all at once! :tongue:
  • Princess71117
    Princess71117 Posts: 91 Member
    As long as it fits in with my calories for the day, I will eat it. Or plan days around it-I wanted PB so much that I had PB and apples for lunch today. And it was perfect.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,149 Member
    Peanut butter rocks!
  • Snip8241
    Snip8241 Posts: 767 Member
    Apples and peanut butter, bananas and peanut butter are my sweet tooth treats in the evening. I only eat 2 tbsp/day

    Growing up my Grandmother used to make peanut butter, lettuce and mayo on white bread. I love this combo but can't take the hit on the fat right now. Don't knock this til you've tried it!
  • nicailyzee
    nicailyzee Posts: 183 Member
    I'm not the biggest peanut butter fan nor am I a diabetic but I have been using fifty fifty low glycemic peanut butter no sugar added its still got the calories but not the sugar. I saves me a little. If its your krypto buy the mini cups and keep it at work so you only eat it when there. Or just have a single serving---Good luck!
  • Geloza
    Geloza Posts: 315 Member
    Love peanut butter! Extra crunchy. I eat one serving (2 tbsp) every day. :love:
  • 2aycocks
    2aycocks Posts: 415 Member
    I just got pb2. 45 Cal for 2tbsp.

    Does it taste as good?
  • 2aycocks
    2aycocks Posts: 415 Member
    I DO got through a jar a week! I'm addicted to it. I'll skimp on something else just so I can have Peanut butter.

    Like I can eat it by the spoon fulls!! :tongue:

    But does it have bad fat or just the good fats?
  • Muzica1959
    Muzica1959 Posts: 206 Member
    I LOVE LOVE LOVE peanut butter. I make my own out of roasted peanuts *lightly salted* in a food processor. I only allow myself 28 grams per day because I know me. If I kept the jar out...it would be gone before I realized it so I get out my portion and put the jar back up.
  • jenness_m_1101
    jenness_m_1101 Posts: 1 Member
    PB2 is a pretty good replacement. It's a powdered peanut butter you mix with water. It has 85% less fat calories than regular and is only 45 calories per serving as opposed to 190. It's not quite as rich as regular but the taste is good. Kind of like whole milk and lower fat milk, but I like low fat milk.
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    I DO got through a jar a week! I'm addicted to it. I'll skimp on something else just so I can have Peanut butter.

    Like I can eat it by the spoon fulls!! :tongue:

    But does it have bad fat or just the good fats?
    Read the ingredients. Don't buy anything with partially hydrogenated oils!
    Transfats are very bad for you.
    I buy the natural kind with just peanuts and a little salt. You can also grind your own peanuts at some markets.
  • simplydelish2
    simplydelish2 Posts: 726 Member
    If it fits in your calories AND healthy eating plan - it's all good! I eat nut butters often.
  • focused4health
    focused4health Posts: 154 Member
    Buy from Flannery's or similar Health food store or make your own from peanuts in a vitamix and I promise you will stop at a couple of tablesponns in your porridge per day. Horrible stuff without the added sugar and salt.
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    PB2 is a pretty good replacement. It's a powdered peanut butter you mix with water. It has 85% less fat calories than regular and is only 45 calories per serving as opposed to 190. It's not quite as rich as regular but the taste is good. Kind of like whole milk and lower fat milk, but I like low fat milk.
    I tried this but I preferred the real deal!
  • peanutbutterlover14
    peanutbutterlover14 Posts: 6
    My name says it all I :love: Peanut butter! I'm trying to quit it but its to hard :smile:
  • prism1968
    prism1968 Posts: 121 Member
    I've been eating PB2 once or twice a day lately, just had it on a banana and pb sandwich... love it on pancakes!
    The first time I tried the stuff a few years ago, I couldn't take it, but now I'm liking it, thank goodness (45 calories is way easier to fit in than 200!)
  • goldfinger88
    goldfinger88 Posts: 686 Member
    As for staying under calories and eating anything, that's not a good idea. You can eat nothing buy chips and ice cream and stay under your calories. But, are you going to be healthy and fit? I'm sure you know the answer to that. We all need a balanced diet - at least on most days.

    Peanut butter is a good healthy food if eaten in moderation. As you know, it's high calorie. I generally eat 1 TBS on bread for my evening snack and sometimes add one tbs to my morning protein shake or just have a TBS alone sometime during the day. But I do almost always eat some daily. I could eat it out of the jar but won't let myself.

    I suggest you make it a part of your diet. One or two TBS per day served in whatever way appeals to you. Of course, you can swap something else for PB sometimes and have a bit extra. But I wouldn't eat much more than two servings per day and less on most days.

    Also, you want to make sure your PB is natural and/or organic and has no sugar or other ingredients in it unless it's a small amount of salt and in some cases a very small amount of sugar. Smucker' s natural is a great choice. Lots of PB had a whole lot of bad stuff in it and you want to avoid that.
  • spamantha57
    spamantha57 Posts: 674 Member
    Half my nights I have a scoop right before I go to sleep. Protein & healthy fats are the best things to go to sleep with.
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