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Almond butter.... foul!?!

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  • Posts: 18,878 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    I am curious about almond butter. I can't eat peanut butter, so I wonder if it would be an alternative for me. It sounds good ... :)

    Cashew butter is also delicious.
  • Posts: 25,983 Member
    But how are they for calories?
  • Posts: 18,878 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    But how are they for calories?

    All about the same, 180ish for 2TBS
  • Posts: 25,983 Member

    All about the same, 180ish for 2TBS

    Hmmm ... a little higher than I need.

  • Posts: 203 Member
    I got some that was really gritty for some reason. It was a store brand, I think, & $8 so I forced myself to use it up lol. Justin's brand is pretty amazing & they have other flavors like vanilla & chocolate.
  • Posts: 9,480 Member
    N200lz wrote: »
    Do you have "Cracked Nut Butter" in your area?

    Ugh that brand tasted like vomit! I got the Cookie Dough flavor & I knew it wasn't going to be sweet; however, I wasn't expecting it to taste like vomit.

    Now this Almond Butter is awesome & I am sad I can't find it anymore. I'll probably have to breakdown & buy it online.

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  • Posts: 9,480 Member
    whmscll wrote: »

    Seriously? You just left a jar you opened and ate out of on the shelf for someone else to buy?

    That is pretty messed up. I hope whoever stocks the peanut/nut butters noticed the jar was tampered with & pulled it off the shelf.
  • Posts: 597 Member
    You should try another brand or make it yourself. I make my own in a food processor and its amazing. I prefer it over peanut butter.
  • Posts: 4,535 Member
    I like Justin's Maple Almond Butter.
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    That's disgusting.
  • Posts: 474 Member
    I've gotten almond butter at Costco that was quite tasty.
  • Posts: 13,575 Member
    I love almonds, but don't care for almond butter. Maybe it's just because I've eaten (and loved) peanut butter for so long but almond butter tastes bland to me. I've tried 2 different brands and ended up throwing them both away. Pb is cheaper anyway and I love it.
  • Posts: 655 Member
    I think you either like it or you don't. Smell it; your nose will tell you if it's rancid.

    If it's plain, you could add a little salt; that might help. Also, it's delicious mixed with an equal amount of honey, then dip apple slices into it.
  • Posts: 3,911 Member
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    Wow, just wow. You put a product back on the shelf after you stuck your finger in it for someone else to buy unsuspectingly? Disgusting.
  • Posts: 97 Member
    edited July 2015
    When I first tried almond butter I thought it taste a bit off but overtime I came to enjoy it. Just gotta get used to
  • Posts: 6,208 Member
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    Aren't you just darling!
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  • Posts: 4 Member
    All Almond Butters taste so different. I have tried Maranatha and didn't care for it. I can use it in a smoothy but not raw. I love the Justins though. My favorites are the Maple Almond, Honey Almond, and the Chocolate Hazelnut Almond Butter. Put it on toast, or a waffle with banana in it, taco style. :-) I know Sprouts sells the small sample packs so you can try some of those to find out which you like. They cost about $1.50 each, that way you don't spend too much on jar you don't like.
  • Posts: 5,481 Member
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    That's nasty and gross!!! And also stealing!! You should be a shame of yourself!!! :/
  • Posts: 5,481 Member
    When of these days I need to try almond butter, I like almonds, I did noticed that they are pricey for such a small jar.
  • Posts: 434 Member
    Made some almond butter in my BlendTec and loved it. I'm not even a huge fan of almonds. I got a BlendTec twister jar so i can make all kinds of crazy stuff. It's going to be fun.
  • Posts: 441 Member

    I'm just gonna walk away from that one.

    Right! I'm trying to hard to be mature...
  • Posts: 476 Member
    Alluminati wrote: »

    Aren't you just darling!
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    Agreed. This must be the same considerate person who broke the seal on the veggie broth I bought and brought home. I would have never thought to take off the lid and check the inner seal. Nice way to cost a fellow shopper $$ and inconvenience. CLASSY!
  • Posts: 640 Member
    The only almond butter I can do is Jiffy's. Theres is great.
  • Posts: 2,716 Member
    edited July 2015
    Machka9 wrote: »

    There's just so many people who do it in that particular store.

    At any given moment there will be someone standing at the cherries in the produce section, eating them and tucking the stones under the boxes ... next aisle over, someone is carefully opening a box of granola bars and removing a couple ... a few aisles over, someone is helping themselves to a smear of deodorant ... one yogurt in a 6-pack might be opened and half eaten ...

    Like I say, it's absolutely disgusting!

    Sometimes they have police roaming through ... quite frequently, there will be calls for cameras in aisle 6 or wherever ... but it doesn't seem to help. Some people are just pigs.

    Yikes! Why do continue to give this store your business? If I witnessed something like that once, I would chalk it up to one person's inappropriate behavior. But if I witnessed it repeatedly, I would be so put off that I would go out of my way (and expense) to shop somewhere else where I felt like the management were appropriately responsive and the clientele were well behaved. I'd avoid going to the store near work and only go to stores near home that I've vetted for the above conditions.
  • Posts: 8,029 Member
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    Just disgusting behavior on your part.


    I love almond butter. The raw kind tastes sweet to me (well, almonds in general taste sweet to me) and toasted and salted has a little more oomph. Both are delicious. I usually get mine from Trader Joes.

    If it was gross, OP, you probably had a bad jar, just like everyone is saying.

  • Posts: 80 Member

    I'm just gonna walk away from that one.

    Oh my gosh I'm literally dying of laughter!
  • Posts: 83 Member
    I don't care for the almond butter that has the oil on the top.
    I really like Barney Butter brand almond butter. I usually only use it when I am bored of peanut butter.
  • Posts: 1,936 Member
    Made some almond butter in my BlendTec and loved it. I'm not even a huge fan of almonds. I got a BlendTec twister jar so i can make all kinds of crazy stuff. It's going to be fun.

    I do the same in my vitamix. obsessssssssssed with cashew-almond butter with cinnamon added.

  • Posts: 434 Member

    I do the same in my vitamix. obsessssssssssed with cashew-almond butter with cinnamon added.

    oh man that sounds delicious. I bought some stuff to maybe try my hand at low calorie nutella :yum:
  • Posts: 1,936 Member

    oh man that sounds delicious. I bought some stuff to maybe try my hand at low calorie nutella :yum:

    If it's good, post the recipe?

  • Posts: 434 Member

    If it's good, post the recipe?

    Sure. It may be a while until I get around to it though, and honestly my tastes differ from most but I will try!
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