Addicted to Peanut butter?

Kghaines
Kghaines Posts: 35 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone loved peanut butter so much that you feel like you need it every day? And if you broke the habit or have advice as to how to break this(without going crazy) let me know. Even if I keep it out of the house I feel like I need it.

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  • Nanogg55
    Nanogg55 Posts: 275 Member
    You can eat it every day if you want to; you just have to fit it into your calories. If you mean you can't have it in the house without overindulging then maybe buy it in individual serving sizes and try to restrict yourself to one a day?
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Make room for it in your calorie goal eat some.
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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I do have peanut butter every day. I have 2 T (32 grams) in my smoothie every morning and sometimes have more later. But since it's 200 calories, I have to plan carefully to fit it in my calorie budget.

    I don't have cravings for it or feel like it is a problematic food. For foods that I do find problematic, like Girl Scout Cookies and M&Ms, the best solution for me is to just not have it in the house.
  • haleyjones7
    haleyjones7 Posts: 16 Member
    I am addicted too, but if you spread out how much you eat throughout the day you should be able to fit it in your calorie goals. I do!
  • Kghaines
    Kghaines Posts: 35 Member
    edited August 2015
    Thanks all!
    My mom is allergic so I could never have it growing up.then after I got married I went to town. :P I like the plan of actually measuring it out (as opposed to taking a spoon to the jar) and only eating it if I measure and track it first. only eating it once a day will also be helpful so if I want it again I will just look forward to the next day even more. :)
  • mattyc772014
    mattyc772014 Posts: 3,543 Member
    Love PB and dont forget J. I give it to my dog. Watching dogs eat PB is great entertainment. And they love it. :)
    A tablespoon a day is not so bad. Weigh it too. PB can be very deceiving it not weighed.
    Chunky or smooth?
  • IncredibleMulk77
    IncredibleMulk77 Posts: 63 Member
    I, too have a peanut butter problem...:) A friend of mine on here recommended PB2 (Powdered Peanut Butter)...you add a little water to it and viola! A 2 TBS serving is 45 calories vs. 250 and honestly...it covers my craving.
  • JenniferIsLosingIt
    JenniferIsLosingIt Posts: 595 Member
    IncredibleMulk77 wrote: »
    I, too have a peanut butter problem...:) A friend of mine on here recommended PB2 (Powdered Peanut Butter)...you add a little water to it and viola! A 2 TBS serving is 45 calories vs. 250 and honestly...it covers my craving.

    I love PB2 I still have yet to try the chocolate version. :)
  • TuffChixRule
    TuffChixRule Posts: 190 Member
    PB2 or Chocolate PB2 is great for cravings and it is only 45 calories for 2 tablespoons reconstituted with water. Personally I like the Chocolate PB2 sprinkled on vanilla ice cream.
  • IncredibleMulk77
    IncredibleMulk77 Posts: 63 Member
    JenniferIsLosingIt wrote: »
    I love PB2 I still have yet to try the chocolate version. :)

    I haven't tried it yet either...I haven't seen it locally like the regular PB2...guess I should order it!

  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Kghaines wrote: »
    Has anyone loved peanut butter so much that you feel like you need it every day? And if you broke the habit or have advice as to how to break this(without going crazy) let me know. Even if I keep it out of the house I feel like I need it.

    Then don't keep it in the house. You could try PB2 (powdered pb). I recently tried it and it's good in pancakes and cereal milk. I haven't tried it as a spread, but it is peanuts so tastes like pb.
  • flamingblades
    flamingblades Posts: 311 Member
    IncredibleMulk77 wrote: »
    I, too have a peanut butter problem...:) A friend of mine on here recommended PB2 (Powdered Peanut Butter)...you add a little water to it and viola! A 2 TBS serving is 45 calories vs. 250 and honestly...it covers my craving.

    I bet it is awesome in a smoothie, as long as one uses avocado or another thickener to the smoothie.
  • flamingblades
    flamingblades Posts: 311 Member
    When I have my steel cut oats, I sprinkle sugar free hot chocolate powder on it.
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  • flamingblades
    flamingblades Posts: 311 Member
    That is my favorite quest bar! I never thought of dipping it in peanut butter...I wish they made a healthier version of Nutella...
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    @Kghaines - you may find this thread interesting - http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10226257/food-addiction-a-different-perspective/p1
  • mattyc772014
    mattyc772014 Posts: 3,543 Member
    asflatasapancake wrote: »
    The other day I just discovered heating up a chocolate chip cookie dough Quest bar in the microwave and dipping it in peanut butter. Why wasn't I doing this before?

    I started that this week too! It is awesome!!!! :)
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    I also love peanut butter and will go on kicks where I will eat it all day long, everyday for a few weeks... And then I get bored, don't eat it for awhile, and then start all over again lol. I used to eat it right from the jar, with a spoon to put on apples. What I did was forced myself to leave the jar in the kitchen and only allow myself the pre portioned amount. I also just recently found single serve cups of skippy peanut butter. It has more calories than one serving from the jar (because the cup is 46g instead of 32g). These have been extremely helpful to me because if I want more, I'd have to go and open another one and causes me to stop and think if it is worth it.
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
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  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    Why class it as an addiction? That seems awfully dramatic.

    If you can't control yourself, just don't buy it.
  • dufus12
    dufus12 Posts: 393 Member
    edited August 2015
    Peanut butter is one of those things I cannot have in the house if I am being serious about losing some weight,,,,,,me, a jar and a spoon is my idea of a real happy threesome! And I can't pretend I have moderation,

    Op, if you can moderate, then great, if not, then just don't have it for a while,,,,,,,,even if you miss it,
  • Pinnacle_IAO
    Pinnacle_IAO Posts: 608 Member
    Kghaines wrote: »
    Has anyone loved peanut butter so much that you feel like you need it every day? And if you broke the habit or have advice as to how to break this(without going crazy) let me know. Even if I keep it out of the house I feel like I need it.
    Peanut butter is one of those items I need to avoid.
    I'll start with a smeared apple slice and end with a spoon in the jar until every peanut butter molecule is eaten.
    On my free day, I eat it.
    One of my evil indulgences is to coat chicken strips with peanut butter, batter in flour and italian bread crumbs, then deep fry it in bacon grease.
    SINFUL! >:)

  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    I love the stuff and it is one of my "problem" foods. I would choose not to buy it but my healthy weight husband likes it and eats it sensibly. It is 1 of 2 foods I have in the house that I would rather not have. The other is ice cream which my husband enjoys every evening in a sensible portion. I've not yet developed his healthy habit. He's "given up" a few food items for me. I'll give him his peanut butter and ice cream. It's my problem. :/ , not his. The dog really likes it too. The poor dog had to give up Nilla Wafers for me and is probably better off without.
  • lucstone
    lucstone Posts: 41 Member
    I used to eat it straight from the jar and before I realized it I'd be scraping the sides. What helped me kick that habit is the more I learned about food and health the less I wanted it, the type I was eating anyway (Skippy Super Chunk Extra Crunchy). I started eating a natural type with only nuts and salt, now I eat whatever kind of nut only raw & unsalted.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I found Jif a lot more tempting than my own PB, but I didn't eat it every day.

    Maybe if you make you own, you'll have less temptation?

    A little PB goes a very long way on a salt less rice cake, if you happen to like rice cakes. A tsp alone can be areas fairly tin and give you a taste of PB with each bite. That's how I like mine best. :)

    Some people schedule or "budget" a certain amount of calories for treats a day. You could try to work the PB in that way.
  • brendak76
    brendak76 Posts: 241 Member
    At times I've had a serious peanut butter problem! It helps to put it in the refrigerator in the basement so I'm not always seeing it in the kitchen.
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    @Kghaines - you may find this thread interesting - http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10226257/food-addiction-a-different-perspective/p1

    Seriously??? Can't believe that thread went poof! What a joke.
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