Peanut Butter & Jelly
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webbz92
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I've always been fond of Pb & jelly sandwiches. However, since I've been making an effort to eat healthy and eat clean, I'm having a hard time finding healthy options. Ive started making half sandwiches instead of using two slices of bread. I've changed to Daves Killer whole wheat bread. I've tried Pb2, not very fond of the taste, though. So far I haven't found a reasonably healthy peanut butter or jelly. What brands do y'all use? The fewer ingredients the better and preferably no artificial or man made ingredients/ chemicals.
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Make your own peanut butter if you're convinced it's so 'unhealthy' out of a jar?6
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Also make your own jelly and bread.6
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I use Aldi's brand of natural peanut butter, to me it tastes the best. I just carefully measure my jelly and peanut butter. 1 TBSP of peanut butter and 1 tsp of jelly. Not many calories if you get the good jelly that not pure sugar.4
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This is where clean eating turns into a train wreck. Unless you're slathering on the jelly to some ungodly extent then there is nothing wrong with PB&J if it fits your calories and macros.31
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There are different brands of all natural peanut butters, just read the labels to find one that contains only peanuts and maybe salt. You will have to stir them the first time you open the jar since the oil rises to the top, although some people recommend turning the jar upside down for some time before opening.
To name a specific brand, Smuckers makes a good one.
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Oh, and why not try sliced fruit instead of jelly?5
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Adam's brand peanut butter is just peanuts and salt. That might work.4
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Yikes people! There's nothing wrong with OP searching out foods that she believes might be more healthful than her previous choices. Let's not get hung up on her use of the term "clean". Many here experimented with "clean diets" for a while before settling into broader habits. Nothing wrong with that, especially since she's not evangelizing her particular choices.9
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Thank you. I'll go check out that brand. Very helpful comment. And to JaneSnowe, I will try that as well. I've tried sliced banana and that was delicious. So I'll just need to find a healthier Pb and I'll be set.samanthaluangphixay wrote: »Adam's brand peanut butter is just peanuts and salt. That might work.
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Yikes people! There's nothing wrong with OP searching out foods that she believes might be more healthful than her previous choices. Let's not get hung up on her use of the term "clean". Many here experimented with "clean diets" for a while before settling into broader habits. Nothing wrong with that, especially since she's not evangelizing her particular choices.
Who said there was anything wrong? :huh:0 -
Yikes people! There's nothing wrong with OP searching out foods that she believes might be more healthful than her previous choices. Let's not get hung up on her use of the term "clean". Many here experimented with "clean diets" for a while before settling into broader habits. Nothing wrong with that, especially since she's not evangelizing her particular choices.
Who said there was anything wrong? :huh:
Scare quotes around "unhealthy", references to a train wreck and telling her to make her own rather than answering the question, but I suppose the votes for homemade things might have been sincere.6 -
Yikes people! There's nothing wrong with OP searching out foods that she believes might be more healthful than her previous choices. Let's not get hung up on her use of the term "clean". Many here experimented with "clean diets" for a while before settling into broader habits. Nothing wrong with that, especially since she's not evangelizing her particular choices.
Who said there was anything wrong? :huh:
Scare quotes around "unhealthy", references to a train wreck and telling her to make her own rather than answering the question, but I suppose the votes for homemade things might have been since.
That's quite a reach.3 -
Yikes people! There's nothing wrong with OP searching out foods that she believes might be more healthful than her previous choices. Let's not get hung up on her use of the term "clean". Many here experimented with "clean diets" for a while before settling into broader habits. Nothing wrong with that, especially since she's not evangelizing her particular choices.
Who said there was anything wrong? :huh:
Scare quotes around "unhealthy", references to a train wreck and telling her to make her own rather than answering the question, but I suppose the votes for homemade things might have been since.
That's quite a reach.
Ok.4 -
samanthaluangphixay wrote: »Adam's brand peanut butter is just peanuts and salt. That might work.
That would be my vote. I love Adam's.1 -
Yikes people! There's nothing wrong with OP searching out foods that she believes might be more healthful than her previous choices. Let's not get hung up on her use of the term "clean". Many here experimented with "clean diets" for a while before settling into broader habits. Nothing wrong with that, especially since she's not evangelizing her particular choices.
Who said there was anything wrong? :huh:
Scare quotes around "unhealthy", references to a train wreck and telling her to make her own rather than answering the question, but I suppose the votes for homemade things might have been sincere.
What the frig is a scare quote??? :huh: :laugh:
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Peanut Butter and jelly or jam with a glass of milk ... yummy but doesn't stay with me for very long. Still, there is always some in the house. I prefer the jams that are made with fruit juice and pectin instead of sugar if I'm buying it at the store, but truth be told, Welch's Grape Jelly has always been my favorite with peanut butter. For that, I like Jiff peanut butter.
Did you ever try this ... grated carrot and peanut butter sandwich on toasted bread? One medium carrot grated on a box graters large holes, piled between two regular sized (small) slices of bread that are toasted and 'buttered' with peanut butter ... tastes good. ....It also comes together fast ... by the time the bread toasts, the carrot gets rinsed and grated.
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Peanut Butter and jelly or jam with a glass of milk ... yummy but doesn't stay with me for very long. Still, there is always some in the house. I prefer the jams that are made with fruit juice and pectin instead of sugar if I'm buying it at the store, but truth be told, Welch's Grape Jelly has always been my favorite with peanut butter. For that, I like Jiff peanut butter.
Did you ever try this ... grated carrot and peanut butter sandwich on toasted bread? ! carrot gratged on the box grater and piled onto the smear of peanut butter between tow small slices of bread taste better than jelly or jam.
I've never tried carrots and pb together. But I'm interested in trying it now. That's sounds like a healthy snack. Thank you for the helpful suggestion.
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TavistockToad wrote: »Yikes people! There's nothing wrong with OP searching out foods that she believes might be more healthful than her previous choices. Let's not get hung up on her use of the term "clean". Many here experimented with "clean diets" for a while before settling into broader habits. Nothing wrong with that, especially since she's not evangelizing her particular choices.
Who said there was anything wrong? :huh:
Scare quotes around "unhealthy", references to a train wreck and telling her to make her own rather than answering the question, but I suppose the votes for homemade things might have been sincere.
What the frig is a scare quote??? :huh: :laugh:
You're right. I should have said the quotes are there to imply sarcasm.3 -
The thing I do not enjoy about most natural, keep 'em in the fridge, stir 'em up before use, peanut butters is they don't add sugar or high fructose corn syrup, and the taste just is not the same to me without that added sugar. I love a good PB&J, so my solution is to have them only on rare occasions then just enjoy the indulgence. You may wish to check out the nutrition info on sunflower seed butters - I find them to be delicious, and they may meet your criteria for healthier.2
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TavistockToad wrote: »Yikes people! There's nothing wrong with OP searching out foods that she believes might be more healthful than her previous choices. Let's not get hung up on her use of the term "clean". Many here experimented with "clean diets" for a while before settling into broader habits. Nothing wrong with that, especially since she's not evangelizing her particular choices.
Who said there was anything wrong? :huh:
Scare quotes around "unhealthy", references to a train wreck and telling her to make her own rather than answering the question, but I suppose the votes for homemade things might have been sincere.
What the frig is a scare quote??? :huh: :laugh:
You're right. I should have said the quotes are there to imply sarcasm.
The reason I put unhealthy in quotes was because OP said is there a healthy way of doing pb&j sandwiches... to me peanut butter is a delicious sauce of fat and a bit of protein. If it fits my macros and calories then it's not unhealthy in any way, shape or form.
No sarcasm there, I think that's your issues affecting your perception of people's responses...
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