Peanut butter and weight loss

matthewterry966
matthewterry966 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, just wondering if peanut butter as a snack in Celery is ok when trying to loss weight.
I have 1 x 22g serving.
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  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,097 Member
    So that's about 140 calories (assuming the 22 g was just the peanut butter, not the celery and the pb). Does 140 calories fit in your calorie goal?
  • RedheadedPrincess14
    RedheadedPrincess14 Posts: 415 Member
    I really wish I could eat peanut butter but it affects my skin really badly ( I'm not allergic.) I even tried to make it at home and still it breaks me out. But if you can eat it on celery, with no adverse reactions, I. Sure you can definitely fit that in to a balanced diet. It's just peanuts after all!
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    A 22g serve of the PB I use would provide 11.2g fat.

    My fat macro goal is set at 50g a day, so the PB isn't going to exceed that. Even if it did, it would only make up a small part of my calorie goal for the day, so would fit in to my diet easily if I was to disregard my focus on macros.
  • Blitzia
    Blitzia Posts: 205 Member
    As others have said, if it fits your calories go for it! If you're having trouble making it fit though, there are some lower calorie alternatives like PB2 and other peanut butter powders. (They take out a lot of the fat so it ends up being around half the calories of "real" peanut butter.)

    I can't tell a big difference but so far I've only used PB2 in baking so your mileage may vary. (And again, there is absolutely nothing wrong with regular peanut butter. I just have a fairly low calorie goal so if there's a lower calorie version of anything, I'm at least going to give it a try.)
  • Leah_62803
    Leah_62803 Posts: 292 Member
    Peanut butter on a piece of whole wheat bread is one of my favorite go to snacks.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    I have peanut butter everyday, but i add 20g in my smoothie...

    Me too! I blend it with my vanilla protein powder and frozen blueberries and I call it my PB&J shake. It's absolutely delicious! Helps me finish out my macros AND serves as dessert! B)

    I wonder if that PB2 powder would have the same effect. I guess I try it and see...
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    When I started using mfp in January of 2016, the thing that most surprised me was the widespread use of peanut butter by people ostensibly trying to lose weight. That may have been the first thing I learned. Macros matter. If it fits your calories, get the macros and pb effectively fills 2 macros.
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    I eat it most days in various forms; with celery sticks, on ice cream, on a spoon, etc. (I did use PB2 back when I ate low fat.) It fits my macros. I do weigh it.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    jenilla1 wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    I have peanut butter everyday, but i add 20g in my smoothie...



    I wonder if that PB2 powder would have the same effect. I guess I try it and see...

    Yep it does, i sometimes have PB2 and it definitely gives the peanut buttery taste. I can only just detect the 20g of regular peanut butter i put in my smoothie. You can add more pb2 for a bigger punch for less calories.
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    jenilla1 wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    I have peanut butter everyday, but i add 20g in my smoothie...



    I wonder if that PB2 powder would have the same effect. I guess I try it and see...

    Yep it does, i sometimes have PB2 and it definitely gives the peanut buttery taste. I can only just detect the 20g of regular peanut butter i put in my smoothie. You can add more pb2 for a bigger punch for less calories.

    Yes

    OP, peanut butter is fine but VERY calorie dense so be sure to weigh it.
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
    I love PB, used to mix it with my oatmeal every morning to give it some fat/protein.
    Eventually switched to eggs to add variety
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    edited April 2017
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    jenilla1 wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    I have peanut butter everyday, but i add 20g in my smoothie...



    I wonder if that PB2 powder would have the same effect. I guess I try it and see...

    Yep it does, i sometimes have PB2 and it definitely gives the peanut buttery taste. I can only just detect the 20g of regular peanut butter i put in my smoothie. You can add more pb2 for a bigger punch for less calories.

    @Christine_72

    just ordered 3 jars of pb2 off amazon LOL never heard of this....

    then i found this

    https://dashingdish.com/recipe/skinny-peanut-butter-cups/

    think im in trouble LOL
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    JaydedMiss wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    jenilla1 wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    I have peanut butter everyday, but i add 20g in my smoothie...



    I wonder if that PB2 powder would have the same effect. I guess I try it and see...

    Yep it does, i sometimes have PB2 and it definitely gives the peanut buttery taste. I can only just detect the 20g of regular peanut butter i put in my smoothie. You can add more pb2 for a bigger punch for less calories.

    @Christine_72

    just ordered 3 jars of pb2 off amazon LOL never heard of this....

    then i found this

    https://dashingdish.com/recipe/skinny-peanut-butter-cups/

    think im in trouble LOL

    Corr blimey, they are my type of dessert!

    I hope you like the PB2, I've only ever used it as an add in to smoothies, yogurt, cottage cheese, desserts, cheerios etc I've never had it as a sandwich/toast topping.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    @JaydedMiss These are the only peanut butter cup type desserts I've ever made, they are deadly but so delicious!

    http://screwedonstraight.net/keto-diet-peanut-butter-cup-fat-bombs/
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    edited April 2017
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    JaydedMiss wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    jenilla1 wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    I have peanut butter everyday, but i add 20g in my smoothie...



    I wonder if that PB2 powder would have the same effect. I guess I try it and see...

    Yep it does, i sometimes have PB2 and it definitely gives the peanut buttery taste. I can only just detect the 20g of regular peanut butter i put in my smoothie. You can add more pb2 for a bigger punch for less calories.

    @Christine_72

    just ordered 3 jars of pb2 off amazon LOL never heard of this....

    then i found this

    https://dashingdish.com/recipe/skinny-peanut-butter-cups/

    think im in trouble LOL

    Corr blimey, they are my type of dessert!

    I hope you like the PB2, I've only ever used it as an add in to smoothies, yogurt, cottage cheese, desserts, cheerios etc I've never had it as a sandwich/toast topping.

    thats mostly what ill be using it for...I got the chocolate flavoured one so it will be a deserty smoothie type thing mainly. But 17 calorie mini pb cups are to good to pass up trying XD Also found some protein bars with it in them ima try, I spend ALOT of money on larabars for meal replacement at work xD


    Im way to scared to try baking somethign like the above, Id eat them all...
  • BrookeRunningMom
    BrookeRunningMom Posts: 156 Member
    I eat it all the time ! Love peanut butter, its better then a bag of chips or chocolate bar lol. :)
  • BrookeRunningMom
    BrookeRunningMom Posts: 156 Member
    edited April 2017
    P s I use kraft extra smooth and tbs is 80cals anf stick of celery is like less then 10 cals
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  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    1117429 wrote: »
    P s I use kraft extra smooth and tbs is 80cals anf stick of celery is like less then 10 cals

    You'd be better off weighing the peanut butter. A tablespoon of pb can easily be over 80 cals.
  • Golbat
    Golbat Posts: 276 Member
    Peanut butter is one of my very most favorite foods, but I've mainly moved to PB2 in shakes for that yum. But have it if you can fit it in.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    edited April 2017
    I am another who can't make peanut butter work because it is a trigger food. So much deliciousness I lose all willpower. I do have a great recipe for an African stew that uses it but I buy the smallest jar I can find and keep the leftover in the trunk of my car so I am not tempted. Some day I will be able to have it in the house again, but not yet.

    Like others have said, weigh it. I put the entire jar on the scale and tare it so it says 0. I then remove the peanut butter until it says -20 g. Easier than trying to scoop some out and weigh it.
  • cbelc2
    cbelc2 Posts: 762 Member
    It's a great food. I still eat peanut butter, only I don't eat it in candy or cake or on white bread with jelly.
  • menotyou56
    menotyou56 Posts: 178 Member
    I eat a tablespoon of PB for a treat, but only one a day max.
  • dudebro200
    dudebro200 Posts: 97 Member
    I had an employee that ate spoonfuls of peanut butter on cut diet. The guy couldnt have weighed more than150lbs @ 5'3. I thought he was just going to get fat, but he dropped down to what looked like 6-8% BF, and was built like a musclemania contestant.

    I am not sure if drugs were involved, but it seems like all he ate was peanut butter, and he looked amazing.

    Can you hit all your macros and micros just by eating peanut butter?
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited April 2017
    Calories...those are what matter...
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    PB2 for shakes/smoothies. For a snack,I like Barney Almond Butter (plain) that comes in 90 cal individual serving packets. Schmear one pack on flat out fla fold-its. 180 cals all-in and super satisfying.
  • PokeyBug
    PokeyBug Posts: 482 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    ...and i can NOT go anywhere near that pb jar if I'm wielding a bigarse tablespoon.

    THIS is exactly my problem with peanut butter. I cannot show enough restraint to not just eat spoonfuls of it. And there is just absolutely no time to weigh the stuff between bites!

    Honestly, though, if you can eat it without bingeing and fit it into your calories, go for it.

  • STEVE142142
    STEVE142142 Posts: 867 Member
    Peanut butter is a great source of protein and as long as it's within your calorie goals don't limit what you eat unless you have dietary restrictions.

    I lost 80 pounds over 8 months and I've maintained that weight loss for approximately eight months. During that time I ate whatever I wanted. I had Wendy's hamburgers pizza and beers on the beach. if I had to give up those things I don't think I could have ever done it. For this to work it has to be a sustainable process don't look at it as a diet scuzz diets eventually fail it has to be a lifestyle change
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