Peanut butter addiction?

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  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    I had to eliminate it all together. I mix a bit of PB2 into vanilla yogurt once in a blue moon. And I’ll occasionally buy the single serving packets of Barneys or Justin’s almond butter. It’s a slippery slope
  • CrazyMermaid1
    CrazyMermaid1 Posts: 356 Member
    I have had some luck eating peanuts instead of peanut butter too. It takes a lot longer to eat the same number of calories
  • teeenabeana
    teeenabeana Posts: 92 Member
    I agree with others on getting the PB2 powder! I love it!
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited January 2018
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    Slowfaster wrote: »
    Peanut butter has been a problem for me since I was a teen and I recently heard a chef on the Food Network say that one reason we tend to over eat it is that most brands contain molasses.

    I keep sugary foods like cookies and candy out of the house because I know anything with added sugar is a trigger food for me, however my Jif peanut butter only has 3 g sugar so it is at, but not over, my self-imposed limit. Another reason it's in my house is that my son loves it.

    The problem is that of all the sugars, (cane, beet, honey, etc.) molasses is the fastest moving, with a harder hit to the liver and blood sugar, making us want more and more. (Sorry, if that sounds unscientific, I'm just repeating what I've heard.) It makes sense to me, anyway. :)

    How is molasses the "fastest moving"? Does it have something to do with the proportion of sucrose, glucose, and fructose related to other sweeteners?

    I've never looked into the molasses thing (last I heard people were claiming molasses was better than other forms of sugar) but in any case doesn't seem like any sugar combined with a much great portion of peanuts (relative to the sugar) should be that fast moving, as peanuts contribute some protein and fiber.

    I'm weird in that I hated peanut butter growing up -- I thought it was a texture thing -- but then when I tried "natural" (a kind with no sugar added) as an adult I realized I enjoyed it. Like I said above, I do prefer other nut butters, but I can say definitively that my enjoyment of nut butters (including peanut butter) has zero to do with added sugar -- it's a food I dislike extra sweetness in (the chocolate spreads don't appeal for the same reason, although I enjoy the combination of peanuts and chocolate like all reasonable people) (j/k).

    Slowfaster, you can definitely find it without molasses if you want to see if that helps you control it, if it's an issue (you could think of the Jif as your son's PB). If it's not an issue, ignore this.
  • UltraVegAthlete
    UltraVegAthlete Posts: 667 Member
    JellyyBeanz wrote: »
    I know it sounds funny but it’s actually becoming quite a problem for me.
    A while ago I discovered a love for peanut butter and started eating it almost every day; with fruit, sandwiches, the lot. Now I just eat it out the jar with a spoon. I think it’s contributed a lot to my recent regaining of weight, and if I go a day without it I find myself craving it badly. Any ways to cut back without completely cutting it out??

    Don’t buy any actual peanut butter. Instead, buy things that have peanut butter with them, like Clif Bars or prepackaged salad with a peanut sauce, etc etc
  • RunningJustIncase
    RunningJustIncase Posts: 81 Member
    I love peanut butter (arguably my favorite food)! Often days I’ll eat 5-8 tbsp. It’s all within a deficit though. My favorite is peter pan creamy
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    I've had this problem too, as well as with other nut or seed butters. Now I just don't really buy them much, or buy the types I don't like, that my kids will still eat (I like the natural peanut butter, they don't care either way). It's just so calorie dense, that I'd rather use my calories elsewhere. Sometimes I might have an apple with just 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, but only if I'm packing it for a work lunch and will be away from the jar the rest of the day
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    JellyyBeanz wrote: »
    I know it sounds funny but it’s actually becoming quite a problem for me.
    A while ago I discovered a love for peanut butter and started eating it almost every day; with fruit, sandwiches, the lot. Now I just eat it out the jar with a spoon. I think it’s contributed a lot to my recent regaining of weight, and if I go a day without it I find myself craving it badly. Any ways to cut back without completely cutting it out??

    Jif and Skippy both make little single serving (well, more like 2 servings if having it with anything else) tubs of peanut butter (250-270 calories each). It creates a bit more of a stop in the brain to have to open another packet than does 'just 1 more spoonful'.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    UltraVegBabe wrote: »
    JellyyBeanz wrote: »
    I know it sounds funny but it’s actually becoming quite a problem for me.
    A while ago I discovered a love for peanut butter and started eating it almost every day; with fruit, sandwiches, the lot. Now I just eat it out the jar with a spoon. I think it’s contributed a lot to my recent regaining of weight, and if I go a day without it I find myself craving it badly. Any ways to cut back without completely cutting it out??

    Don’t buy any actual peanut butter. Instead, buy things that have peanut butter with them, like Clif Bars or prepackaged salad with a peanut sauce, etc etc

    But-Clif bars are best when dipped in peanut butter. ;(
    (One of my favorite post-run meals is 1/2 a Clif bar dipped in 1/2 a single-serve tub of peanut butter).
  • Fflpnari
    Fflpnari Posts: 975 Member
    I cant have PB in the house because I will eat it with a spoon, and add it to everything.
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    I now use the whipped Jif. A few less calories but I will resort to my pb2 if my account is limited!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    Have you considered the Betty Ford peanut butter Clinic? :o

    I love you. :smile:
  • evilpoptart63
    evilpoptart63 Posts: 397 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    Have you tried PB2? I'm with you in having no self control around peanut butter, I don't buy it anymore :(

    I second this!! Its way too easy for regular peanut butter to put me over my calories but pb2 is an amazing substitute! If this doesnt work, it might help to take a break from buying peanut butter for a while. There are a few foods I struggle to eat in moderation and I've learned its better to just keep them out of my pantry! Good luck <3
  • peanutbuttertuesday
    peanutbuttertuesday Posts: 192 Member
    Make a peanut butter sauce for thai style noodles or veggies! You get the peanut butter flavor over your whole meal without having to use too much peanut butter. Basically it is chicken broth with peanut butter in it and then maybe some soy sauce, seasonings-- you will find different variations and some of them really not that bad on the calories! I recently discovered this and I am IN LOVE. Also, if you like smoothies then make a spinach and banana smoothie with your serving of peanut butter and try to make it last the day if needed-- more water or almond milk makes a bigger smoothie with all the flavor.
    Peanut butter. <3
  • whosshe
    whosshe Posts: 597 Member
    Currently dipping apples in like 1/2 cup of Chocolate PB2 lol
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    edited January 2018
    skinnyjingbb wrote: »
    I would get a small spoon dedicated for PB. Allow yourself no more than 1 tsp (or 2) a day, this way you are still having this but it shouldn't make you gain weight.

    I just couldn’t resist! :lol:
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  • SolotoCEO
    SolotoCEO Posts: 293 Member
    For me - I love peanut butter (crunchy for me). I think powdered PB is disgusting. I just fit it into my calories. It works perfectly!
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Psychgrrl wrote: »
    skinnyjingbb wrote: »
    I would get a small spoon dedicated for PB. Allow yourself no more than 1 tsp (or 2) a day, this way you are still having this but it shouldn't make you gain weight.

    I just couldn’t resist! :lol:
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    :lol:

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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Peanut butter does not enter my house. A couple times a year I'll buy a little one serving package of Justins. If I'm going to indulge in some high calorie dessert outside of the house something with peanut butter is my first choice
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Meh. I've had peanut butter in a jar on my kitchen bench for a year, and had some (on a bread roll) at most twice in the last 12 months.

    It's nice, but I couldn't stand it every day, or even once a week.

    If I ate something as often as the OP, I'd become heartily sick of it and never want it again. Maybe that's the plan? :smile: Knock yourself out. :smile:

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