Peanut butter - again

fteale
fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
edited October 1 in Food and Nutrition
How do you fit it into your diet in a calorie sane way? I don't particularly like it, but have been having a bit of sugar free whole earth stuff, I like the crunch, but it has about 1000 calories per spoonful. Seriously. How does anyone on a reasonably low intake (I am on 1360 calls a day to lose the bare minimum of weight - half a lb a week if that) manage to ever eat it and not either go over on calories or under on nutrition? It is insanely calorific.

Even on the days I run, I only burn about 500 cals on a 50 minute run. I still can't eat it without going over, or being hungry when I run out of allowed calories.
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  • skinnylove00
    skinnylove00 Posts: 662 Member
    get the soy butter kind....its 170 calories for 2 spoonfuls, and it tastes the same as peanut butter, but there is no crunch (its called I.M. Healthy Soy butter, they sell it at Stop and Shop)
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    The peanut butter I buy is 80 calories for 1 tablespoon (15g).
  • witheredorchid
    witheredorchid Posts: 164 Member
    Have you tried almond butter. it tastes a little different but it's much lower in calories.
  • mmstgr
    mmstgr Posts: 578 Member
    I just got these fibre 1 bars today that are soooo yummy.
    They're peanut butter and chocolate and are only 100 cals!
  • g8rlex
    g8rlex Posts: 20 Member
    just budget it into your daily calories... I start most days with a Nutrigran Eggo Waffle with a tbs of whipped peanut butter for breakfast and my daily intake is 1280 without exercise. 1 tbs of Peter Pan whipped is 75 cals.
  • ch178
    ch178 Posts: 364 Member
    The peanut butter I buy is 80 calories for 1 tablespoon (15g).


    same here
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Was that an exaggeration? It should be around 80-110 calories per tablespoon.
  • Tereztaylor07
    Tereztaylor07 Posts: 200
    My organic almond butter is the same as my peanut butter in calories. Maybe I need to try a different brand. I have it on an english muffin with a side of sliced strawberries for breakfast.
  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    I have never seen peanut butter with that many calories!
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    The peanut butter I buy is 80 calories for 1 tablespoon (15g).

    Mine is 90 cals per 15g But the jar is 454g, and looks tiny, so I know my spoonfuls are bigger than 15g. There's no way I would get 30 tablespoons out of a jar. Not a chance.
  • megansmom311
    megansmom311 Posts: 168
    I eat 2 tablespoons of natural peanut butter every morning with an apple for breakfast. It's worth the calories! :smile:
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    I fit it in fine lol. I fit in 3tbs LOL. Just use FF stuff during that day..?
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    Was that an exaggeration? It should be around 80-110 calories per tablespoon.

    Of course it was an exaggeration! But my point still holds.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    My point is, how do you afford 80-100 cals of mostly pointless every day? Or most days? I buy Whole Earth as it's organic and pure peanut, no sugar, but it is seriously calorie dense. Surely the sugary stuff is even worse, and yet I see people here eating it every day.
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    Oh, I see! You aren't looking for advice! You are wanting to know why the heck people WASTE their cals on foods they like to eat that also happen to be healthy. Now I understand.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    Oh, I see! You aren't looking for advice! You are wanting to know why the heck people WASTE their cals on foods they like to eat that also happen to be healthy. Now I understand.

    Not really. I don't happen to think peanut butter IS healthy, but that's irrelevant. I do want to know how people manage to fit it into their diet and not find themselves hungry because it uses up a lot of calories. I know if I eat it I have to make sure I have a meal of almost entirely green vegetables to fill me up while not adding significant calories that same day, or I am really hungry staying within my calorie limit.
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    I don't think 80 calories is a lot and I find peanut butter to be fairly filling and satisfying. A piece of whole grain toast with peanut butter is far more satisfying than a piece of toast with jam, for example.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    Oh, I see! You aren't looking for advice! You are wanting to know why the heck people WASTE their cals on foods they like to eat that also happen to be healthy. Now I understand.

    Not really. I don't happen to think peanut butter IS healthy, but that's irrelevant. I do want to know how people manage to fit it into their diet and not find themselves hungry because it uses up a lot of calories. I know if I eat it I have to make sure I have a meal of almost entirely green vegetables to fill me up while not adding significant calories that same day, or I am really hungry staying within my calorie limit.

    If you get the unsalted kind...it is pretty healthy in sparing amounts.

    Check this out if you want to read it's benefits from Livestrong.com
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/245438-health-benefits-of-peanut-butter/
  • kelceyjean12011
    kelceyjean12011 Posts: 185 Member
    i eat peanut butter almost everyday and im still losing weight :)
  • Edithrenee
    Edithrenee Posts: 546 Member
    i think it is according to what you, like I love peanut butter, so to me 80- 120 calories is not a waste. If you dont like it much then yeah i guess it would be a problem to get it in if youd rather eat something else. It is a matter of taste..what you like. I make it fit because it is good to me and filling.
  • mike_hill
    mike_hill Posts: 61 Member
    We have a scale that I use to help me measure out exact serving sizes. The serving size will say something like 1 tablespoon (28g) and I use the scale to measure it out. Basically put the empty spoon on the scale and then turn it on or tare it. Then I put what I guess a tablespoon worth of peanut butter is and then weight it. If I am a little over or under I adjust the amount on the spoon and re-weigh until at the amount of the serving size.

    Pretty simple way to stay right around the 80-100 calorie mark for peanut butter. Combine it with an apple or whole wheat toast it can make a really great and filling snack. I typically don't use it at mealtimes due to the calorie density, but other people work it in.
  • ambermichon
    ambermichon Posts: 404 Member
    Try PB2 from Belle Plantation. 45 cals for 2 tbs. I do eat the real stuff on days I burn alot from exercise and still dont go over
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Oh, I see! You aren't looking for advice! You are wanting to know why the heck people WASTE their cals on foods they like to eat that also happen to be healthy. Now I understand.

    Not really. I don't happen to think peanut butter IS healthy, but that's irrelevant. I do want to know how people manage to fit it into their diet and not find themselves hungry because it uses up a lot of calories. I know if I eat it I have to make sure I have a meal of almost entirely green vegetables to fill me up while not adding significant calories that same day, or I am really hungry staying within my calorie limit.

    I do get filled up from peanut butter. For breakfast today I had one tablespoon on a piece of raisin toast for breakfast. Sugary, yeah, a little, but I ate it at about 8am and was fine until our late brunch at 1:30
  • kysassyblonde1
    kysassyblonde1 Posts: 96
    I eat peanut butter and banana's a cpl nights a week as a snack. I save calories for it and to me it is well worth the calories. I have tryed several different kinda and different brands and my new favorite is the Great Value (Walmart brand) Natural Peanut Butter!!!
  • hanaibo
    hanaibo Posts: 42
    I use the kind with no added sugar...it's about 100 cal per tbsp and it works for me. It's filling and satisfying and adds some healthy protein and fat. Wouldn't say it's pointless calories...
  • futurefitgirl88
    futurefitgirl88 Posts: 284
    peanut butter sandwiches are my staple! i eat em all the time!! an open faced sandwich is under 200 calories that's a win-win man!! :)

    I see all my fit guy friends eating peanut butter from the jar, if they can stay ripped and eat that stuff. My fat *kitten* can definitely get smaller eating it (responsibly)!
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    Would it be better to make your own?
  • JohnnyStorm
    JohnnyStorm Posts: 43 Member
    I eat 2 tablespoons of natural peanut butter every morning with an apple for breakfast. It's worth the calories! :smile:

    I love this and do the same. Sometimes twice per day. I try to eat 6 meals per day at about 300 kcal each meal. 2 tbs of PB or almond butter with 1 fuji apple and 1pc of 100% wheat bread fits perfectly into the routine.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    PB is high in calories, but I like it so I work it into my meal planning, just like everything else (avocado is another example - relatively high is cals but delicious and very good for you!).

    I think the key is to pay attention to portions. I measured out some spoonfuls one day to see how much 20g actually was so I have a visual guide when I spreading it.

    For example, I might spread it on half of a slice of wholegrain bread and make a half sandwich for an afternoon snack. Add a few cherry tomatoes or snow peas and you have a filling, yummy, nutritious snack for around 200 cals.

    Or I have it before I run - usually an English muffin (spicy fruit) with PB on half and banana spread on the other half. At about 300 cals that makes the perfect fuel to keep me going on a long run (and I will burn more than 300 running so it fits in just fine).

    Or, if you don't have many cals to spare, spread it on celery or wholegrain crackers and enjoy!
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    Would it be better to make your own?

    I haven't seen more of an opening to welcome warm homemade nut butter than this...

    That said, I like to spread mine around throughout the day. I don't drop a whole serving at once. But for the most part, it's all about planning the day a to accommodate its calories.
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