all natural peanut butter??

At the groccery I go to, we have this nifty machine that cranks out peanutbutter OR almond butter all that it is is peanuts/almonds and then you crank the lever and it instantly grinds up the nuts into a cream that you take home and refridgerate and eat c: its deff an aquired taste, its not as smooth as jar PB and its a LOT nuttier

I use any of the " natural" brands, even salted if hats all I can find.
The stuff I grew up on is peanut flavored shortening..

I strongly recommend finding a source of organic foods - Whole foods or something similar - and get freshly ground peanut butter. So it's peanuts until the moment you snap the grinder on. There is nothing else like it. It's high maintenance. The oil and the nut separate so you have to stir it all the time. But for nutrition and taste it can't be replaced. Also highly recommend fresh almond butter.

I switched to Smuckers Natural. It just takes a few days to adjust to the lack of sweetness that is in regular PB. I like to eat it with apples to get that sweetness.

I recently found a product called pb2 (powdered peanut butter). Yes, it has salt and sugar, otherwise the first ingredient are roasted peanuts. I was surprised by how good it tasted. I had given up peanut butter entirely and it had been at least 6-8+ months since I last had any, in fact I found a jar of it in my cabinet that had expired so if that gives you any idea of how long I had gone with it.

pb2:
serving size: 2 Tbsp
calories per serving: 45 (fat cal 13)

the sodium only comes to 94mg (4% daily value) and the sugar is only 1g.

I think it's a fair trade to be able to enjoy peanut butter again.

I tried many other brands, organic, low fat, non fat, sugar free (tasted awful) etc. and every jar still had sugar (way more than the 1g in the pb2) and they were all still at least 180+ calories a serving, usually 1-2 tbsp.

I recently found a product called pb2 (powdered peanut butter). Yes, it has salt and sugar, otherwise the first ingredient are roasted peanuts. I was surprised by how good it tasted. I had given up peanut butter entirely and it had been at least 6-8+ months since I last had any, in fact I found a jar of it in my cabinet that had expired so if that gives you any idea of how long I had gone with it.

pb2:
serving size: 2 Tbsp
calories per serving: 45 (fat cal 13)

the sodium only comes to 94mg (4% daily value) and the sugar is only 1g.

I think it's a fair trade to be able to enjoy peanut butter again.

I tried many other brands, organic, low fat, non fat, sugar free (tasted awful) etc. and every jar still had sugar (way more than the 1g in the pb2) and they were all still at least 180+ calories a serving, usually 1-2 tbsp.

I really want to buy this stuff, but it isn't available in Europe and they don't ship world wide! Aggggh! :grumble: I'm visiting the states next month and am definately going to try and get some to bring home. How sad am I? Am going on holiday and I'm excited at the prospect of buying peanut butter powder! :laugh:

I love the natural stuff, I can't tolerate Jif, Skippy, et al because it tastes like sugar spread. Blech. I do like my PB salted, so my PB's ingredient list is: Peanuts, salt. That's it. It is pretty inexpensive if you have a Whole Foods near you. The big container of their house brand PB (365 brand) is fairly cheap.

I recently found a product called pb2 (powdered peanut butter). Yes, it has salt and sugar, otherwise the first ingredient are roasted peanuts. I was surprised by how good it tasted. I had given up peanut butter entirely and it had been at least 6-8+ months since I last had any, in fact I found a jar of it in my cabinet that had expired so if that gives you any idea of how long I had gone with it.

pb2:
serving size: 2 Tbsp
calories per serving: 45 (fat cal 13)

the sodium only comes to 94mg (4% daily value) and the sugar is only 1g.

I think it's a fair trade to be able to enjoy peanut butter again.

I tried many other brands, organic, low fat, non fat, sugar free (tasted awful) etc. and every jar still had sugar (way more than the 1g in the pb2) and they were all still at least 180+ calories a serving, usually 1-2 tbsp.

I really want to buy this stuff, but it isn't available in Europe and they don't ship world wide! Aggggh! :grumble: I'm visiting the states next month and am definately going to try and get some to bring home. How sad am I? Am going on holiday and I'm excited at the prospect of buying peanut butter powder! :laugh:

The nearest place to me that sells it is an hour away so I took a trip last month and bought 12 jars

the smucker's brand isn't my favorite one but i will eat it. the kroger brand natural peanut butter (both crunchy and creamy) are better consistency. i store them upside down in my pantry until i open them and mix them and then i store them in the fridge.

The most popular British one is Sun-Pat which is 95% peanuts, with a little added sugar and salt and oil.

I don't eat it often, but when I do, I buy peanut butter that's 100% peanuts and to me it doesn't taste much different at all.

The most important thing when buying pure peanut butter is to buy it from a manufacturer that's smart enough to give you a big space at the top of the jar so the oil doesn't go everywhere when you try and stir it in.

Storing the jar on its side or upside down also makes it easier to stir.

I started buying Smucker's when I saw it won a taste test in Shape one year. I noticed some of the other "natural" peanut butters had added sugars and other ingredients, and I couldn't figure out why they were calling it natural (I'm talking about brands like Jif and Skippy, not health food store brands).

I just bought Jif all natural. I usually buy just regular Jif. The calories are the same but I thought it'd be nice to have the reduced sodium. I can tell a difference in the taste and slight difference in the texture, but I love it. Of course I just love peanut butter.

I like to get a spoonful of the Smuckers Natural PB and add a very tiny drop of honey. I like the grainy texture of it.

I have brought it and enjoy it! Becareful of the natural peanut butter that say no stiring required, they is added stuff. I found the easest way to incorperater the oil back in, is to place it in a bowl and take my hand mixer to it then back in the jar and place upside down in the fridge. It is not as creamy as the reg. stuff but healthy. I do want to try making my own someday.

Arrowhead Mills Organic Crunchy Valencia Peanut Butter. Ingredients: peanuts! I switched to it about 5 years ago and on the rare occasion I have other PB, (even PB & Co's Crunch Time), I can taste the sugar.