Peanut butter - help please!

Maldivesbeachbodplease
Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
edited December 18 in Food and Nutrition
Hi all,

So i just had a gorgeous peanut butter protein smoothie from a healthy food place near me. It contains low fat yogurt, banana, skimmed milk, protein shot and peanut butter. Love it and it fits into my daily limit.

HOWEVER... i noticed they used regular peanut butter - it wasn't the natural, no added sugar kind i normally use.

Will this matter a great deal?

Too late now really as i have drunk it and it was yum! but still...

thanks! xxx

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  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    No. Dont freak out over one difference. Just dont get it next time if you really dont want the sugar.
  • 2wiceOver
    2wiceOver Posts: 38
    Matter? Probably not since it is a one-off drink you had.

    Honestly, I bought some "Natural" peanut butter and other than being HIGHER in calories there wasn't much difference from the Jif I already had in the cupboard.
  • Matt_Wild
    Matt_Wild Posts: 2,673 Member
    Fits inside your calorie intake? No probs.
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    Thank you!! more exercise for me tonight to work it off :) xxx
  • anita73
    anita73 Posts: 2 Member
    i have compared MANY pb's - very little difference in the macros.
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    i have compared MANY pb's - very little difference in the macros.

    Thank you!! just worried about the sugar but hey ho...it's done now!!! and will burn off the cals tonight (the smoothie took me over my daily allowance of 1220). xxx
  • MarincicS
    MarincicS Posts: 265 Member
    I have been buying peanut butter from an organic grocery so i can get it without added sugar, but there appears to be no difference in the calories. The Skippy "low fat" seems to be about the same as well.

    It might make a difference if you can get it ground from fresh peanuts for you (GNC used to do that in some stores), but probably not much of a difference.

    I say don't worry - just make sure it fits in your calories.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Honestly, I bought some "Natural" peanut butter and other than being HIGHER in calories there wasn't much difference from the Jif I already had in the cupboard.

    Read the ingredient label- BIG difference. Macros are the same but many of us try to avoid the partially hydrogenated oils and other assorted goodies in Jif.

    To the original poster- don't sweat it, one drink won't throw off your diet!
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