Peanut Butter Question
 

Hey! I just found this new Peter Pan Peanut Butter at the grocery store. It's sugar free and salt free. It's got 5g of carbs and 2g fiber, for a total of 3g ecc! Has anyone tried it? I'm going to get some tomorrow. I'm assuming it's a lot like natural peanut butter. It looks kinda dark and chunky. Anyway, what can I put it on? I need something neutral like celery, but I hate celery, so that's out of the question.

A spoon works for me . . . :D

One thing though -- your Peter Pan may not have any sugar, but if it's homogenized (in other words, if there's no oil floating on top like there is in natural peanut butter) then it has trans-fats in it. That's how they get it to not separate. The natural stuff is better for you.

--Ruth

I like almond butter, it tastes just as good as peanut butter and has 3 net carbs per 2 Tb. Also no sugar or trans fats (I got it at Whole Foods). They had macadamia butter too, with even fewer carbs, but I thought almond butter would taste better.

Laura Scudders has a natural peanut butter - just peanuts and salt. The natural oils float to the top and you have to stir it. I get two large jars at Costco for around $5-$6.

I use this to make home-made goodies, like the peanut butter cups, listed here.

I also have some low-carb bread and crackers that I will occasionally splurge on, as well as smear a little on the Atkins pancakes. I have a low carb cookbook that has a few peanut butter recipes I still have to try.

I'm aware of the hydrogenated oils. I was just excited because it's low carb and mainstream so I wanted to try it. Any other ideas of things to put my peanut butter on? I'm not looking for recipes, just quick snack ideas.

the main things i put peanut butter on is celery, apples, and LC bread. oh yea, also sometimes just a spoonful right out of the jar.

ADAMS
 

adam's brand peanut butter is all natural and pretty good.




Jon

I recently read in Prevention Magazine that the amount of hydrogenated oil in national brands of peanut butter (like Skippy) were so low as to be negligable. The article said that you'd have to eat somewhere around 40 tablespoons of peanut butter a day to be affected by the trans-fat.

I don't know if Prevention Magazine is 100% accurate and reliable, but I'm just passing on what I read....

Pam

I spread things on slices of mild cheese.
Robert