With the peanut butter I can understand staying away. Hydroginated oils are the only kind of fat that have been proven to cause health problems. Plus they are just uneeded. A good natural peanut butte,r or even better one you have just made, it much tastier in my opinion. Even my kids made the switchwithout blinking an eye. I typically get Adam's natural PB and keep it stored upside down in the fridge so I don't have to stir.