All-natural Peanut Butter

Christopher Cordova · 05-09-2007, 01:11 PM

Anyone have any reccomendations for a decent tasting all-natural peanut butter? Thanks for the suggestions.

Kevin McKay · 05-09-2007, 01:26 PM

You may want to consider cashew almond or macadamia nut butter trader joes has them and good peanut butter

Patrick Donnelly · 05-09-2007, 04:43 PM

I love the taste of natural peanut butter. It actually tastes like peanuts!

Are you refrigerating it after stirring? That may be the problem, seeing as how if you don't cool it, the oils will separate again.

Jim Doherty · 05-09-2007, 05:42 PM

I agree on the taste. it take a few helpings to get used to the taste but after a while (once you get used to not having sugar in peanut butter) its pretty tasty.

Any brand should do. With natural peanut butter the recipe is always the same. Then again there is a billion dollar bottled water industry all using the same recipe too

Douglas W. Hathaway · 05-09-2007, 11:24 PM

I like to use powerbutter. It's fortified with egg whites, so it takes care of both the fat and the protein. Plus, it uses honey instead of regular sugar to sweeten. safe link (http://powerbutter.com) Also, with some "Natural" peanut butters at the store, looking at the nutrition labels lets you know that they're no better than regular peanut butter, so watch out.

Patrick Donnelly · 05-10-2007, 08:59 AM

Also, with some "Natural" peanut butters at the store, looking at the nutrition labels lets you know that they're no better than regular peanut butter, so watch out.
- Douglas

What do you mean by "no better?" The natural ones ("Ingredients: Peanuts.") are better, since they don't have the extra sugar, sodium, or trans fat.

Michael Leach · 05-10-2007, 01:41 PM

The grocery store I go to, Publix, has fresh ground peanut butter at their deli counter. It's one of my non-paleo weaknesses. I would prefer a true nut-butter, but due to monetary obligations ($13 vs $3) for a container, I stick with the all natural peanut butter.

The ingredients says: Fresh Ground Roasted Peanuts

It tastes exactly like a handful of peanuts too. I keep it in the fridge, but a pound of it usually only lasts like 3 days anyways. ;)

Douglas W. Hathaway · 05-11-2007, 05:16 AM

What I meant to say by no better was that the nutritional profile for say skippy "all natural" contains more sugar per serving than some regular peanut butters.

Scott Kustes · 05-11-2007, 07:57 AM

As Doug says, some of the "natural" peanut butters from the conglomerates (Skippy, etc) have the following ingredient list: "peanuts, palm oil, salt, honey". If it's "stir-free," it's not natural.

Patrick Donnelly · 05-11-2007, 12:03 PM

Yeah, you got to check to make sure the ingredients list is "Peanuts." Many big-brand foods now try to claim "0g of trans fat *per serving" so the only way to be sure is to check the ingredients label.

If there's more than 2-3 things on that list, or any one thing that you can't pronounce, you probably shouldn't be eating it. :-)

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05-09-2007, 01:11 PM	#1
Christopher Cordova Member Profile: Join Date: May 2007 Location: Colorado Springs Colorado Posts: 61	Anyone have any reccomendations for a decent tasting all-natural peanut butter? Thanks for the suggestions.

05-09-2007, 01:26 PM	#2
Kevin McKay Member Profile: Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: albany ca Posts: 1,110	You may want to consider cashew almond or macadamia nut butter trader joes has them and good peanut butter

05-09-2007, 04:43 PM	#3
Patrick Donnelly Banned Profile: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: College Park MD Posts: 1,162	I love the taste of natural peanut butter. It actually tastes like peanuts! Are you refrigerating it after stirring? That may be the problem, seeing as how if you don't cool it, the oils will separate again.

05-09-2007, 05:42 PM	#4
Jim Doherty Member Profile: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 9	I agree on the taste. it take a few helpings to get used to the taste but after a while (once you get used to not having sugar in peanut butter) its pretty tasty. Any brand should do. With natural peanut butter the recipe is always the same. Then again there is a billion dollar bottled water industry all using the same recipe too

05-09-2007, 11:24 PM	#5
Douglas W. Hathaway Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Camp Arifjan AE Posts: 74	I like to use powerbutter. It's fortified with egg whites, so it takes care of both the fat and the protein. Plus, it uses honey instead of regular sugar to sweeten. safe link (http://powerbutter.com) Also, with some "Natural" peanut butters at the store, looking at the nutrition labels lets you know that they're no better than regular peanut butter, so watch out.

05-10-2007, 08:59 AM	#6
Patrick Donnelly Banned Profile: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: College Park MD Posts: 1,162	Also, with some "Natural" peanut butters at the store, looking at the nutrition labels lets you know that they're no better than regular peanut butter, so watch out. - Douglas What do you mean by "no better?" The natural ones ("Ingredients: Peanuts.") are better, since they don't have the extra sugar, sodium, or trans fat.

05-10-2007, 01:41 PM	#7
Michael Leach Member Profile: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cape Coral FL Posts: 446	The grocery store I go to, Publix, has fresh ground peanut butter at their deli counter. It's one of my non-paleo weaknesses. I would prefer a true nut-butter, but due to monetary obligations ($13 vs $3) for a container, I stick with the all natural peanut butter. The ingredients says: Fresh Ground Roasted Peanuts It tastes exactly like a handful of peanuts too. I keep it in the fridge, but a pound of it usually only lasts like 3 days anyways. ;)

05-11-2007, 05:16 AM	#8
Douglas W. Hathaway Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Camp Arifjan AE Posts: 74	What I meant to say by no better was that the nutritional profile for say skippy "all natural" contains more sugar per serving than some regular peanut butters.

05-11-2007, 07:57 AM	#9
Scott Kustes Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 1,258	As Doug says, some of the "natural" peanut butters from the conglomerates (Skippy, etc) have the following ingredient list: "peanuts, palm oil, salt, honey". If it's "stir-free," it's not natural.

05-11-2007, 12:03 PM	#10
Patrick Donnelly Banned Profile: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: College Park MD Posts: 1,162	Yeah, you got to check to make sure the ingredients list is "Peanuts." Many big-brand foods now try to claim "0g of trans fat *per serving" so the only way to be sure is to check the ingredients label. If there's more than 2-3 things on that list, or any one thing that you can't pronounce, you probably shouldn't be eating it. :-)