Naturally more peanut butter?

[David555]

Is this stuff any good? I'm trying to drop a few pounds using John Berardi's 7 habits and I was wondering if this fits as a "clean" food or should I only use it as part of my "90 percent rule" Aka meals allowed that don't fit the bill.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 2 tbsp

Calories 200
Calories from fat 130

Total fat 15g
Sat. Fat 3.0g
Trans fat 0g
Cholest. 0
Sodium 15mg
Total Carb 6g
Dietary Fiber 2g
Sugar 3g
Protein 10g
Ingredients Dry Roasted Peanut, Flax Seed, Wheat Germ, Sugar, Honey, Egg white

 

[SevenSamurai]

I eat Peanut Butter every morning with oatmeal, flaxseed meal, and fruit.

Best way to start the day

 

[Modern Warrior1]

Pb is one of the cleanest foods you can eat.

 

[XTrainer]

Trying to divide foods into black-and-white categories is always problematic. There's probably something to be said for avoiding PB due to the antinutrient content. On the other hand, PB has a lot of things going for it (I eat a lot of it). There are so many factors to consider...like, if you didn't eat PB, what would you replace it with? Would that be even worse? Could you afford the replacement? Would it be as convenient as PB? So on and so forth. I acknowledge that PB probably has some antinutrient effects, but choose to eat in anyway, because (for me), the positive outweigh the negatives. And it's tasty. For you, the calculation may work out differently.

BTW, I would not want wheat germ, honey, or added sugar (if it's any significant amount) in my PB. Just get regular, natural PB.

 

[JSN]

peanut butter has PUFAs so it will give you heart disease or something.

 

[Mablung]

I think XTrainer said it. I personally avoid it, and make my own in my food processor with almonds, cashews, pecans, or macadamia nuts (drools).

 

[Modern Warrior1]

Trying to divide foods into black-and-white categories is always problematic. There's probably something to be said for avoiding PB due to the antinutrient content. On the other hand, PB has a lot of things going for it (I eat a lot of it). There are so many factors to consider...like, if you didn't eat PB, what would you replace it with? Would that be even worse? Could you afford the replacement? Would it be as convenient as PB? So on and so forth. I acknowledge that PB probably has some antinutrient effects, but choose to eat in anyway, because (for me), the positive outweigh the negatives. And it's tasty. For you, the calculation may work out differently.

BTW, I would not want wheat germ, honey, or added sugar (if it's any significant amount) in my PB. Just get regular, natural PB.

In lamens terms, eat the peanut butter.

 

[Macheta]

At whole foods you can make you rpenut butter.

 

[FirstScratch]

Anyone have a problem mixing this stuff? The the jar I bought was half soupy and half rock hard, wouldn't mix for nothing.

 

[Lager]

I think XTrainer said it. I personally avoid it, and make my own in my food processor with almonds, cashews, pecans, or macadamia nuts (drools).

Holy shit that sounds awesome! Mind explaining a little more how its done? I sometimes buy cashew and macademia butter from the grocery store but it says on the label that the have to add sunflower oil to make it "buttery".....is this the case with your creation?

I could be wrong, but I thought sunflower oil was one of the ones that should be avoided.

 

[JC Denton]

Eating scoopfuls of coconut oil was pretty fun, until I realized how much money I was burning in a single sitting.

I tried switching my binge snacking to peanut butter, but after about a third of a jar (this shit is addicting), I would get extremely thirsty.
I wish they made PB without any salt or sugar...
Now I'm back to square one.

 

[Ironpants]

Eating scoopfuls of coconut oil was pretty fun, until I realized how much money I was burning in a single sitting.

I tried switching my binge snacking to peanut butter, but after about a third of a jar (this shit is addicting), I would get extremely thirsty.
I wish they made PB without any salt or sugar...
Now I'm back to square one.

Aw that's nothing. I LOVE PB. Sometimes I'd burn through an entire 16 oz jar in one day.

 

[Mablung]

Holy shit that sounds awesome! Mind explaining a little more how its done? I sometimes buy cashew and macademia butter from the grocery store but it says on the label that the have to add sunflower oil to make it "buttery".....is this the case with your creation?

I could be wrong, but I thought sunflower oil was one of the ones that should be avoided.

I throw the nut of choice in the food processor, sometimes I add salt, sometimes not. Then I turn it on and in some minutes it will all break down. For just eating, this works really well, not quite creamy though. Kind of like the not-mixed part of natural nut butters you buy at the store. I will add coconut oil if I want that creamy texture, though you could use any fat you'd like, I guess.

 

[CeleresVerraden]

I wish they made PB without any salt or sugar...

they do, natural peanut butter made from just peanuts. 2 bucks a jar on sale where i'm from. it's awesome.

 

[Tycho- Taylor's Version]

Trying to divide foods into black-and-white categories is always problematic. There's probably something to be said for avoiding PB due to the antinutrient content. On the other hand, PB has a lot of things going for it (I eat a lot of it). There are so many factors to consider...like, if you didn't eat PB, what would you replace it with? Would that be even worse? Could you afford the replacement? Would it be as convenient as PB? So on and so forth. I acknowledge that PB probably has some antinutrient effects, but choose to eat in anyway, because (for me), the positive outweigh the negatives. And it's tasty. For you, the calculation may work out differently.

BTW, I would not want wheat germ, honey, or added sugar (if it's any significant amount) in my PB. Just get regular, natural PB.

Good points.

I'd go with it, just make sure you realize what a single serving actually looks like so you can keep a good idea of how many calories you're getting.