This will make me look like a newbie....

[rykertest]

but can someone that is "oh so wise" explain to me the difference between regular and natural peanut butter? Maybe I'm a little dense (that is a possibility) but when I compare labels, I don't really see that big of a difference and sometimes none at all. Thanks!

 

[the-short-one]

but can someone that is "oh so wise" explain to me the difference between regular and natural peanut butter? Maybe I'm a little dense (that is a possibility) but when I compare labels, I don't really see that big of a difference and sometimes none at all. Thanks!

peanuts, salt
(organic Essensia)

or

peanuts, sugar, molasses, partially hydrogenated vegitable oil, fully hydrogenated vegitable oil, mono and dyglycerides, salt
(jiff)

 

[rykertest]

peanuts, salt
(organic Essensia)

or

peanuts, sugar, molasses, partially hydrogenated vegitable oil, fully hydrogenated vegitable oil, mono and dyglycerides, salt
(jiff)

you officially qualify as "oh so wise". lol Thank you my dear!

 

[jpt]

you need to stop looking at labels and start reading ingredients

 

[the-short-one]

stick with organic peanut butter.

regular peanuts are grown with tons of pesticides & herbicides. not good, IMO.

 

[oso0690]

I too have a question about this. I mean, since I'm somewhat poor and can't really afford the expensive ANPB, I just eat Jiff. What are the downfalls of eating Not natural peanut butter? Also, if it's really that much of a + to Jiff, can I just buy peanuts and make my own peanut butter, would that be ANPB or are those peanuts grown with pesticides and herbicides too?

 

[rykertest]

you need to stop looking at labels and start reading ingredients

and you need to shut up! lol

 

[calitrainman]

Making your own PB would be better than the Jiff. As for the peanuts you use, doesn't really matter. You can bet that Jiff uses pesticides, etc on their peanuts, so it's really trivial. You may find it to be a little more effort than it's worth (making your own vs. buying ANPB). I get my ANPB from Trader Joes....is about $2 a jar (organic a little more) if you go with their brand.

 

[HiDnGoD]

Depending on how much you eat & how stringently you diet, it may not make that much difference. I eat Skippy Light. It actually has less fat than ANPB, but the breakdown isn't as clean. A 750g jar usually lasts me 2 months or so, so I don't think it's a big deal.
I just gotta stop eating alfredo sauce like soup, LOL.

 

[pintoca]

I hate ANPB with a passion. I have come to the point where I simply put in my mouth and think about something else.

I'd rather have the peanuts, but those are hard to dose... I end up eating a kilo

 

[Lifterforlife]

The amount of hydrogenated oils is so small in pb's it really does not make that much difference. You will not die from this. It is simply enough to keep the fats from separating. Don't sweat it.

 

[pintoca]

I still believe the main inconvenience is the added sugar

 

[jpt]

and you need to shut up! lol

well it's the truth...next time i won't try to help...i'll shut up lol

 

[oso0690]

thank you everyone, i'm staying with Jiff then, I don't even know where the closest health food store is.

 

[HiDnGoD]

I prefer not to eat PB anyways, because the protein doesn't compensate for the added fat, even though some of it's good.

 

[Sassy69]

There are always other sources of good fats, e.g. flax seed oil, flax meal, etc.