Peanut Butter

Purchased two 24 ounce jars on sale last week for $3.00. At 3,200 calories per jar, you can get a days worth of calories for less that a buck and its full of fat which is hard to store long term. I store lots of it in a old refrigerator in my barn along with all my other oils.

 

I love peanut butter, but only the plain, natural kind, with nothing but peanuts and their own oil. It keeps me from getting hungry for a long time, so I've never understood why dieters don't love it and instead, they worry about the fat. We need those fats; point is to get the best ones we can. Canola oil is creepy and hydrogenated fats of any source are killers so the only reason I can think of that either ever showed up in a perfect food like peanut butter is to save the food companies some money. I've wondered why we see so many people with allergies to peanuts now, even life-threatening ones, seldom heard of in earlier generations. Allergies in general used to be rare and now about a third of the population of the USA suffers from one kind or another.

 

I know a lady that swears she has a peanut allergy because her mom told her so. She says she has never eaten a peanut.
The protein and good fat in peanut butter is hard to beat. I make a meal from saltines and PB a lot.

 

Peanut butter is our friend!

 

This is worth a try
Amazon.com : PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter, 6.5 oz : Grocery & Gourmet Food

I liked the flavor and it stores well. I did not like the chocolate flavored one
@Motomom34 posted earlier in this thread on the calories etc.

 

Wait. I won't go less than 10 feet from peanut butter unless it's Jif.

 

I am the only one old enough to remember the "Surplus Commonalities" given out before the current rage of pumping my tax money into the 'program'.

The welfare PB was the best! It came in big cans and you had to mix it up to be able to spread it.

A shame, really.. Peanut butter, cornmeal, flour, canned mystery meat, cheese all in a big box picked up in person - after showing some ID. Old school help..

(history at FDD - History and Background | Food and Nutrition Service)

 

We can get "reject" peanut butter from the processor in 55gl drums for free here!! Lots o folks use it to supplement their hunting dog's diet. I have eaten it and it tastes like regular peanut butter!! Only downside I have run into is that it is a little oilier than say Jif or Skippy..............

 

Planters used to make this stuff- Amazon.com : Planters Nut-rition Energy Mix Peanut Butter - Cinnamon Raisin Granola Nut - 2 Pack : Planters Nutrition : Grocery & Gourmet Food it was the best stuff. It is not longer available but I found you can mix all sorts of dried fruits, honey and granola in your peanut butter.

@Brokor is correct, that jif with honey is really good and no stirring really needed. I keeps a jar of this stuff in my desk.

 

Bump! January 24 is National Peanut Butter Day. One of my favorite foods which we store in our home and eat almost daily.

This article says that peanut butter unopened in and in refrigeration can last one year beyond the expiration date, but many swear no refrigeration required. How Long Does Peanut Butter Last? Shelf Life, Storage, Expiration Date

One of the best survival foods IMO.

 

Best to buy dehydrated and make on demand.
Don't know what the shelf life is but I'm sure its better than a year

 

I grew up eating Peter Pan PB, and usually stick with that, these days. Maybe not as healthy as the "all natural", but not nearly as pricey, either!

I did read, recently, that doctors are now stating that if you will start exposing your children to peanut butter at an early age (as soon as 6 months), it's far less likely that they will deliver an allergy to it. Imagine that! Do they mean to tell us that if we subject our poor, shriveled immune systems to nasty things, they might actually become STRONGER???

Heck, I've been telling people who (over) use anti-bacterial soap, and hand sanitizers, that very same thing, for YEARS now!!

 

I live in Smuckers country, lead the team that created one of their early web sites and then maintained their web presence for years....until the day they bought Jif and I jokingly mentioned a new jingle line: "Choosy mother Smuckers choose Jif"

 

Some of the healthiest kids we knew growing up played in the mud ,conversely those brought up in a sterile environment were the sickest .
If the immune system at a young age, is not exposed to things, it can't develop.

 

I stuff a couple of bones with Jif as a treat for my pups!

 

Funny... i've eaten lots of legumes, & nuts,& peanuts look& taste like a nut to me... especially when I make my own peanut butter in my vitamix....

 

I use to take a dab and put it on the dog's nose ,too much fun.