peanut butter

[LolaInLove]

Giz, I think there are lots, the ones that say "natural"....just look at the ingredients and pick one that only contains peanuts, salt, and oil. But honestly, I am not one of those that thinks its a huge deal....if you like one kind over another, go with it!

[atomic sagebrush]

what kind do you guys use if you do.
i just use skippy. is this too commercial and processed?

No, not at all. Prevention Magazine studied peanut butter and found that the amounts of sugars/trans fats in even the most highly processed peanut butters was only marginally different than the unprocessed ones.

Of course if you have the option, unprocessed is best but some people just flat HATE unprocessed PB. Processed is good enough!!!

PS - even if you think you hate unprocessed PB, I hope you try the Justin brand nut butters because they are really nummy.

[atomic sagebrush]

so youre saying the commercial ones are fine skippy, jif, etc? no need to go sugarless? and expensive health food stuff?

Yes, those are fine and dandy!!!! The protein + carbs in the peanut butter is what counts, a little sugar here and there will not hurt you at all as long as you ahve some protein alongside it.

[atomic sagebrush]

I've been using Jiffy extra crunchy. If anyone says that's bad, I will probably have a hysterical meltdown.

Just kidding, but oh, I love it so.

ETA: If I had a magic genie at my disposal right now, I would wish for Nutella to be the number one component of the boy diet. *drools*

Nutella is totally ok in my book!!! There's a small amount of calcium but you can totally fit it into your boy diet!!!