Monday, March 1, 2010

Always I Feel Like a Nut

My computer is back in action! (Thanks a billion trillion to Matt.) But more importantly, today is National Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day!!! So, in essence, it’s National ME Day (as if every day wasn’t already).

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In case you didn’t already know, my favorite food is peanut butter toast. Love it love it love it. Wanna marry it. Fo’ realz. Had peanut butter and banana toast twice last week for dinner, as a matter of fact. (I’m single; I do what I want.)

Aside from PB on toast, I really don’t use it for anything else. Of course there’s always PBJ sandies, but I prefer the crunch of toast to untoasted bread. Sometimes I’ll throw some strawberry jelly on my pb toast if I’m feelin’ crazy. I know a lot of people put PB in their oatmeal, but I’ve yet to go there. Oh! I LOVED peanut butter on English muffins when I was little, but again that’s a lot like pb toast … considering I toasted the muffins. I don’t much care for celery, but I could stand it with some pb slathered in the crevasse. No ants on a log for me, though, because I’m not a huge raisin fan unless they’re in cookies … but that’s another show.

Any peanut butter foods you think I NEED to try? Throw ’em at me.

I’ve tried many peanut butters in my day, but my fav is good ol’ creamy (not a crunchy girl) Jif. My mom was a choosy one, so I always find my way back to this tried and true friend. I purchased Natural Jif once because it was on sale, and here’s my review: meh. I could take it or leave it. I mean, I finished the jar, and the lower sugar content was nice, I suppose, but it wasn’t the taste that I long for.

Sometimes I think you just need to go for the real deal if you really like a food, otherwise you’ll compensate for the missing flavor by doing something bad. For instance, I think I used to put on MORE of the natural pb because I wanted MORE flavor. I should have just used the regular serving size of the sweeter stuff for, as it turns out, less calories. Lesson learned.


I found out it was National Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day right before I left for work. I was already running a tad late, so there was no time for making pb toast at home or scooping a serving size of pb into a little dish to bring to work. How handy was it that I got a single-serving, 90-cal packet of Barney Butter at the PriorFatGirl and Future PriorFatGirl Get-together this past Saturday!??! Barney Butter is almond butter, not peanut, but close enough, and I’ve always wanted to try it. I grabbed the packet and two pieces of 40-cal Village Hearth 12-grain bread and rushed out the door.

I utilized the toaster in my little work pantry for the first time then spread some Barney Butter goodness onto the slices. Verdict: Yum and simple!

I just saw that you can order 24 of these single-serving packets for less than $10 on Amazon. Not too shabby. Especially because it’s sooooo easy to go overboard on nut butters straight from the jar. (FYI Barney Butter also comes in jars, but I couldn't find it around Minnesota. At Woodman's in Wisconsin, though!) Almond butter is a nice alternative to peanut butter (attn: peanut-allergy friends), so if you haven’t tried it, go for it! Ah food is so fun :)

You might think you know how peanut butter is made, but I just found out the real way.



Baaahahahahaaa. A Natalie Dee comic strikes again. Surprise!
Enjoy the rest of the holiday. Celebrate all week like I probably will. Love!

23 comments:

  1. Okay, seriously, try it in oatmeal! It is so delicious. Usually eat it at least once a day. Sometimes for breafast and lunch. Right now I put blueberries in with it, sometimes I put a bit of maple syryp or some honey. My favorite thing in the world is peanut butter too! Has there ever been a more perfect food?

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  2. Omg i always wanted to know how peanut butter was made! lol ;) silly girl!

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  3. Oh I love PB too, and I'm with you- no ants on my logs (that sounds a bit odd, but I'll leave it), I hate crunchy, and I love my PB on toast. Yummy! I'm all out of peanut butter today, unforch!

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  4. I love it too - but not as much as you:) My favorite is on apples. You have to try that! I like Smuckers natural; I started it because I am on South Beach diet so sugar added is a no-no. YUM!

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  5. pb is my favorite food in the WHOLE world!!!
    if you like oatmeal, i highly recommend trying pb in oatmeal. it's my favorite way to eat it because it combines my two fave foods! i also add about half a chopped banana in it, as well.

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  6. I didnt know it was national peanutbutter day but I did have peanut butter toast this morning with my tea :-)

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  7. So good in oatmeal, but I also like it on apples, banana, bran muffins, banana bread, waffles, pancakes, ice cream...the list goes on:)

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  8. Peanut butter makes the world go 'round...PERIOD! If I would've known earlier that today is National Peanut Butter Day, I would've been celebrating all day!! (Actually, it's probably best that I didn't know that.)

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  9. i had PB&J on an english muffin for dinner (and strawberries) and i almost sent you a picture of it! i agree, peanut butter is one of the greatest foods in the world. i prefer crunchy on sandwiches and creamy for other purposes. how exactly do i use it in oatmeal, other commentors? make instant oatmeal with a couple tbsps of creamy?

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  10. I love peanut butter (I'm actually eating peanut butter cookies right now!!). And I have to consume it with milk. I eat creamy PB by the tablespoon-fulls. I have a pre-run snack that I love: Arnolds Sandwich thins smeared with a tbsp of PB. Yumm! My new-found love is Nutella though...like peanut butter...but with chocolate! :)

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  11. Ever try it on Oreos like they do in Parent Trap? It's always kind of grossed me out for one reason or another. Maybe because I think about how if I eat one Oreo that will lead to eating twenty one Oreos?

    I say stick to toasted pb (or toasted pb & apple jelly...mmm). That's where it's at. :)

    Happy YOU day!

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  12. I'm tempted to go celebrate PB day right now. I was allergic to everything when I was a kid so I had to settle for fluff and jelly when all the other kids had PB&J. It was was horrible. I'm not sure it was a good thing I grew out of those allergies. All Natural Teddy PB is made down the street from my house and if the wind is blowing right I can smell PB in the air ;)

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  13. You are hilarious!
    I love PB too, and I've tried a hundred ones (for the lower calorie factor) yet, I still am partial to Jif as well.
    I just found a new one that I am in LUUURRRVE with... Jif with a touch of honey!
    OHMYGOSH... it's a party in my mouth!!!

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  14. Love that you just threw out Woodmans!! You can also do a pick your own six-pack in their liquor department. =)

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  15. I gave you the Sunshine award over on my blog. Check it out. http://theroadbacktobeingme.blogspot.com/2010/03/awards.html

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  16. I love peanut butter too! My favorite peanut butter foods...apples and peanut butter, toasted bagel with peanut butter, peanut butter balls, peanut butter cookies, pb&j...I'll let you know if I come up with any others!

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  17. I've gotta agree- peanut butter in oatmeal is AMAZING! And my new favorite addition to the peanut butter fam- peanut butter cookie luna bars....orgasmic.

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  18. I used to go overboard with PB so it was banned for many years, but now I can eat it responsibly. I actually like Better N' peanut butter - it's only 100 calories per serving! My fave sammich is pb, honey, and sliced strawberries. Sooooo gooooood! :)

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  19. I love peanut butter, but I don't do so well if I eat a lot of it. So I usually eat almond butter, which I tolerate just fine. I've never tried Barney Butter, but it sounds very good. And I really like the individual servings. You are so right, it's VERY easy to go overboard with any nut butter...

    Happy Almost Wednesday! :)

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  20. Peanut butter on graham crackers. Doesn't get any better than that!

    Bonnie

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  21. me? I like to rollll peanut butter, some butter (smart balance)some protein powder and some honey into balls.
    chill in the fridge.
    EAT.

    LOVE.
    :)

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  22. I LOVE pb myself! I can't get enough of the stuff. But I must tell you, pb in oatmeal is the ASOLUTE BEST! You must try it. You'll be hooked. Mmmmm, just thinking about it makes me hungry. It was really great to meet you last Saturday, btw. You look amazing! Keep up the great work!

    :::booty shake:::

    Hope

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  23. Try Peanut Butter and Co Dark Chocolate Dreams. This can be found at Whole Foods and other grocery stores. It is so good. All natural and yummy. It pleases both the peanut butter and chocolate cravings at once. I put it in oatmeal or Cream of Wheat, on toast, crackers, fruit... so yummy!!

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