By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills
For those who know me, I have a huge food weakness—peanut butter.
In celebration of today, I’ll share a story of my fondness, more like an addiction to peanut butter. When I was sixteen, I’d been ill and my normally picky eating habits grew worse. I’ve always had an aversion to red meat, which bothered Dad. He was concerned about protein and knew I would eat peanut butter. For Christmas, my dad contacted the local grocery store and bought me a case of my favorite food. It lasted a couple of months.
As I’ve grown older, and still daily consume peanut butter, I’ve graduated to making my own. That assures me I have only pure wonderful roasted peanuts and sea salt whipped up in a food processor until it’s creamy good. If you prefer crunchy, process a shorter time. My favorite way to spread nutty nutrition is on a toasted slice of whole wheat bread.
I’ve spread peanut butter on about everything imaginable. I found an article by RealSimple that offers 20 ways to enjoy peanut butter that aren’t the typical PB&J. But there are so many more options—like peanut butter and sundried tomatoes or peanut butter and dill pickles.
For those of you who are wondering, peanut butter is packed with:
- Protein
- Vitamin E
- Niacin
- Manganese
- Vitamin B6
- Magnesium
You can read an article by WebMD that provides so much more information.
The downside of peanut butter:
- Added sugars and vegetable oils decrease the health benefits.
- Peanut allergies.
- High caloric.
Are you a peanut butter fan? What is your favorite way to enjoy it?
Comments 34
NOT TO OFTEN BUT I GRILL PEANUT BUTTER ON ANY KIND OF BREAD WITH BANANA SLICES AND A PIECE OF CHOCOLATE.
Jean, I’ve never tried grilling peanut butter. That’s one to try! Thanks
I’m a Type 2 diabetic, so I greatly limit my intake of peanut butter. I do enjoy it on a slice of 12-grain toast for breakfast. When my children were small, I would core out the center of an apple and put peanut butter in the center. It was a guaranteed way to get them to eat the apple!
Edwina, I’m ready to carve out an apple and fill it up1 Thanks.
DiAnn:
I also love peanut butter. I use one that only has salt added to it, no sugar. I spread it on toast and add slices of banana.Delicious for breakfast or any time of the day!
Betsy
Betsy, a perfect way to enjoy peanut butter. I like a drizzle of honey and chia seeds too.
Well – I cannot eat peanuts anymore, so I’ll have to be patient until June 29th when almond butter gets its day in the spotlight. To be sure, I never knew until I saw your post that we even have days designated to these sticky treats. 🙂 My favorite growing up was ants on a log, which consists of raisins planted in a celery and peanut butter boat. Today though, I have traded out the black ants for fire ants by substituting dried cranberries for the raisins. …And second best is slathering the nut butter over a hot, toasted English muffin so it melts down into the pockets.
Oh, Diana, I need to invite you to my house. Cranberries with peanut butter will be my breakfast in the morning! I make almond butter too. So easy in the food processor.
Since diagnosed with gastritis, I have been eating a pb&j sandwich for lunch every day for months. It was always a special treat that I didn’t eat often. But now I was told that would be good on my stomach and a better choice than meat for my protein. Loving it!
Tina, try a mayo, tomato, and peanut butter sandwich. Yum!
Love peanut butter and jelly rollups. I make them for my grandkids when they won’t eat anything else. A spoonful of crunchy peanut butter is very satisfying.
Marcia, love the taste of creamy or crunchy peanut butter swirling over my taste buds. When my boys were small, their favorite breakfast was peanut butter and chocolate chip pancakes.
I have always loved Jiff creamy spread peanut butter, especially with Nutella Hazelnut spread with Coca.
Perky, you have the best sandwich ideas!
I enjoy it on Ritz crackers or graham crackers. Make a sandwich of them, add some fruit on the side, and that is lunch. I have it more frequently than my doctor would like.
Teresa, I’ve never told my doctor I eat it every day. Considering what we could be eating that’s bad for us, I think we’re good.
We buy Skippy Natural Creamy – Roasted Peanuts, Sugar, Palm Oil & salt.
I eat it on toast with honey.
Nora-Adrienne, honey and peanut butter is a combination made in heaven.
I, too, love peanut butter. I made some wonderful Peanut Butter Squares at Christmas, and enjoy it on toast or straight out of the jar.
Interestingly, I worked with a man who told me his doctor said if you avoided eating peanut butter you would never get fat. He never touched peanut butter!
Susan, LOL. I’m not fat and I do eat it every day. 🙂
I love Adams Crunchy Peanut Butter on Dave’s Killer Bread or a toasted Thomas’ whole wheat English muffin with sliced strawberries.
Stacey, you made my mouth water!
I love peanut butter in any way, shape, or form! Stuffed celery! Oh, yes! Peanut butter on toasted raisin cinnamon bread? Nothing better! Crunchy–teaspoon straight from the jar? Uh huh! Let’s don’t forget any item with the combination of peanut butter and chocolate!
Peggy, we must be sisters! Except I’m not a celery fan. 🙂
I love it— creamy or crunchy!
I love it with a smear of butter to make a sandwich on an English muffin or whole wheat bread, and I love it spread on banana.
I’m not a huge milk drinker, but I do love a cold glass of milk (with ice) when I eat peanut butter. Yum!
Maureen, I’m laughing. I hear your enthusiasm for any type of peanut butter. But I’ll let you have the cold milk.
My favorite pnb treat is a toasted English muffin topped with pnb and jelly! So yummy!! This has been my favorite dish since I was a little girl…and I am almost 90 now. Thankful to God for good health.
Nancy, we could have a feast together! I’ll bring the English muffins, peanut butter, and jelly.
Nothing better than a Peanut Butter Buckeye!!
Joyce, are you from Ohio? My sister makes Peanut Butter Buckeyes, and they are incredible.
No, I’m not a fan of peanut butter. I’ve tried, but I don’t like it.
Beth, you have no idea what your taste buds are missing. 🙂
I love peanut butter spread on Pepperidge Farms Farmhouse white bread. It comes in a cellophane wrapper wrapped inside of another which makes this bread so fresh its pathetic. I slice bananas thin and sprinkle a few raisins. If that doesn’t make you smile just thinking about it, there’s another great benefit. You will defeat constipation🍞🍌🍇😊
Dawn, LOL another side benefit of peanut butter! Yep, healthy in many ways. Looks like I could inviite you to any meal, and we’d have fun.