Food in general: Peanuts and Peanut Butter

Shadowfox · 28-Feb-2013, 06:03 PM (18:03)

Some like it. Some don't. If you don't like either, tell why. If you like either, what kind, style, brand. Recipes?

I "love" them both. Plain peanuts, roasted, unsalted, in shell or out. Eat out of hand and sometimes use in recipes, Asian or African.

Peanut butter goes with just about everything for me. Prefer smooth rather than crunchy. Fave brand is Adams unsalted creamy, natural tho not organic. It is the old fashioned kind with no added sugar and other ingredients, so that the oil separates out and I store the jar upside down till opening. Then I stir the butter till it's all smooth and together.

If I can get to the store that has the grinder machine, I get fresh ground where I can watch the peanuts being ground and choose exactly how much I want. That is for me the best.

I use it in all sort of recipes, such as adding to tomato sauce, oatmeal. The best thing about peanut butter is the glycemic index which is very low and reduces the GI of whatever it's used with.

Anybody have a recipe for peanut butter pancakes?

Seeker630 · 28-Feb-2013, 07:39 PM (19:39)

On the rare occasions that I allow myself some, I get the deli stuff made right here in my local grocery store (Publix). But for a commercial variety, I prefer Jiff creamy style. I don't get either very often since they are so calorie intensive.

Oh-----and roasted and salted in the shell. Which I'm not supposed to eat because of the sodium content.

Dammit.

Makbawehuh · 06-Mar-2013, 02:42 AM (02:42)

I have a love/hate relationship with peanuts and peanut butter. When I can get the adams stuff or fresh ground, I'll occasionally eat it, but I much prefer other kinds of nut butter. Where peanut butter gets me, and gets me hard, is the land of peanut sauce.

Peanut butter and chocolate are delicious, but imho, this is nothing compared to the divine beauty of the marriage between peanut butter and coconut.

So... Yeah, I don't care much for peanuts by themselves, period, as nuts or as butter, but can adore them when they're mixed into the right things.

AspenMama · 12-Mar-2013, 03:49 PM (15:49)

The occasional peanut butter and honey sandwich is an old comfort food for me. I don't eat peanut butter very much anymore but I definately prefer the crunchy all natural kind. In my plant based vegan recipe attempts I often use cashew butter to help make a cheesy creamy sort of sauce.

I buy raw, unsalted nuts and try to eat about a quarter cup daily on this plant based vegan diet. But if I've had meat or something else fatty that day, I'll skip it.

My husband must always have creamy peanut butter and bread on hand. If I fix a dinner he doesn't love, (heavy on the healthy veggies) I'll see him get some toast and peanut butter shortly after.

Shake · 09-Apr-2013, 07:04 AM (07:04)

I love both. Peanuts should be salted and dry roasted. Peanut butter should be creamy.

Now, unfortunately, I can't have any of it in my house since my oldest has a severe peanut/tree nut allergy. He doesn't eat things which "may contain" nuts as well as items which "may have been processed" in/around equipment which has handled nuts. The latter we do have in the house, although he doesn't go near it. This was hard on both my wife and I, but of course, we decided his health trumped our desire for such foods. I can eat it at work, provided I'm not going to see him immediately afterward. When my mother makes peanut butter cookies at Xmas time, she brings me a sealed Ziploc bag, which usually doesn't even come into my house. Then I just take it to work where I can enjoy them.

Seeker630 · 10-Apr-2013, 06:47 PM (18:47)

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Originally Posted by Shake

----------I can eat it at work, provided I'm not going to see him immediately afterward. When my mother makes peanut butter cookies at Xmas time, she brings me a sealed Ziploc bag, which usually doesn't even come into my house. Then I just take it to work where I can enjoy them.

I don't understand; how does you eating something affect your son? Just curious.

Makbawehuh · 20-Apr-2013, 03:13 AM (03:13)

Folks with a severe peanut allergy can have a nasty allergic reaction (the kind that sends you to the emergency room) just from coming into contact with the residue. Residue the food was processed with on equipment, residue on your hands and mouth after eating...

I have a friend who's daughter is allergic to peanuts like that as well. I feel bad for them.

Shadowfox · 20-Apr-2013, 05:00 PM (17:00)

Allergy to peanuts is scarey indeed. And so many things have peanuts or some form thereof in them that you have to be extremely careful in reading all ingredients - and extremely watchful in restaurants!

Shadowfox · 20-Apr-2013, 05:02 PM (17:02)

Peanut butter and honey. Yum.

. . .and jelly of any kind.
. . .and ketchup.
. . .and pickles.
. . .and bananas.
. . .and what else?

Oh, yeh, what kind of bread? or crackers?

Makbawehuh · 24-Apr-2013, 02:27 AM (02:27)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadowfox

Peanut butter and honey. Yum.

...

. . .and ketchup.
. . .and pickles.

...

OH MY SCIENCE, EW!

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Shadowfox Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 253	Peanuts and Peanut Butter Some like it. Some don't. If you don't like either, tell why. If you like either, what kind, style, brand. Recipes? I "love" them both. Plain peanuts, roasted, unsalted, in shell or out. Eat out of hand and sometimes use in recipes, Asian or African. Peanut butter goes with just about everything for me. Prefer smooth rather than crunchy. Fave brand is Adams unsalted creamy, natural tho not organic. It is the old fashioned kind with no added sugar and other ingredients, so that the oil separates out and I store the jar upside down till opening. Then I stir the butter till it's all smooth and together. If I can get to the store that has the grinder machine, I get fresh ground where I can watch the peanuts being ground and choose exactly how much I want. That is for me the best. I use it in all sort of recipes, such as adding to tomato sauce, oatmeal. The best thing about peanut butter is the glycemic index which is very low and reduces the GI of whatever it's used with. Anybody have a recipe for peanut butter pancakes?

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Seeker630 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Way Down Yonder in the Paw Paw Patch Posts: 324	On the rare occasions that I allow myself some, I get the deli stuff made right here in my local grocery store (Publix). But for a commercial variety, I prefer Jiff creamy style. I don't get either very often since they are so calorie intensive. Oh-----and roasted and salted in the shell. Which I'm not supposed to eat because of the sodium content. Dammit. Last edited by Seeker630; 28-Feb-2013 at 07:47 PM (19:47).

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Makbawehuh Doctor Ragnarok Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The darkest corners of your imagination. Or maybe right next to you. I'm not telling! Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 170	I have a love/hate relationship with peanuts and peanut butter. When I can get the adams stuff or fresh ground, I'll occasionally eat it, but I much prefer other kinds of nut butter. Where peanut butter gets me, and gets me hard, is the land of peanut sauce. Peanut butter and chocolate are delicious, but imho, this is nothing compared to the divine beauty of the marriage between peanut butter and coconut. So... Yeah, I don't care much for peanuts by themselves, period, as nuts or as butter, but can adore them when they're mixed into the right things. __________________ "Time once again for an important GNR public service announcement! Don't feed the yao guai. That is all." ~Three Dog "Remember kids, a smart man knows when it's time to run like a little bitch!" ~Kanta, Desert Punk

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12-Mar-2013, 03:49 PM (15:49)	4 45791
AspenMama Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Where the air is thin Posts: 19	The occasional peanut butter and honey sandwich is an old comfort food for me. I don't eat peanut butter very much anymore but I definately prefer the crunchy all natural kind. In my plant based vegan recipe attempts I often use cashew butter to help make a cheesy creamy sort of sauce. I buy raw, unsalted nuts and try to eat about a quarter cup daily on this plant based vegan diet. But if I've had meat or something else fatty that day, I'll skip it. My husband must always have creamy peanut butter and bread on hand. If I fix a dinner he doesn't love, (heavy on the healthy veggies) I'll see him get some toast and peanut butter shortly after.

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Shake mostly harmless Pyramid Solitaire Champion! Stone Breaker Champion! Naughty Classroom Champion! Breakout Champion! Mahjong Connect Champion! Warriors Hunting Game Champion! The Sketcher Champion! Crazy Block Breaker Champion! Penguin's Revenge Champion! Cubic Shot Champion! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 156	I love both. Peanuts should be salted and dry roasted. Peanut butter should be creamy. Now, unfortunately, I can't have any of it in my house since my oldest has a severe peanut/tree nut allergy. He doesn't eat things which "may contain" nuts as well as items which "may have been processed" in/around equipment which has handled nuts. The latter we do have in the house, although he doesn't go near it. This was hard on both my wife and I, but of course, we decided his health trumped our desire for such foods. I can eat it at work, provided I'm not going to see him immediately afterward. When my mother makes peanut butter cookies at Xmas time, she brings me a sealed Ziploc bag, which usually doesn't even come into my house. Then I just take it to work where I can enjoy them.

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Makbawehuh Doctor Ragnarok Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The darkest corners of your imagination. Or maybe right next to you. I'm not telling! Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 170	Folks with a severe peanut allergy can have a nasty allergic reaction (the kind that sends you to the emergency room) just from coming into contact with the residue. Residue the food was processed with on equipment, residue on your hands and mouth after eating... I have a friend who's daughter is allergic to peanuts like that as well. I feel bad for them.

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Shadowfox Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 253	Allergy to peanuts is scarey indeed. And so many things have peanuts or some form thereof in them that you have to be extremely careful in reading all ingredients - and extremely watchful in restaurants!