peanut butter

BringDaBlitz94 · 03-05-2007, 04:59 PM

is this stuff good for you? i mean i was reading the labels and it has 14g fat and 190 calories, 3g sugar and 7g protien

NeilPearson · 03-05-2007, 05:02 PM

Look at the ingredients... It should just have peanuts, well maybe some salt too.

ABCs · 03-05-2007, 05:12 PM

Get the natural peanut butter. Smuckers now has Organic, natural peanut butter = heaven.

**Jodi** · 03-05-2007, 05:16 PM

Something about smuckers I just don't trust. Something to think about......how can it sit on the shelf for so long if there are no preservatives....

I buy it in the health foods stores freshly ground, mix it up and put it in the fridge.

BringDaBlitz94 · 03-05-2007, 05:21 PM

well i'm cutting so if i had a peanut butter sandwhich on mulitgrain bread the calories wuld equal about 310. is that healthy?

ABCs · 03-05-2007, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jodi

Something about smuckers I just don't trust. Something to think about......how can it sit on the shelf for so long if there are no preservatives....

I buy it in the health foods stores freshly ground, mix it up and put it in the fridge.

I doubt Smuckers, one of the biggest PB&J companies is blatantly lying on their jars. Everything is approved by the FDA, is it not?

**Jodi** · 03-05-2007, 06:10 PM

No it's not monitored. There is a big controversy about this and how there are companies claiming their foods are natural or organic and they are not. Kind of sucks. Everyone is getting into the organic and natural market yet there are no guidelines identified with the FDA so it's free game. I wouldn't past any company. Seriously.....think about it......how can it stay on the shelf for so long if there are no preservatives in it? When I buy the fresh ground stuff if I don't put it in the fridge, in 5 days it is bad. So, how does "Smuckers Natural" last so long.....

r0dxx · 03-05-2007, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jodi

No it's not monitored. There is a big controversy about this and how there are companies claiming their foods are natural or organic and they are not. Kind of sucks. Everyone is getting into the organic and natural market yet there are no guidelines identified with the FDA so it's free game. I wouldn't past any company. Seriously.....think about it......how can it stay on the shelf for so long if there are no preservatives in it? When I buy the fresh ground stuff if I don't put it in the fridge, in 5 days it is bad. So, how does "Smuckers Natural" last so long.....

5 days? I buy natural pb from my grocery store (Publix) at it lasts atleast 2 weeks in the fridge.

ABCs · 03-05-2007, 06:23 PM

I don't put my peanut butter i nthe fridge at all and it lasts weeks.

And now that I thin about it, you are probalby right Jodi but how the hell could they get away with not listing the ENTIRE list of ingredients whether it be preservs or not?

mamaj · 03-05-2007, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jodi

Something about smuckers I just don't trust. Something to think about......how can it sit on the shelf for so long if there are no preservatives....

I buy it in the health foods stores freshly ground, mix it up and put it in the fridge.

I like to get my PB like this too, do you know the macros on it or is it the same as the other Nat PBs?

**Jodi** · 03-05-2007, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by r0dxx

5 days? I buy natural pb from my grocery store (Publix) at it lasts atleast 2 weeks in the fridge.

Re-read my post

I said IF I don't put it in the fridge it only 5 days.

**Jodi** · 03-05-2007, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ABCs

I don't put my peanut butter i nthe fridge at all and it lasts weeks.

What do you buy?

**Jodi** · 03-05-2007, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mamaj

I like to get my PB like this too, do you know the macros on it or is it the same as the other Nat PBs?

Yeah pretty much the same. Just use nutritiondata.com to find it

ABCs · 03-05-2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jodi

What do you buy?

I buy the new organic all nuatural Smuckers. Or whatever my new local grocery store has which I haven't checked yet.

**Jodi** · 03-05-2007, 06:39 PM

Precisely my point

mamaj · 03-05-2007, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jodi

Yeah pretty much the same. Just use nutritiondata.com to find it

Thanks!

KentDog · 03-05-2007, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jodi

Something about smuckers I just don't trust. Something to think about......how can it sit on the shelf for so long if there are no preservatives....

I buy it in the health foods stores freshly ground, mix it up and put it in the fridge.

Interesting questions being raised. I remember reading about protein bar companies being busted for blatently inconsistant nutritional info on the labels than what was in the bars and have often wondered about other foods. Not to sound ignorant, but isn't salt a preservative? I only ask because Smucker's Natural PB has salt in it (two ingredients: peanuts, salt).

vortrit · 03-06-2007, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Jodi

Something about smuckers I just don't trust. Something to think about......how can it sit on the shelf for so long if there are no preservatives....

I buy it in the health foods stores freshly ground, mix it up and put it in the fridge.

Because it is sealed? I'm not trying to argue, it's just that my parents have been canning veggies and things like that out of the garden for years, and I KNOW FOR A FACT that they don't put preservatives in them, and they last quite awhile.

Regardless I still think grinding your own is the best way to go.

vortrit · 03-06-2007, 11:06 AM

Also, we had an ice storm last month. I lost power for 14 days. My Smuckers peanut butter was the first thing to go south. Again, not trying to argue, just stating it from my own experience.

TehBiggestLuzer · 03-07-2007, 11:35 AM

I think the salt makes it last longer. I go through my jars fast but i have never had pb go bad on me. I eat the smuckers but not the organic kind just the normal natty. I buy a brand called Krema here and there because its straight nuts with no salt and that doesnt seem to go bad all that fast either. Anyways the smuckers tastes the best and im not going to freak out about the small chance at something being mislabled. I doubt a brand that is as big as smuckers would ever mislable anything on purpose. That would drop their stock price and piss off all their shareholders!

**Jodi** · 03-07-2007, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by vortrit

Because it is sealed? I'm not trying to argue, it's just that my parents have been canning veggies and things like that out of the garden for years, and I KNOW FOR A FACT that they don't put preservatives in them, and they last quite awhile.

Regardless I still think grinding your own is the best way to go.

The canning process itself preserves them.

I doubt the little bit of salt in there makes it be able to last several months on a shelf.

Get a blender, add peanuts to it and salt and grind it up. Put it in a jar and leave it on the counter. See how long it lasts. I'd bet only a few days. Once the oils are separated it makes it perishable if it doesn't have preservatives.

33sun33 · 03-07-2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jodi

The canning process itself preserves them.

I doubt the little bit of salt in there makes it be able to last several months on a shelf.

Get a blender, add peanuts to it and salt and grind it up. Put it in a jar and leave it on the counter. See how long it lasts. I'd bet only a few days. Once the oils are separated it makes it perishable if it doesn't have preservatives.

How bad is it to just eat regular peanut butter? Natural PB just tastes nasty to me, but I love regular pb

Uthinkso · 03-07-2007, 12:00 PM

So I guess JIF is out eh.... J/K put down the detonators.

TehBiggestLuzer · 03-07-2007, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 33sun33

How bad is it to just eat regular peanut butter? Natural PB just tastes nasty to me, but I love regular pb

Very bad

. I wouldnt eat regular peanut butter with a koala's arteries.

**Jodi** · 03-07-2007, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 33sun33

How bad is it to just eat regular peanut butter? Natural PB just tastes nasty to me, but I love regular pb

It's bad. It has added sugars and preservatives.

TehBiggestLuzer · 03-07-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jodi

It's bad. It has added sugars and preservatives.

Yes and the sugars actually and preservatives actually make it taste worse!

Uthinkso · 03-07-2007, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TehBiggestLuzer

Very bad

. I wouldnt eat regular peanut butter with a koala's arteries.

I've actually pushed peanut butter away. Its good and all but I just don't have room for it.

ABCs · 03-07-2007, 04:13 PM

I eat a spoon of naty PB to get some EFAs and protein right before hitting the sack. I love PB and seriously can't wait unitil I am bulking.

03-05-2007, 04:59 PM	#1
BringDaBlitz94 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 193	peanut butter is this stuff good for you? i mean i was reading the labels and it has 14g fat and 190 calories, 3g sugar and 7g protien

03-05-2007, 05:12 PM	#3
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03-05-2007, 06:23 PM	#9
ABCs Audios Envy Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: My Mind Posts: 1,155	I don't put my peanut butter i nthe fridge at all and it lasts weeks. And now that I thin about it, you are probalby right Jodi but how the hell could they get away with not listing the ENTIRE list of ingredients whether it be preservs or not? Last edited by ABCs : 03-05-2007 at 06:38 PM.
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03-05-2007, 05:02 PM	#2
NeilPearson Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,274	Look at the ingredients... It should just have peanuts, well maybe some salt too.

03-05-2007, 05:16 PM	#4
Jodi Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,265 Photos: 1	Something about smuckers I just don't trust. Something to think about......how can it sit on the shelf for so long if there are no preservatives.... I buy it in the health foods stores freshly ground, mix it up and put it in the fridge.

03-05-2007, 05:21 PM	#5
BringDaBlitz94 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 193	well i'm cutting so if i had a peanut butter sandwhich on mulitgrain bread the calories wuld equal about 310. is that healthy?

03-05-2007, 06:10 PM	#7
Jodi Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,265 Photos: 1	No it's not monitored. There is a big controversy about this and how there are companies claiming their foods are natural or organic and they are not. Kind of sucks. Everyone is getting into the organic and natural market yet there are no guidelines identified with the FDA so it's free game. I wouldn't past any company. Seriously.....think about it......how can it stay on the shelf for so long if there are no preservatives in it? When I buy the fresh ground stuff if I don't put it in the fridge, in 5 days it is bad. So, how does "Smuckers Natural" last so long.....

03-05-2007, 06:39 PM	#15
Jodi Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,265 Photos: 1	Precisely my point

03-07-2007, 11:35 AM	#20
TehBiggestLuzer Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 63	I think the salt makes it last longer. I go through my jars fast but i have never had pb go bad on me. I eat the smuckers but not the organic kind just the normal natty. I buy a brand called Krema here and there because its straight nuts with no salt and that doesnt seem to go bad all that fast either. Anyways the smuckers tastes the best and im not going to freak out about the small chance at something being mislabled. I doubt a brand that is as big as smuckers would ever mislable anything on purpose. That would drop their stock price and piss off all their shareholders!

03-07-2007, 04:13 PM	#28
ABCs Audios Envy Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: My Mind Posts: 1,155	I eat a spoon of naty PB to get some EFAs and protein right before hitting the sack. I love PB and seriously can't wait unitil I am bulking.