Big discrepancy in P.B. info!

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Registered: 08-08-2003
Big discrepancy in P.B. info!
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Tue, 11-11-2003 - 4:48pm

In the Phase I enhanced foods list that I took off of Prevention.com and have been spreading all over the board, it says that a serving size of natural peanut butter is 1 teaspoon.  (I haven't been eating P.B., so have kind of ignored that one, personally.)


Then, from the official SBD.com site, I got the Daily Dish today (via email), stating that a serving size of peanut butter on SBD is 2 Tablespoons.   BIG difference!!  


Nuts, Nuts, and Even More Nuts

Nuts are a healthy snack, yet not all nuts are created equal. Here are the suggested serving sizes for everyone's favorite nuts:



  • Almonds - 15 whole (dry-roasted recommended)
  • Brazil nuts - 4 whole
  • Cashews - 15 whole (dry-roasted recommended}
  • Pecans - 15 whole (dry-roasted recommended}
  • Macadamia - 8 whole (dry-roasted recommended)}
  • Natural peanut butter, chunky or smooth - 2 tablespoons
  • Other natural nut butters - 2 tablespoons
  • Peanuts - 20 small (may use dry-roasted or boiled)
  • Pine nuts (Pignoli) - 1 ounce
  • Pistachios - 30 whole (dry-roasted recommended}
  • Walnuts - 15 whole (dry-roasted recommended)

If nuts aren't your thing, then try a snack of up to 3 tablespoons of toasted flax seed, or up to 1 ounce of sunflower or pumpkin seeds.


Since the latest info (just above) is directly from the official web site, I'm inclined to believe the latter is the right answer, and that the Prevention.com list p.b. info, submitted by somebody on that board, was a typo????


What do you all think?  I think that 2 Tablespoons makes more sense.  Let me know the general concensus and I'll correct the enhanced list that I post.


 

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Registered: 10-31-2003
Sun, 11-16-2003 - 1:01pm
Are you storing the Smuckers All Natural PB in the fridge? I read on the label to stir it and then refrigerate it. I put it in the fridge last night, then this morning for my AM snack, stirred it real well then had a teaspoon for my snack. You can tell it is much more natural than Peter Pan and Jiffy...plus it held me over until lunch extremely well. I am going to make that my weekend snack (either AM or PM) instead of the nuts since the nuts travel well and the PB won't.

Cyndie

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Registered: 07-17-1999
Sun, 11-16-2003 - 11:45pm

Y'know, I thought about mentioning that then thought well, no, everyone would read the label and figure it out. But since I didn't when I first started using natural peanut butter....


You have to stir the oil into it, then refrigerate it. The reason is that there are no stabilizers in the natural peanut butter to keep the oil and peanuts from separating (Some people prefer to pour the oil off the top, instead of stirring it in. Personally, I think that makes the P.B. too hard, but if that's what you want to do...).


Once you stir it and refrigerate it, the product generally remains stable (you don't have to restir it every single time). If you don't touch it for a while, though, even in the fridge, they might separate. There is nothing wrong with your peanut butter if this happens...just restir and eat. If you happen to leave the peanut butter out, it won't spoil, but it will separate again. The separation can happen with the kind you grind at the store, too, but it doesn't seem to happen as quickly.


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