Peanut Butter - good source of protein or source of Mold?! (ingredient, gmo)

[Hunter Wold]

Makes great bait for mouse traps..

[TabulaRasa]

Originally Posted by A_Lexus

I don't eat peanut butter because it's not NATURAL, but processed. Never heard about mold being associated with it though.

Eh, you can buy or make peanut butter that's simply ground up peanuts. How's that for processed?

[TabulaRasa]

Originally Posted by Bluesmama

It's a wonderful source and tastes great (I use Jiff's Reduced Fat and the sweetness is just right for me). And I don't know what its shelf life is (unopened) but it's also considered an excellent "surival food".

For what it's worth, most reduced fat peanut butters are so altered in ingredients that they aren't actually legally able to be classified as peanut butter anymore. Look closely at your label and see if it's a peanut butter or "peanut spread." Like so many things, it's usually more healthful to go with the full fat version in smaller servings.

[claudhopper]

I thought I had read that peanuts absorb toxins, and this article confirms that.
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I buy the big jars from Walmart, but it would be worth a trip to the health food store to get organic.
If you make your own, do you add oil? Peanut oil, by chance? I don't think my blender would chop them fine enough.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by Caligula1

Every plant growing is susceptible to some sort of mold or disease.
If everyone worried about it we'd all starve to death.

I'm not worried, trust me. I won't go into the gory details.

[TabulaRasa]

Originally Posted by claudhopper

I thought I had read that peanuts absorb toxins, and this article confirms that.
Which Organic Foods Are Most Important to Buy? | EcoSalon | Conscious Culture and Fashion
I buy the big jars from Walmart, but it would be worth a trip to the health food store to get organic.
If you make your own, do you add oil? Peanut oil, by chance? I don't think my blender would chop them fine enough.

Shouldn't have to, as there's already oil present in the peanuts.

[claudhopper]

Originally Posted by TabulaRasa

Shouldn't have to, as there's already oil present in the peanuts.

You need a food processor, right?

[Caligula1]

I used walnut oil for a smoother consistency but it is perishable, needs to be refrigerated and used up, you do need a food processor.
You do not need to add sugar or salt and the amount of oil you use is purely on your prefrence of consistency. (You should use a little oil)

[Ohiogirl81]

Originally Posted by A_Lexus

I don't eat peanut butter because it's not NATURAL, but processed.

You must have a very limited diet.

[nan5623]

Originally Posted by claudhopper

You need a food processor, right?

Go to a health food store ~~ they have peanut butter making machines right there. You can make it fresh...