It may be 180 calories, but peanut butter (especially natural peanut butter) is pure bliss. Plus, as a vegetarian, I need the protein. It's great in oatmeal... or cold!

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I hate how people try to justify peanut butter. It's not just the calories that aren't too great, but the fat content. Trying to convince yourself that 16 grams of fat is ok because it's from peanuts and you're getting a small amount of protein (7 grams is not that much at all) is ridiculous. I can list a plethora of foods, vegetarian nonetheless, that have more protein and a fraction of the fat- Delicious yet nutritious Boca burgers, Morningstar items, protein shakes, and nutrition bars (some with peanuts) will give you more protein than peanut butter which will give you a heart attack. I get so angry at parents who feed this junk to their kids. It's pathetic and lazy. Oh, and there is always Better 'n Peanut Butter. For 2.5 grams of fat and 100 calories, you can have 2 tablespoons with 4 grams of protein.

To the above poster...bettern'pb is pure junk. It has a negligible nutritional value and tastes quite terrible. Real peanut butter is a healthy indulgence that can fit into anyone's diet. I cannot see how you can justify saying someone is a bad parent for feeding a child peanut butter. It is affordable, easy to pack, and almost all children enjoy it. I'd rather feed anybody that than a normal school lunch any day. Also, it won't give you a heart attack. Almost all the fat is mono and poly unsat. with a teensy amount of saturated, so it won't clog your arteries. You need to get off of that nutritional high horse and deserve a smack of reality.

Thanks, yeah right. Of course, people shouldn't be eating peanut butter from the jar or anything like that. It's supposed to go on bread, or with apples, to round out some protein in your meal. The fat content is high, but as the above poster said, it's mostly unsaturated.

I also did not mean to make it sound like I get all my protein from peanut butter. As a marathon runner, I stay on top of the protein situation through soy milk, tofu, and beans. I actually don't go for the fake meat/patty/bar/shake things unless I'm desperate. So essentially, I don't think peanut butter is any more "junk"y than those.

My personal pet peeve regarding peanut butter is the fact most companies add sugar to it. Adam's is all natural and gets rid of the sugar, and it tastes so much better! Give it a try some time!

How can they call it "Peanut Butter" when the FDA regulations require that all oils (other than peanut oil) that are added MUST be partially hydrogenated or fullt hydrogenated. the Palm oil is not hydrogenated in any way. so thi slook slike a simple case of deliberate mis-branding.

Oh, I LOVE smucker's natural...no sugar, but there is still salt which I can't get myself to shy away from :)

Monounsaturated fat is *good for you.* In moderation, obviously, but people, especially vegetarians, need this kind of good fat in their diet. A single serving of peanut butter, even half a serving or just one tablespoon, is indeed healthy. Peanut butter is a whole food. I laugh at the fact that you recommend over-processed soyfoods such as boca and morningstar in its place. These are, in my opinion, much more "junky" than the peanut butter we buy at my house, which has one ingredient: peanuts. obviously vegetarians should not use soy-based foods, much less those heavily tampered with, soy-protein-isolate-containing ones that you mentioned, as their only or main source of protein!

I agree with the above posters: natural peanut butter is so much more nutritious than Better N PB. The truth is, it's NOT better because its chief ingredients are evaporated cane juice and stabilizers. Natural peanut butter is not junk--parents can feed it to their children without feeling guilty. On a side note to dieters worried about PB's dense calorie load, I perosnally like to eat PB in one tablespoon servings so as to keep calories in check.

Jill, did you know Adam's natural is a product of Smucker's? No one belives me when I say that, they all want to think its a small independant company. Smucker's wants you to belive that too. There IS no Adam!

I like Teddy peanut butter--roasted peanuts and not too much salt. If you are reading all these posts, then you obviously have a couple of minutes to spare to stir the separated oil back in. If you refrigerate it, it won't separate again.

I sent an e-mail to Skippy about palm oil added to "natural" PB. Natural PB separates, which is fine since I can decant the oil and injest fewer calories from fat. Even with the oil removed, natural PB spreads fine if heated slightly.

The fat in peanut butter is almost entirely monosaturated. This means that it is fat that is actually needed to burn fat. Additionally it protects the heart and other organs. When the human body does not get enough calories or fats, it goes into something referred commonly to as "starvation mode". This means that your body realizes its not getting enough nutrients and slows the metabolism to a halt to ensure that it survives until the next meal. In the case of skippy natural peanut butter, its the best I've tried as far as taste goes, and is definitely a part of anyones diet (fitness trainers, and dieticians alike).