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Skippy Natural Peanut Butter Review

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In recent years peanut butter has gotten some mixed attention. Many have lauded its abundance of healthy unsaturated fats, protein, and fiber. However, others have criticized the commercially prepared varieties of peanut butter for its trans fats. Skippy Natural Peanut Butter has eliminated the trans fat from its products. Partially hydrogenated oils no longer appear on the ingredients list but there is palm oil, which is highly saturated.

Skippy Natural comes in the two essential textures: creamy and crunchy. I personally prefer the creamy for its spreadability on items with crevices, like rice cakes, but the crunchy variety seems to be more widely available and is just as tasty. Skippy Natural tastes just like the original, and there is no need to stir it as it doesn't separate.

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The ingredients in Skippy Natural Peanut Butters are roasted peanuts, sugar, palm oil, and salt. Ideally, your peanut butter should contain just peanuts, but natural peanut butters such as those often separate. This means you have the untidy task of stirring in the oil to the blended peanuts.

But the nutrition - the nutrition ... each 2 tablespoon serving provides 180 calories and 16 grams of fat which is 25% of the RDA, of which 3.5 grams is saturated which is 18% of the RDA. There are also 7 grams of protein, and 6 grams of total carbohydrates which includes 2 grams of fiber (8% RDA) and 3 grams of sugar.

Expect to pay between $2-3 for a 16.3 oz jar. If you are a fan of natural products - and like peanut butter, then you might like to try this. For dieters ... I can think of a lot better ways to use up 180 calories.

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