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peanut butter

Oh, I forgot to mention... At our local food co-op, that offers what I consider to be healthier choices, I did find an organic peanut butter with salt. Much more expensive but if I hide it from my husband in the back of the refrigerator it will last a long time. :)
 
The main culprit for higher carbs is sugar. Other than that, when I did my research, I found that added oil reduces the carb lower than just pure peanuts (e.g. whole earth)
 
Winnie53 said:
Oh, I forgot to mention... At our local food co-op, that offers what I consider to be healthier choices, I did find an organic peanut butter with salt. Much more expensive but if I hide it from my husband in the back of the refrigerator it will last a long time. :)
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Sounds great what was the brand @Winnie53?


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@KevinPotts the brand is Once Again, and I was wrong, no salt added. And it's organic and non-GMO. Stirring then refrigeration required, but it's delicious. Doesn't get much better than that!
 
Magic Maureen said:
I cut 1/2 a banana into 1 cm slices and put a little knob of peanut butter on each one. Makes a really tasty snack.
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That sounds fantastic. I love bananas but tend not to eat them because of blood glucose spiking. Perhaps, with the peanut butter, it will be absorbed more slowly. I must give it a try :)

I have to admit to having a slice of Bergen bread, butter and peanut butter each morning for breakfast. On post meal testing, it doesn't seem to spike at all. I tested hourly y'day again to check and got these results:
Fasting Blood Glucose 7.9;
At one hour - 8.2; at 2hrs - 7.9; at 4 hrs - 3.7
Bergen and Peanut butter will usually take me through the morning, ie 4 hrs but today I went 6 1/2 hrs although got hungry but BG was 5.5 before having my (late) lunch.
Also, I'm still losing weight, so I'm not complaining ;)
This is obviously something I can reduce on when the time comes.

PS My BG first thing in the morning is often raised, presumably due to 'Dawn Phenomonim' (?sp)
 
Just for info, if you have a powerful blender (think Magic Bullet, Vitamix or similar), you can make your own peanut butter.

It is just a case of tipping your whole peanuts (in skins, but not shells, of course) in and switching on. The smoother you want it, the longer you leave it. You can add anything you like (cocoa, sweeteners, garlic, salt, flavoured oil, anything really)


You can also make almond, macadamia, hazelnut, tahini, sunflower seed or pumpkin seed butter.
 
libbyM said:
I just fancied some peanut butter and bought a jar from the supermarket but when I scrutinised the contents I see it contains more sugar than I feel is acceptable as a type 1. I know it has ahigh calorific values but wondered if I blended raw ones converting to paste whether it wouldn't hurt now and again.
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CHO given on jars is per100g--would you have 100g of peanut butter on a slice of bread? Your cho calculation of peanut butter s/b based proportionately on the amount eaten. I have never found peanut butter t/b a problem
 
Sunstreaker said:
Why does the carb content of a pack of peanuts vary so dramatically?
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Because of coatings added to peanuts--be aware though that often cho contents are sometimes incorrect eg Asda not too reliable.....
Keesha said:
Peanuts are low in glycemic index, therefore assume it will not spike too much.


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So are pasta and potato but still cause spikes.............low glycemic is promoted but does not work for me as the effect hours later is very substantial--common sense really and better for type 2s rather than 1s!!
 
Shar67 said:
Sunpat do a sugar free one as do meridian their's is just peanuts, sunpat add salt
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Meridian is really yummy, and 'real'. When at work I have a small piece of wholemeal toast with this peanut butter, which has protein and fat to give energy and leaves me feeling satisfied till lunchtime.
 
SunPat is my favorite because it's just peanuts, peanut oil and salt. All the 'trendy' brands they sell in Whole Foods contain palm oil, and palm oil gives me IBS. So cheapest is best for me. Also, I sometimes make my own. All you need is raw peanuts, an oven to toast them for 10 minutes at 180C, then you skin them, whizz them in the food processor, scoop out about a quarter when they are like breadcrumbs, add a spoonful of oil (I use sunflower), keep on whizzing till you have a paste, then stir the crumbed nuts back in and bingo, you're done. Salt to taste. Dead easy.
 
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