Peanut Butter and Jelly

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Peanut butter is a quick and easy way to reduce your risk of heart disease.
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich on multi-grain bread is a great source of nutrients for your body! A quick and easy peanut butter sandwich is healthier, by far, than a fast food burger or fried chicken dinner and far better than, let's say, an equally easy "meal" of chips or ice cream. That's because peanut butter offers health-protective mono- and polyunsaturated oil.
If you are a hungry athlete who needs 3,000 or more calories a day, you can spend a significant amount of money fueling yourself (especially if you routinely eat protein bars, weight gain shakes and other engineered sports foods).

What is Peanut Butter exactly? 

Peanut butter is a food paste made primarily from roasted peanuts

It is popular throughout the world and is also manufactured in some emerging markets. Its primary use is as a sandwich spread.

Similar peanut pastes are popular in various cultures. In South Indian cooking, chili peppers are added to make a spicy variant of peanut paste. In Andhra Pradesh, India, peanut chutney is popular. In this variation, peanuts are ground and mixed with chili peppers and other ingredients.

In some types of gourmet peanut butter, chocolate or other ingredients may be added. Various nut butters are also made from other nuts.

Health Benefits of Peanut Butter 

Peanut butter is a very caloric, yet very healthy food

Peanut butter is a very caloric, yet very healthy food. In general, raw peanut butter (as in less refined) is better than refined, because it retains many of the beneficial nutrients found in the skin; in addition, processed peanut butter might contain added trans-fatty acids (which have been shown to increase the risk of cardiocirculatory diseases). A further risk is that when badly preserved, it can host the mold Aspergillus flavus, that produces aflatoxin (a very toxic and carcinogenic substance), so your best bet is to always go with natural peanut butter.

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National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day 

April 2nd 2009

National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day is April 2. Legend has it that American soldiers in World War II mixed their ratios of peanut butter and jelly to make a new treat. When they returned sales of peanut butter and jelly soared. Everyone was soon making PBJ sandwiches. This fun day is a great time to sit down to the table and play with your sandwich.

The peanut butter and jelly sandwich 

peanut butter and jam

The peanut butter and jelly sandwich, (PB&J), also known as a peanut butter and jam sandwich in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, is a sandwich that includes a layer of peanut butter and either jelly or jam on bread, commonly between two slices, but sometimes eaten open-faced, that is, with peanut butter and jam or jelly on each of two slices, eaten without putting the two slices together and without folding each slice of bread. The sandwich has the advantage that it does not contain any perishable ingredients, so it does not require refrigeration in hot weather, making it suitable for lunch bags. The peanut butter and jelly sandwich is very popular with both adults and children in the US and Canada. A 2002 survey showed the average American will have eaten 1,500 of the sandwiches before graduating from high school. Jars of pre-mixed peanut butter and jelly are commercially available for making these sandwiches.

Peanut Butter and Jelly 

How do you like your peanut butter and jelly sandwich?

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Jelly or Honey? 

What is best with peanut butter?

Jelly or Honey with your peanut butter?

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Jelly

blue22d says:

I like both. However, one of my favorite peanut butter sandwiches is: PB with slices of dill pickle and slices of onion - no jelly.

Frankster says:

Gosh, I prefer peanut butter plain (with milk of course). But if I had to choose Jelly or Honey, I'd go with apply butter jelly. Is that really considered a jelly?

Susan52 says:

I love it with jelly, but I often settle for a quick squirt of honey or Chef Keem's Agasweet! (No, he doesn't pay me to advertise!)

Honey

fartmonster says:

Honey!

tandemonimom says:

Ooh, it depends entirely on my mood! But probably my mood swings to honey more often than jelly. Sometimes I mix them up and eat PB-H straight from the spoon! (Maybe with a sprinkle of chocolate chips for good measure!)

 

Better N Peanut Butter 

Better 'n Peanut Butter Original - 4 pack

Product Description
Better 'n Peanut ButterŪ is the all-natural product of the Wonder Natural Foods Corporation that can be used in all the ways that you now use regular peanut butter, but instead of 16 grams of fat per (32 gram) serving, Better 'n Peanut Butter delivers less than 3 grams of fat per serving and qualifies as a low fat food by USFDA standards. Better 'n Peanut ButterŪ is an All Natural, delicious peanut butter spread with 85% less fat and 40% less calories than regular peanut butter. Ingredients: Peanuts (as de-fatted peanut flour and natural peanut butter), tapioca syrup, pure water, dehydrated cane juice, rice syrup, vegetable glycerin, soy flour, salt, tapioca starch, natural flavors, paprika & annatto, calcium carbonate, lecithin, vitamins e & c (antioxidants).

Better N Peanut Butter BPB OR-4 Better'n Peanut Butter 16 oz. Original - 4 Pack

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Product Features
* Better 'n Peanut Butter%uFFFD can be used in all the wonderful ways that you now use regular peanut butter
* Try it on fresh fruit like bananas, apples, pears or on toast with your favorite low calorie jam or jelly.
* As a bonus, Better 'n Peanut Butter%uFFFD mixes wonderfully with low fat milk (Soy, Rice, or regular) to make delicious and nutritious shakes or smoothies.
* Try it as a topping on frozen low fat yogurt or ice cream.

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Low Fat Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe 

Reduced fat peanut butter

Peanut Butter CookieIngredients:
1 (14 oz) can of low fat sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup Better 'n Peanut Butter
1/4 cup fat free egg substitute
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups reduced fat biscuit mix
1/4 cup sugar

Directions:
* Mix the milk, peanut butter, egg substitute and vanilla with a mixer on a low setting until smooth. Add the biscuit mix and blend well. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours.
* Preheat your oven to 350. Drop the dough by teaspoonful 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet coated with nonstick spray. Sprinkle with sugar and bake the cookies until lightly browned about 6-8 minutes.
* Each cookie has 45 calories and 1.5 grams of fat. They make a yummy guilt free holiday treat.

Wild Chokecherry Jelly, 5oz 

Sunset Magazine voted "Best of the West" in 2000.

Product Description
* Sunset Magazine voted "Best of the West" in 2000.
* Elegant water color labeling makes for a perfect gift.
* Smooth texture.
* Similar to a tart cherry only on the Wild side!
* Also available in a 11oz jar

Wild Chokecherry Jelly, 5oz

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Ingredients
Wild Chokecherry Juice, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Pectin, Citric Acid

Product Description
An old time favorite from across the Midwest with a truly unique flavor, similar to a tart cherry only on the WILD side. For those who like things a little "Sweet and Sour".

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More Jelly Flavors 

Try these jellies on your next peanut butter sandwich

Wild Plum Jelly 4.8 ounce

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Wild Plum Jelly 9.6 ounce

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Crab Apple Jelly 9.6 ounce

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Pioneer Valley Gourmet Red Currant Jelly

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Fifty-50 Peanut Butter Creamy 

Low Sodium, 18-Ounce Units (Pack of 6)

Product Description
Without added sugar. For use in a low glycemic diet. Not a low calorie food. There's a simple reason why our company is called Fifty 50. We contribute half of all our profits from the sales of our products to diabetes research. Fifty 50 will continue to combine 50% of its profits to diabetes research until the day a cure can be found. Exchange Information for People with Diabetes: 2 Tbsp equals 1 1/2 lean meat, 1/3 carbohydrate and 3 fat exchanges. Calculations based in Exchange Lists for Meal Planning.

Fifty-50 Peanut Butter Creamy, Without Added Sugar, 18-Ounce Units (Pack of 6)

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Customer Review
This peanut butter is a really, really great choice! It has greatly reduced and preferable sugars used in its production and yet has a wonderful peanutty taste!! I would say that the lack of extra sugar actually makes the peanut taste much stronger and more enjoyable. I would highly recommend this peanut butter to EVERY peanut butter lover!! The price on it as sold here is highly comparable to store brands and who doesn't need to try to reduce the sugars in their diets??? MOMS - really think about this item for your household and for your kids!!!

Witmer Company Peanut Butter Mixer 

Award winning Peanut Butter mixer

Product Description
This innovative, new, award-winning device will easily stir non-hydrogenated peanut butter in its original container without splashing oil. It does a perfect job of mixing with almost no effort and almost no cleaning. The mixing rod conveniently cleans itself upon removal from the jar! It comes out spotless. Really!! Enjoy natural, organic peanut butter without the mess or strain of mixing. An award-winning invention

Witmer Company Peanut Butter Mixer

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Product Features
* Easy to use; molded plastic knob
* No splashing of peanut oil
* Lid 0f 3 inches diameter
* Easy to clean
* Made in USA

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Peanut Butter Recipes 

Peanut butter balls ÂŦ One Ordinary Day
Cream peanut butter, powdered sugar, and butter until smooth and creamy. Add cereal and stir with a wooden spoon until thoroughly combined. Using powdered sugar on your hands to prevent sticking, roll 1? balls of peanut butter mixture ...
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The other day I was craving blondies and peanut butter at the same time. It often happens that I get dual cravings, and in this case it was easy to.

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