peanut butter

[Double Jab]

Short answer is at bottom of post.

Long answer is:

Most peanut butter has the serving size at 2 tablespoons, and roughly does 16 g's of fat, and 14 g's "good" fat (only a slight bit, maybe 1-2 g's of it saturated fat, which the body doesnt process in a very beneficial way), 8 g's of carbs, and 8 g's of protein.

While the protein quality is pretty good, if you are trying to either lose weight or stay in a certain calorie range (which is me), it has worked for me as an occasional add on to basic foods.

Two of my favorite snacks are an apple with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, which is great for energy as well as semi filling with the fiber of the apple skin and only about 200 calories. Just cut apple slices and wipe some peanut butter on them. Also, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter with a piece of high fiber bread.

Both of these have worked amazingly for me for both late night cravings at around 9 pm, and early midday snack around 12-1. Tasty, decently satisfying, and not that many calories.

Short answer: If you used peanut butter for protein, and if you only did 50 g's of protein from it, which isn't much at all, you would be recieving ~106 g's of fat. You can be the judge if that is either beneficial or harmful to you.

[Flab]

Peanut butter makes your **** grow.

*starts on a tub of peanut butter*

[Don Flamenco]

Can't believe Americans eat that ****

We're not called "fat Americans" for nothing =)

[Tsukiyomi]

*starts on a tub of peanut butter*

Peanut butter is the first thing recommended to people who want to put on weight.

[FalconsRB]

I love it but I'm allergic to it.

[peewee1460]

Peanut butter is a good source of fat and a decent source of protein. the key with it, like almost everything else, is moderation.

Go for the reduced fat peanut butter

jiff reduced fat peanut butter has just as many calories per serving as regular.

[DJWho]

National peanut butter is very good for you

[JoHnNyBoXeR]

Peanut butter is great for me.. If Im eating whatever I want and training Ill be about 160.. If I watch what I eat and only eat real healthy I make my 152 lbs.. Alot of times Ill eat a Peanut Butter sandwich before training on wheat bread.. I wouldn't eat it at night if Im training for a tourny but I would eat it for breakfast or before the gym

[ADozenArrows]

No No No No No.

Peanut Butter is not a health food, I don't care what anyone says.

A "tastey and good way" to get protein would be a can of beans.

Man up.

[The Surgeon]

Im quite into weight lifting right now and i find a teaspoon or 2 of Peanut butter before bed is good, its a slow realeasing protien perfect for while u sleep the nite away