Peanut Butter Thread (Creamy or Crunchy!)

[GNTLGNT]

....I am no PB snob, I like smooth or crunchy...don't care for the "natural" as much...love peanut oil, chicken cooked in peanut butter...and something my Grandma Denny used to make me as a kid was chunky peanut butter sammiches, with crumbled bacon...oh yeah, can't forget Tracy and my journeys into the odd side of PB, we like sour pickle and PB sandwiches or PB and olive sandwiches-green olives=good, black olives=yucko!...

 

[GNTLGNT]

 

[cat in a bag]

I prefer creamy PB. What I really love is PB and honey! Oh so good!

 

[Grandpa]

My dad liked to mix peanut butter and molasses and spread it on pancakes.

He also liked to soak big chunks of cornbread in a glass of buttermilk.

He was raised on a farm. You can probably tell.

 

[blunthead]

My dad liked to mix peanut butter and molasses and spread it on pancakes.

He also liked to soak big chunks of cornbread in a glass of buttermilk.

He was raised on a farm. You can probably tell.

I think I was born with farmer's genes. I don't mean I was born wearing overalls. I've always loved saturated fat. Breakfast was eggs and bacon with toast and butter. Nothing else amounted to breakfast but was just a waste of tummy space. I never ate peanut butter at breakfast time but often had peanut butter and jelly (usually "grape") sandwiches for lunch. Nowadays I like to eat crunchy peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon; but as I've said my the diet program the doc has me on limits virtually everything, especially what my latent farmer desires.

 

[Grandpa]

I think I was born with farmer's genes. I don't mean I was born wearing overalls. I've always loved saturated fat. Breakfast was eggs and bacon with toast and butter. Nothing else amounted to breakfast but was just a waste of tummy space. I never ate peanut butter at breakfast time but often had peanut butter and jelly (usually "grape") sandwiches for lunch. Nowadays I like to eat crunchy peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon; but as I've said my the diet program the doc has me on limits virtually everything, especially what my latent farmer desires.

Honestly, the farmer's diet is just fine.

If you're laboring from dawn to dusk and working it off.

I hear you on the prescribed diet. I don't follow it as religiously as I should, most notably with cheese and alcohol, but I'll say from experience that one good health scare can cure you of a life-long ice cream addiction.

 

[Spideyman]

Creamy here, and I'm with grandpa- I like the natural- organic if possible- peanut butter.
Grandpa- have you seen this handy tool to mix the oil that is on top?

 

[blunthead]

Honestly, the farmer's diet is just fine.

If you're laboring from dawn to dusk and working it off.

I hear you on the prescribed diet. I don't follow it as religiously as I should, most notably with cheese and alcohol, but I'll say from experience that one good health scare can cure you of a life-long ice cream addiction.

I had a heart attack, but that still didn't cure me of my attachment for saturated fat. I figure I must have a psychological food attachment, that I medicate with it (as well as other things), though weight has been an issue only since my metabolism abandoned me in my mid 40s. I had been a distance runner in Atlanta GA; was in great shape, but then moved to Michigan, of all places, and there was nowhere to run where I lived (no excuse) and if you wish to run in the winter in Michigan you have to buy a space suit. I don't why I just gave up. I guess the lifestyle change was drastic enough to overwhelm me. I quit running. But I didn't quit eating the wrong stuff.

My health focus now is admittedly a weight focus - the fact that I can't tolerate seeing myself in the mirror - and not so much to prolong life. I guess if I had a real close call (closer than a heart attack?) I might discover just how much I value the idea of staying alive. And I'm not doing it without the aid of a doctor who simply hates to take "No" for an answer.

 

[fljoe0]

Can I mix the powdered peanut butter with that powdered alcohol?

Somebody put alcohol in my peanut butter.

 

[king family fan]

Creamy

 

[FlakeNoir]

I had a heart attack, but that still didn't cure me of my attachment for saturated fat. I figure I must have a psychological food attachment, that I medicate with it (as well as other things), though weight has been an issue only since my metabolism abandoned me in my mid 40s. I had been a distance runner in Atlanta GA; was in great shape, but then moved to Michigan, of all places, and there was nowhere to run where I lived (no excuse) and if you wish to run in the winter in Michigan you have to buy a space suit. I don't why I just gave up. I guess the lifestyle change was drastic enough to overwhelm me. I quit running. But I didn't quit eating the wrong stuff.

My health focus now is admittedly a weight focus - the fact that I can't tolerate seeing myself in the mirror - and not so much to prolong life. I guess if I had a real close call (closer than a heart attack?) I might discover just how much I value the idea of staying alive. And I'm not doing it without the aid of a doctor who simply hates to take "No" for an answer.

(((Frank)))

 

[danie]

I had a heart attack, but that still didn't cure me of my attachment for saturated fat. I figure I must have a psychological food attachment, that I medicate with it (as well as other things), though weight has been an issue only since my metabolism abandoned me in my mid 40s. I had been a distance runner in Atlanta GA; was in great shape, but then moved to Michigan, of all places, and there was nowhere to run where I lived (no excuse) and if you wish to run in the winter in Michigan you have to buy a space suit. I don't why I just gave up. I guess the lifestyle change was drastic enough to overwhelm me. I quit running. But I didn't quit eating the wrong stuff.

My health focus now is admittedly a weight focus - the fact that I can't tolerate seeing myself in the mirror - and not so much to prolong life. I guess if I had a real close call (closer than a heart attack?) I might discover just how much I value the idea of staying alive. And I'm not doing it without the aid of a doctor who simply hates to take "No" for an answer.

Dude, you should start running again!
Maybe a tread mill in the winter?
Just start out walking, and after a while, I'll bet that old distance runner mentality will set in and get you going!

 

[Grandpa]

I had a heart attack, but that still didn't cure me of my attachment for saturated fat. I figure I must have a psychological food attachment, that I medicate with it (as well as other things), though weight has been an issue only since my metabolism abandoned me in my mid 40s. I had been a distance runner in Atlanta GA; was in great shape, but then moved to Michigan, of all places, and there was nowhere to run where I lived (no excuse) and if you wish to run in the winter in Michigan you have to buy a space suit. I don't why I just gave up. I guess the lifestyle change was drastic enough to overwhelm me. I quit running. But I didn't quit eating the wrong stuff.

My health focus now is admittedly a weight focus - the fact that I can't tolerate seeing myself in the mirror - and not so much to prolong life. I guess if I had a real close call (closer than a heart attack?) I might discover just how much I value the idea of staying alive. And I'm not doing it without the aid of a doctor who simply hates to take "No" for an answer.

I got a stationary bike - actually, a good friend just gave it to me after my heart attack. I recommend it. It's not the same as running, I know, but it's easier on the knees, and I can watch television and just let the calories burn and the heart rate elevate, and the time just seems to go by faster.

Good luck with staying on a program that works for you. I know it's tough. Even after a life-threatening time, the habits of a lifetime still sneak back because they're what comfort us the most.

 

[Grandpa]

Creamy here, and I'm with grandpa- I like the natural- organic if possible- peanut butter.
Grandpa- have you seen this handy tool to mix the oil that is on top?

I had not seen it, but honest, mixing the peanut butter, like cutting the vegetables and meat myself, just is a relaxing Zen-like thing for me. Humans look for convenience. But in my kitchen life, manual labor (labor?!? whatever) seems to suit me best.

 

[blunthead]

(((Frank)))

Thankee, Flake.

 

[blunthead]

I got a stationary bike - actually, a good friend just gave it to me after my heart attack. I recommend it. It's not the same as running, I know, but it's easier on the knees, and I can watch television and just let the calories burn and the heart rate elevate, and the time just seems to go by faster.

Good luck with staying on a program that works for you. I know it's tough. Even after a life-threatening time, the habits of a lifetime still sneak back because they're what comfort us the most.

I have a treadmill/clothesrack. My doc told me to walk everyday. Every so often I remember that he said that. I just need to make lifestyle adjustments as I go. I really am interested in my health nowadays, and do feel there are reasons to live, more than I used to. Life is good and they say it's better than the alternative.

 

[Spideyman]

I had not seen it, but honest, mixing the peanut butter, like cutting the vegetables and meat myself, just is a relaxing Zen-like thing for me. Humans look for convenience. But in my kitchen life, manual labor (labor?!? whatever) seems to suit me best.

I don't have one. Saw it on a homestyle cooking show where they show new gadgets in addition to cooking. Guess I'm like you- like the feel of blending the oil into the peanuts.

 

[mjs9153]

I had a heart attack, but that still didn't cure me of my attachment for saturated fat. I figure I must have a psychological food attachment, that I medicate with it (as well as other things), though weight has been an issue only since my metabolism abandoned me in my mid 40s. I had been a distance runner in Atlanta GA; was in great shape, but then moved to Michigan, of all places, and there was nowhere to run where I lived (no excuse) and if you wish to run in the winter in Michigan you have to buy a space suit. I don't why I just gave up. I guess the lifestyle change was drastic enough to overwhelm me. I quit running. But I didn't quit eating the wrong stuff.

My health focus now is admittedly a weight focus - the fact that I can't tolerate seeing myself in the mirror - and not so much to prolong life. I guess if I had a real close call (closer than a heart attack?) I might discover just how much I value the idea of staying alive. And I'm not doing it without the aid of a doctor who simply hates to take "No" for an answer.

You gotta take good care of yourself blunt,we need ya!

 

[GNTLGNT]

Can I mix the powdered peanut butter with that powdered alcohol?

Somebody put alcohol in my peanut butter.

...and powdered milk and chocolate...NOW we're talkin'....

 

[nate_watkins]

Have you ever heard the nuthin' song that sticks to your mouth like peanut butter on the brain?