Peanut butter

jayoo

Just a thread to say... i love peanut butter soooo much, and it is the perfect muscle building food. a must for everyone and anyone, full of protein, and good fats, my brand of choice is meridian peanut you can get it in 1kg pots:D, and it comes sugar and salt free, so 100% peanuts, in crunchy and smooth. buy it now, or i will eat it all:pac::pac::pac:

mikemac

The other day, I was reading the labels of all the brands in the local Tesco, sad I know

I didn't find one with 100% peanuts.
Tesco own brand has 88% and some other fillers, god know what they were!

Kelkin was 97.7%, it's the most expensive brand down there but the crunchy version is just gorgeous!

Latchy

I love peanut butter to .I forgot to buy a tub today when I picked up my 18 bottles of Stella ( £6.99 ) form tescos .I love it on toasted wholemeal bread .

ixus

mikemac wrote: »

The other day, I was reading the labels of all the brands in the local Tesco, sad I know

I didn't find one with 100% peanuts.
Tesco own brand has 88% and some other fillers, god know what they were!

Kelkin was 97.7%, it's the most expensive brand down there but the crunchy version is just gorgeous!

Wouldn't 100% peanuts, just be peanuts?

mikemac

I'd say so

The cheaper brands have stuff like dextrose and palm oil in them.
Now a miniscule percentage doesn't matter at all realy, it just shows why they are cheaper.

bman

It is ridiculous the things I eat peanut butter with. Ommlette with peanut butter on brown bread been one of my finer examples! I have also mixed it in with tuna and pasta when I had no sauce in the house.

jayoo

no guys, ye gotta seek out meridian peanut butter, 100% peanuts, when you open it you sometimes have to mix the oil back into it, as builds up at the top,

Mmmm on homemade brown bread, with honey or jam and a big mug of sweet tea:D

rccaulfield

Where to buy though all the shops have the 10-12% sugar crap!

jayoo

well i get mine in evergreen which is a health shop in galway, they sell it in holland and baretts, have never seen it in dunnes or tescos, try your local healthstore

jayoo

:pac:not sure but i think if you order over 30euro from the evergreen site they have free postage, not sure, so you mite be able to get 5 kg of peanut butter:pac: to your door,

*Lees*

Also a confessed peanut butter addict!!!

Nicest ever is rice cakes with peanut butter with a mashed banana on top! So yum, same texture as peanut butter and jam without all the sugar!!

estariol

Health food shop in the swan centre rathmines, and the one near the dame st end of georges st. (and have seen it in a couple of other health food shops not holland and barrett though) .

scquinn

I agree the meridian peanut butter is lovely, I eat it all the day. I have to limit myself cause I would eat the whole jar if I could

all_smilz

and meridian do 100%cashew, almond and a few other nut butters as well!
it IS scrumptious

nice_guy80

always hated peanut butter. never liked the smell. must give it a go as I used to hate tuna but am now addicted to the stuff

rubadub

ixus wrote: »

Wouldn't 100% peanuts, just be peanuts?

Just liquidised peanuts, you can make your own this way, I have.

Cashew peanut butter is expensive, cheaper to get cashews in asian shops, some even sell "broken cashews" cheaper.

Meridian is in Holland & barret shops, though last time I had to ask for it and it was out back, not on the shelf.

I eat way to many peanuts, very calorific. The other day to bulk it out I just mixed in peanut butter with dry porridge oat flakes, it was actually pretty nice! I imagine you could bake them to make cookies.

ponygirl

Peanut butter rocks ;-)

My favourite is to blend up Meridian/good quality peanut butter, a scoop of chocolate flavoured whey and some skim milk/cream. Mmmmh...

Or, toasted brown bread (the lifeforce nutty one, peanut butter and sliced bananas. Yum.

MagicMarker

Was in H&B today and managed to get myself a large tub of meridian, it was the only one on the shelf.

Have to say, it looks like someone took a dump in a plastic tub, but it's tasty, a little too dry I guess but that's just the way things go when you opt for au natural. Picked up some cashews as well which are really tasty!

That was my first time in H&B, didn't realise they had such a wide variety of nuts etc, will have to take another trip soon.

g'em

MagicMarker wrote: »

Was in H&B today and managed to get myself a large tub of meridian, it was the only one on the shelf.

The 1kg tub? It's great, used to be €5.20 but it's gone up to about €6.70 or so. Still, it's much better value than buying the smaller tubs.

Cashew, almond and hazelnut butters are also delicious - cashew & almond in particular, they're almost sweet to taste.

MagicMarker

Yeah I thought that about the cashews alright, they almost had a fruity taste to them, it was weird, but nice!

brianthebard

MagicMarker wrote: »

Was in H&B today and managed to get myself a large tub of meridian, it was the only one on the shelf.

Have to say, it looks like someone took a dump in a plastic tub, but it's tasty, a little too dry I guess but that's just the way things go when you opt for au natural. Picked up some cashews as well which are really tasty!

That was my first time in H&B, didn't realise they had such a wide variety of nuts etc, will have to take another trip soon.

Assuming you stirred it up and got all the oil mixed through and its still too dry, you could pick up some peanut oil in the supermarket and add it to the peanut butter until its the right consistency, that's all that's in it after all.

jayoo

i have found that the meridian peanut butter is very inconsistant in its texture, i have had some pots which u have to force the knife into, and some where it is perfectly mixed (both crunchy).

as said before, the only problem is that it tastes soooo good and has soo many calories:pac: close to 600 per 100 grams i think:eek:

in relation to cashews, i always buy the cashew pieces, sooo much cheaper, i was looking at two bags yesterday, one of full cashews 9 euro 50cent, the same weight bag of pieces 3 euro 46cent. so it makes sense to get the pieces.

cashews are quite a high carb nut though, i think close to 30grams carbs per 100grams, but they are the nicest nut everrrrrrrr.

i also piced up some ground almond, its in a powder form, good value, have seen it in dunnes as well, perfect to add a little to your cereral, smoothees, pancakes etc

all_smilz

i'd also use the meridian peanut butter in a satay or work some honey and chilli and lemon juice in and marinade chicken in it then bung in the oven..... drool....

j@utis

g'em wrote: »

The 1kg tub? It's great, used to be €5.20 but it's gone up to about €6.70 or so. Still, it's much better value than buying the smaller tubs.

Cashew, almond and hazelnut butters are also delicious - cashew & almond in particular, they're almost sweet to taste.

true true, the 1kg tub price gone mad

other butters are nice too but in protein/fat ratio contest peanut butter is the winner! so, I'll stick with it

peanut butter rulezzzz!!! :D

rubadub

jayoo wrote: »

in relation to cashews, i always buy the cashew pieces, sooo much cheaper, i was looking at two bags yesterday, one of full cashews 9 euro 50cent, the same weight bag of pieces 3 euro 46cent. so it makes sense to get the pieces

Where do you get these?

The cheapest salted normal peanuts I have seen is tesco at 40c for 200g. That is only €2 per kilo. Raw cashews are usually around €10-12 per kilo in asian shops, cashew peanut butter is usually far more expensive per kilo than that.

jayoo

It was in the evergreen shop, i might get some tomorrow, or tuesday for sure and i will let you know the price.

a smaller bag was something like 170grams and cost less than 2 euro, though i will make sure next time im in and pass the info on.

Jonny303

just a quick one on the 100% peanut butter, where the oil seperates.

I know the fats are good, but what is the nutrional value like in terms of removing some of the oils? Stronger protein content and less fat for those of us who have trouble keeping fat levels down (i looooooovee oily fish)

Prezatch

I'm on a quest for new foods, recently got into eating asparagus and tuna. So next up is this meridian peanut butter everyone talks about. Do people go for the crunchy or smooth version?