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Can You Recommend A Good Natural Peanut Butter With No Hydrogenated Oils That Your Kids Like?

January 14, 2010 by  
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I made the mistake of giving my son peter pan peanut butter, and he loves it. I want to go healthier for him so I tried some organic natural peanut butter from a health food store. Not so much.. He is having none of that. What is a decent tasting natural peanut butter?

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7 Comments on "Can You Recommend A Good Natural Peanut Butter With No Hydrogenated Oils That Your Kids Like?"

  1. Mistydaw on Thu, 14th Jan 2010 3:48 pm 

    Try making it with your son that way he will be more incline to eat it since he made it (it’s also a great way to get them to eat veggies or foods that don’t normally like.)
    Here is a quick and easy recipe just use organic ingredients.
    * 15 ounces shelled and skinned roasted peanuts
    * 1 teaspoon sea salt
    * 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
    * 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
    Place the peanuts, salt and honey into the bowl of a food processor. Process for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Place the lid back on and continue to process while slowly drizzling in the oil and process until the mixture is smooth, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Place the peanut butter in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.

  2. pdooma on Thu, 14th Jan 2010 9:13 pm 

    Most grocery stores have a store brand of natural peanut butter that has only “peanuts and salt”. Smuckers also makes a natural peanut butter with only peanuts and salt.
    You can also make your own pb by grinding your own peanuts in your food processor. Whole Foods also has a “grind your own” peanut butter station.
    What makes cheap pb so creamy is partially hydrogenated oil added to the mix, and a natural pb will NEVER have that creamy feel without those added oils.
    EDIT: Skippy Natural has added palm oil and sugar. Palm oil is high in saturated fat, as opposed to peanut oil which is a monounsaturated fat. The palm oil is solid at room temperature and is why it stays creamy and the pb doesn’t separate.

  3. My two cents on Fri, 15th Jan 2010 12:23 am 

    Some stores have peanut butter machines — they grind down the peanuts right then and there.
    You could also try mixing in some honey with some of the “good for you” stuff — it’d sweeten things like I’m sure he’s missing by not having Jiff

  4. Mel's Bells on Fri, 15th Jan 2010 1:14 pm 

    Smucker’s all natural peanut butter

  5. Deans on Fri, 15th Jan 2010 6:14 am 

    Skippy Natural. It is good and creamy. That is what I buy for us, and I feel pretty good about it.

  6. ImmaStar on Fri, 15th Jan 2010 8:07 pm 

    Choosy moms choose Jiff.
    LMAO

  7. Lisa on Sat, 16th Jan 2010 12:16 am 

    We use Skippy Natural in our house. My daughter seems to like it and it tastes fine to me as well. It is trans-fat free.