Trader Joe's has the least expensive nut butters around where I live. Almond butter is a little under $5.00 and the only ingredient is almonds.
The sunflower seed butter is a dollar cheaper and I like it more than the almond butter, but it has a little bit a sugar in it, like 1 gram more than almond butter.
I don't know how things have sugar in them if there is no sugar on the ingredient list. I thought it would just be considered carbs? Anyone know the answer to that q?
I enjoy peanut butter too but I think it has more saturated fats (or something..can't remember off hand) so I have started buying other nut butters instead.
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We eat Skippy Natural PB, however, you gotta read the labels for the hidden hydrogenated oils when shopping for PB.
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My favorite Peanut Butter is Better n Peanut Butter sold at Whole Foods, Trader Joes, & Shaws
It also comes in chocolate peanut butter yummy treat!
Though not organic, it has much less calories, sodium, sugar and fat than regular peanut butter.
Low Sodium Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 2 tbsp (32.0 g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 100Calories from Fat 22
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g4%
Sodium 95mg4%
Total Carbohydrates 13.0g4%
Sugars 2.0g
Protein 4.0g
Fiber2.0g
Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 8%
Calcium 4% • Iron 2%
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet
Ingredients: PEANUTS (AS DEFATTED PEANUT FLOUR AND NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER), TAPIOCA SYRUP, PURE WATER, DEHYDRATED CANE JUICE, RICE SYRUP, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, SOY FLOUR, SALT, TAPIOCA STARCH, NATURAL FOOD FLAVORS, PAPRIKA & ANNATO, CALCIUM CARBONATE, LECITHIN, VITAMINS E & C (ANTIOXIDANTS).
Once you get used to fresh ground peanut butter, nothing else will do. Just pure peanuts. I'm not sure if they are salted at all before they are ground, but it doesn't taste too salty, like many supposedly 'natural' peanut butters.