I may have a mild peanut butter addiction

(LeeAnn Brooks) #1

Pre-Keto, it was not unheard of for me to have a late night randevou at the kitchen counter with a jar of Jiff in one hand and a large serving spoon in the other. :yum:

I’ve switched out the Jiff for a no-sugar added brand and the serving spoon for a tablespoon measuring spoon, but I still crave the stuff with a passion. It’s really the only food I ever crave.
I’ve stayed within my macros by staying within 2 tablespoon servings per day and by reserving my carbs for this indulgence, but I’m not sure I’ll always have the willpower.

I think I may have to stop buying it altogether. :disappointed:

(Allie) #2

I had this issue until I realised it was the cause of my digestive upsets as I seem to have an intolerance these days. Then when I stopped having it, I found out how badly it had been affecting my ketosis too.

I’ve found a nice almond butter, Meridian brand, that is almost a worthy substitute but I’ve had to stop that too as it’s just too easy to eat too much :grimacing:

#3

This is very common and the only solution is to stop buying it! I started buying sunflower butter instead because it’s lower carb, but I would similarly eat it out of the jar and COULD NOT STOP. I finally stopped buying it and instead bought almond butter, which is a little higher carb, but can be bought in single serving packets. One packet and I’m done (ok sometimes it turns into 2 or 3, but that’s still better than the amount of sunflower butter I was eating). Also, I have noticed that since I switched from mostly carnivore (meaning no nuts allowed) to eating traditional keto (eating a lot of macadamias, which are the only nut I won’t overeat), I have less cravings for nut butter. On the carnivore diet, I’d fall off the wagon every 1 or 2 weeks and binge on sunflower butter. Don’t know if that’s helpful to you…

#4

LC nutritionist Amy Berger talked about this on the Keto Woman podcast. I can’t post a link right now, but you might find some kinship if you listen :slight_smile:

[in case you don’t have a chance: she can demolish half a jar, so it’s one of her only forbidden foods]

#5

It’s funny how individual these things are! I like nuts but never have been that interested in nut butters - but macadamias are like crack for me. I have no brakes at all and finally had to put them on my “never” list :frowning:

#6

I’m joining the club, I have major peanut butter cravings! Before I started keto & had only read up a bit on it, I thought that you could have loads of nut butters, so bought a really big tub which was on offer. Now I’ve realised how carby it is, it’s sitting in the cupboard calling me & I’m trying to resist… :disappointed_relieved: :disappointed_relieved:

(Empress of the Unexpected) #7

I have to quit too. Yesterday I was dipping my almonds in peanut butter…and dipping, and dipping.

(LeeAnn Brooks) #8

I’ve never done that one before.

(karen) #9

This may be fueling the fire rather than quenching it, but what if you mixed your nut butter with 50% regular butter? You’d still get the taste but half carbs and a lot more fat per tablespoon.

(LeeAnn Brooks) #10

I had a friend as a child who used to take bread and butter it generously then add a layer of peanut butter.

I used to think it was gross.

Now it doesn’t sound so bad. Minus the wonder bread of course.

#11

I’ve actually thought about doing that! I figure it would make it taste less delicious, thereby making me eat less of it.

(Allie) #12

I used to do this :joy:
Now I can just happily eat it with a spoon but have stopped buying it. This is not good for me 51 hours into my fast… :grimacing:

(karen) #13

Yeah, my Mom would put butter on bread first, always. didn’t matter if it was a blt or toast and jam or roast beef, had that layer of butter.

(Allie) #14

With mine it was margarine and always a really thick layer of it which was gross. I very quickly learnt to make my own.

(karen) #15

Actually, yeah, once weight watchers got their hooks in her in the 70’s it was margarine and I would scrape it off if I could.

(Allie) #16

I can be thankful for that margarine experience as it actually put me off the toxic stuff for life… peanut butter is so much better without it.

(karen) #17

This is one of those genetic research questions that doesn’t belong in this thread at all, but for me, margarine did not “melt in my mouth”, it was like eating some slick-slimy nasty tasting plastic. I wonder if the margarine haters of the world have a slightly lower body temperature - or at least mouth temperature?

(LeeAnn Brooks) #18

I was raised on margarine, so I didn’t know the joy of real butter until I was an adult.

I will never do back.

#19

Ghee is a little sweeter than butter to me, even though its…um…butter :slight_smile: I mix that with my almond butter to accomplish exactly what I’ve read here - more fat, less carbs and protein. It is DELICIOUS and filling enough to stop.

I used to major binge on almond butter, too. It was when I was highly restrictive and my body was screaming for fat and calories. Is it possible you’re not eating enough overall? That was my experience, anyway.

#20

Yeah, me too. I don’t generally crave foods but peanut butter does it to me. I actually hate seeing the container in the cabinet because I’ll want some. I do mix it with butter. Or slather it on sharp cheese… Lol.

I am also apparently sensitive to it but that doesn’t seem to matter once I decide I’m going to eat some. Sure I can limit myself to a tbs or 2. But 4 would be better! Glad I am fat fasting or I’d be eating some now!