peanut butter?

Question

I've been trying to cut out the snacks if they're not healthy and to eat smaller portions. I've found it's REALLY hard, so lately, if I ever feel like I need a snack, I have a teaspoon of peanut butter and some milk. Do you think peanut butter is fattening?

Answer 1

As a nutritionist, I can tell you that, yes, peanut butter does have fat in it, but it is monunsaturated fat which is wonderful for your heart. Saturated fat is what you have to watch out for. Peanut butter is great because you need healthy "unsaturated" fat everyday for satiety and for your heart. Just watch your portions. I recomend no more than 1tbsp a day and you can pair it with a slice of whole wheat bread and a banana. Yum!

Answer 2

Peanut butter is fattening but it has very little saturated fat. If you get all natural peanut butter it is even better. I have done the same thing as you and have found that it a good snack, especially if the milk is skim. Plus you are only having a teaspoon and a serving is usually two tablespoons which is six teaspoon. I think it's okay. Good luck.
The guy below me lost a lot of weight, but so did I about seventy five pounds and I eat a little peanut butter everyday. I think it is key not to overcomplicate things.

Answer 3

Peanut butter is very fattening...however some fats are good fats, even when trying to lose weight. Be sure to buy NATURAL peanut butter. You can find this in most grocery stores and needs to be refrigerated once opened. I wouldn't just eat it plain though...Put it on a peice of whole grain toast to add some fiber to your diet and fill you up. And if you're going to drink milk, drink fat-free milk. Eventually it will actually taste better than the regular stuff.

Some other good fats are found in olive oil, nuts, nut butters,seeds, and avacados. You should have some fat in your diet as long as you don't over indulge.

Answer 4

Peanut butter is fattening but it's one of the healthiest kinds of
food there is. A teaspoonful doesn't sound so bad. In my opinion
you should keep doing what you're doing.

Answer 5

For every 2 tablespoons, there is 16 grams of fat in peanut butter. So yes, it is fattening.

2% milk has 5 grams of fat per cup. 1% has 2.5 grams, and skim has none.

Answer 6

A teaspoon a day wont make you gain weight. Nuts are good for you!

Snacks are fine! Just choose healthy ones. Some of my snacks include fruit, a slice of lowfat cheese, a nonfat yogurt,

Answer 7

Although it does curb you hunger pain, yes peanut butter is fattening.

Answer 8

Peanut butter is not fattening it's super fattening! It's laden with fat and carbohydrate and is the last thing you should eat. Milk is fattening too.

I have lost around 60 lbs in 6 months and I will tell you what not to eat. The first myth we have been told is that fat is bad. Sugar and carbohydrate are the big nasties. In fact, reduced fat food that has had some of the fat removed is actually more fattening than the regular food because the removed fat in most cases has been replaced with carbs! This is the main reason why you must absolutely stay away from ALL processed food with no exception. Eat fresh and natural. You must have 3 meals a day and get into a routine so your body knows when to expect food. Your body is capable of doing exquisite things to avoid weight loss if it thinks it’s going to get starved, so you must feed it and regularly.

The other thing you must do is keep your insulin as low as possible by getting sugar and carbs in your diet as close to zero as you can and not having ANYTHING between meals except water. Also having at least 5 hours between one meal and another. The last meal of the day must be no later than 9pm. Insulin is a hormone that will absolutely block fat and protein burning in your body and force it to burn sugar, that's how it works. You will NOT lose weight with your blood stream flooded with insulin, even with exercise. It’s impossible. You must have at least 8 glasses of water a day in order for your liver and kidneys to excrete the fat from your body this is crucial.

Now, what you must stay away from and I mean, non at all. Bread, pasta, rice, pastry, flour of any kind, sugar, potato, onion, parsnip, sweet potato, pumpkin, beetroot, carrots, peas, beans, beer, sweet wine, spirits, spreads like butter and margarine and be very careful of sauces and condiments. Fruit and milk should be taken very, very sparingly because they are fattening. Fruit is full of sugar too, only a very small amount. Avoid all processed food including diet soda it will stimulate insulin. 3 cups of black tea or coffee WITH meals a day is OK. Use Stevia for a sweetener.

OK, if you are still with me, what can you eat? In a nutshell you replace the carbs you have removed with protein and green leafy vegetables. Do not mix protein only 1 per meal. This is what you can eat. Lean meat, poultry, fish, cheese, yoghurt and eggs are your permitted proteins. Cauliflower, cabbage, sprouts, broccoli, capsicum, mushroom, celery, zucchini and a small amount of tomato. You can have unlimited amounts of lettuce and cucumber but ONLY at meal times. You can use balsamic vinegar as a dressing; mustard is ok too but only made from the powder. Shop bought is full of sugar! Curry powder in cooking can be used as well. One tablespoon of olive oil is ok per day, in cooking and as a dressing. Garlic is OK but not shop bought; you guessed it, full of sugar. Use fresh.

I will GUARANTEE if you stick to this you will loose heaps of weight, fast. I know it's not easy and you need the support of your family too.

Just another couple of things I forgot. NO breakfast cereal and avoid really heavy exercise you will just burn glycogen in your muscles, not fat and it will just make you sore and tired. You need prolonged gentle exercise to burn fat like walking. You don't need to exercise at all on this diet as long as you're moving about. Last but not least read food labels and look at the ingredients. Avoid foods like the plague with more than 5 grams of carbohydrate per 100 grams. If you like a drink, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (very dry and low in carbs) with a little soda water is OK with meals.

Good Luck. Jules, lecturer. Australia.

Answer 9

Nah i hate it. LOLS.... like it! have it wth quite some diverse issues. oatmeal toast french toast banana smoothies ice cream pancakes waffles fruit salad on biscuits with jelly/jam on its own And extra LOL