Where is peanut butter on the food pyramid?"?

Question

Where is peanut butter on the food pyramid? Peanut butter comes from a nut so what woiuld it be. Fats, Dairy, Meat & Beans, Grains, Fruits, or veggies

Answer 1

It is in the meat group.

I'm not being sarcastic it really is

Answer 2

Peanut Butter Food Pyramid

Answer 3

Peanut butter is considered a protein--it is a legume similar to other beans, so it goes in the meat and beans category. However, it is fairly high-fat, so if counting calories or fats, it should probably be counted as both protein and fat, and it also contains some sugar that needs to be taken into consideration for a sugar-controlled diet such as diabetes. There are some organic peanut butters that don't contain extra sugar. The fat in these tends to separate in normal use and storage, so you could theretically pour off the fat and have a leaner serving of peanut butter.

Answer 4

Peanuts are a legume which are classified by many as being beans. But even in their original state, before being processed into peanut butter, they are considered to be a fat when talking about the food pyramid.

Answer 5

Meats, Beans, Fish, and Nuts
These foods contain iron and lots of other important nutrients. Like grains, these foods are measured in ounce equivalents.

An ounce equivalent of this group would be:

* 1 ounce of meat, poultry, or fish
* 1/4 cup cooked dry beans
* 1 egg
* 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
* a small handful of nuts or seeds

Answer 6

of course a peanut butter & jelly sandwich, on toast (no jelly~~the PB melts and is SO yummy!), with chocolate~like a Reese's, on crackers, swirled in icecream (my fave is Peanut Butter Panic) or in a milkshake, in Rice Krispy treats, peanut butter cookies, I've had a peanut butter pie that was yummy before, of course bananas and *apples*, on plain bread with chili Whew!! I think that's it. Oh! and I love peanut butter flavored cereal like Peanut Butter Cap-N-Crunch!!

Answer 7

Peanut butter is 72% fat and only 17% protein. That puts it smack dab in the red (fatty) zone of the Caloric Ratio Pyramid. Check it out:

http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C00001-01c218Q.html

Answer 8

It goes under meat, as it's a protein (like beans). However, you shouldn't consume it in the same way you would consume meat; a serving size is not the same, plus the fat in it means you need to go easy.

Answer 9

Nuts are protein. So peaNUT butter would also be a protein. Meat category.

Answer 10

It is in the protein and meat group with the beans as well.

Answer 11

Protein.