"I want to spread this on white bread," said one taster. And, many stores now have a peanut butter machine already filled with peanuts you can grind yourself into peanut butter. Either the majority of us at SEHQ were raised in a Skippy one, or we just played at other kids' houses that were. Palm oils are naturally high in saturated fats, which is what makes them solid and creamy at room temperature. We put the two foods head to head to find out, which is healthier: this or that? I have been looking looking around for this kind of information. coconut oil to some drier nuts. We are, in fact, converting this household form processed foods to more natural substitutes…peanut butter being one of those items. “Natural” peanut butter is much thinner than regular peanut butter at room temperature, and tends to be extra firm when chilled. Subject: RE: Peanut Butter - Natural vs. organic vs. Skippy dredwards - 2007-07-12 1:23 PM Regardless of how they label it, I look for a peanut butter that has only "peanuts" on the ingredient list. I used to buy some from Whole Foods that I ground myself! Like 365, this was another case of Crunchy posing as Creamy. There's a honey-ish aftertaste. #12. The peanut flavor is definitely there, but the texture is sticky and pasty. One perk of conducting a peanut butter tasting is you end up with 16 half-full jars after. is Skippy Regular all that different from Skippy Natural? There was no question that we all preferred the no-stir commercial brands over the old-fashioned kind you have to mix by hand. I just made Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip cookies as well and I agree with Sherri. Justin (Organic) The reduced-fat spreads hover around 60 percent peanuts (which is why they're not called nut butters, but spreads). The SKIPPY® peanut butter and natural peanut butter spread you love, now in a convenient, individual squeeze packet you can take on the go! Same deal as the Skippy Regular vs. Natural (see above). I reply for Maria and suggest with a heavy blender I make A 2-tablespoon serving is about 200 calories for the reduced-fat spread as well as the natural peanut butter. Also recommended for baking cookies. Post whatever you want, just keep it seriously about eats, seriously. A deep roasted flavor with the right balance of sweet and salty. Smooth and buttery on the tongue. (When we polled your preference over on Facebook, Creamy won, but not by a huge margin. But watch out for a recipe that specifically calls for one or the other and be aware of the slight differences that exist between the two types. If you're going the natural peanut butter route, this is a fine choice. Creamy peanut butter should be smooth and spreadable, just a tad sweet but kicked up with enough salt, rounded out with a roasted peanut depth. First, I must say that every recipe I’ve used from your site has turned out great! These easy, healthy recipes are ready in under an hour and use short-cut ingredients, so you can serve up a chicken casserole for dinner any night of the week. This is random, but I saw these homemade poptarts and thought you might be interested! . © 2020 EatingWell.com is part of the Allrecipes Food Group. Though comparable to Jif and Skippy in terms of that commercial creaminess texture, Peanut Butter & Co. is more natural-tasting. Comments can take a minute to appear—please be patient! Related: Watch More Grocery Store Face-Offs Between Popular Foods, Which Peanut Butter Is Best? You were probably raised in a Skippy or Jif household (and a Colgate or Crest one, but thankfully this is not a toothpaste tasting). Could use a little more salt. Another perk was the convenient timing of the baguette tasting—the leftovers made for great sandwichification. Sometimes it's scary. The natural peanut butter made it not only harder to work with, but the taste didn’t seem as great as the regular or commercial peanut butter. Reduced-fat peanut spreads don't contain as many peanuts as the natural stuff, which by law must contain at least 90 percent peanuts. The more that it differs from standard peanut butter, the greater the chance that you’re going to have some differences in taste and texture in your finished recipe. Many tasters really loved this one. Most recipes (unless otherwise specified) are written with the assumption that you’ll use regular peanut butter. Thread Tools. It's the peanut butter we'd eat by the spoonful, and the one we want to smear on a sandwich or Ants on a Log. Smuckers Natural (4.15/10)#12. How's that for a pro? 365 (5.46/10) Creamy, but with an identity crisis—this one clearly wants to be Crunchy. Will you post some more in future? If you see something not so nice, please, report an inappropriate comment. To buy the healthiest jar of peanut butter, see our shopping tips here. The fat in peanuts is the primarily the heart-healthy, monounsaturated type, and reducing this healthy fat doesn't even save you a lot of calories. The results were superb! Trader Joe's Salted (Wait, just us? The cookies turned out much better using commercial. I think, in fact, that added oil (usually partially hydrogenized) is one of the main components of processed (fake) peanut butter. EatingWell may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. But at least I can get my fill vicariously. All Right Reserved. Natural peanut butter is often unsalted, so you may need to add additional salt to a recipe. Another good showing from Skippy. Jif The difference in calories is negligible and they’re actually less healthy, peanut butter is healthy to begin with! 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