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What Would You Do with a Case of Peanut Butter?
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Congrats to Charlie G, our randomly selected winner for the case of peanut butter giveaway!
Here's a confession: My brother ate nothing but peanut butter (on bread) for an entire year. He was a little kid and my mom obviously wasn't taking control of his diet! He wanted peanut butter and she let him have it. Of course there are all kinds of things wrong with that and, luckily, he's outgrown the obsession. He still loves peanut butter and (in moderation) there's everything right about that!
So, what would you do with a case of peanut butter? Read on for a chance to win one! It doesn't matter how you like it-smooth, crunchy, unsweetened or no salt added-we've got you covered with our 365 Everyday Value® Organic Peanut Butter at $3.49 for 18oz. And guess what? Our March/April issue of The Whole Deal has a $1.00 off coupon. Print the online coupon or pick up the value guide with coupons in our stores. Now that's a tasty deal.
Do you think that peanut butter is kind of all the same? We don't. In our experience, the peanuts that go into that jar make a big, flavorful difference, and organic makes even more of a difference. That's why we require the best-tasting organic peanuts for the peanut butter that wears our name. The organic Spanish peanuts used in our 365 Everyday Value Organic Peanut Butter are grown by several family farmers in West Texas, like the Bingham Family.
Cliff Bingham is a 4th generation farmer. His wife, five sons, six daughters, son-in-law and granddaughter - along with the grandparents - are involved in the family farming business. Bingham Family Vineyards and Farm not only grows peanuts, they grow wine grapes for Texas wineries and organic row crops like cotton, wheat, rye, black-eyed peas, blue corn, sesame and garbanzo beans. When they aren't farming, the Bingham family is big into playing music - many of the kids play multiple instruments and perform with the Lubbock Youth Symphony Orchestra. The family enjoys playing a variety of music including classical, country, gospel, fiddle and wedding songs!
With all those active kids, I bet that family eats a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. But aside from PB&J, there are many delicious, grown-up and fun, not-so-grown-up ways to eat peanut butter. Here are a few of our favorites:
Apple Sandwiches with Granola and Peanut Butter
Lettuce Wraps with Chile Peanut Noodles
Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Curry Coconut Peanut Sauce
Peanutty Udon Noodle and Tofu Salad
PB & J Pancakes
So, how do you enjoy peanut butter? Let us know in the comments by March 12th (edit: extended to March 16th since you all LOVE peanut butter so much!) and you’ll be entered to win a case of 365 Everyday Value® Organic Peanut Butter! And, by the way, my brother is NOT eligible to win.
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Peanut Butter has always been a favorite in our home. This week I created a peanut butter, apple and celery pizza with basil and crushed red pepper. Topped with fresh mozzarella cheese this new dish quickly became my daughter's new favorite. She commented on teh second day of peanut butter pizza, "I could eat this breakfast, lunch, or dinner." If I won a case of peanut butter I would host a PEANUT BUTTER PIZZA FEST.
03/12/2010 7:55:35 PM CST
Merry Graham: Peanut Butter has always been a favorite in our home. This week I created a peanut butter, apple and celery pizza with basil and crushed red pepper. Topped with fresh mozzarella cheese this new dish quickly became my daughter’s new favorite. She commented on the second day of eating peanut butter pizza, “I could eat this breakfast, lunch, or dinner.” If I won a case of peanut butter I would host a PEANUT BUTTER PIZZA FEST party. I'd serve peanut butter apple-celery pizza and peanut butter red sauce pepperoni pizza. For a fun and meaningful activity, I'd auction off the other jars of peanut butter for $10 or $20 a jar (or perhaps more!). The money would then be donated to our local food and homeless shelter. If guests wanted to keep their peanut butter they could or they could send it along with the money to help feed our local homeless friends. Fun for all, thanks to 365 Everyday Value® Organic Peanut Butter!
03/12/2010 8:04:21 PM CST
In our family, peanut butter is a food group. We love it so much we say, "It's a Peterson thing; you wouldn't understand!" In childhood, my father taught me to eat my PB&J with a cold glass of chocolate milk, into which we would dip our PB&J sandwich before taking a yummy bite! He also taught us to smear PB deliciousness on top of hot pancakes before topping with syrup. My children continue these traditions. We also make PB-chocolate syrup-banana smoothies, PB cookies, PB & banana sandwiches, PB on homemade wholewheat bread toast, PB on crackers, celery/apples/carrots/pretzels dipped in PB, PB balls (the ones with powdered sugar), PB no-bake cookies, PB fudge, and on and on. We ALWAYS substitute PB for tahini since we prefer the PB flavor over tahini, and PB is a frequent ingredient in our marinades. Our dogs love PB straight from the jar, administered as a giant glob via an index finger to the roof of their mouths (added benefit is entertainment watching them "eat" the PB!). And, of course, there is no beating a delicious, natural PB spoonful topped with raisins and sunflower seeds! If we win a case, we would definitely share with my father - the patriarch of our PB family.
03/12/2010 8:15:05 PM CST
My daughter loves her peanut butter, since she was 2 years old she would sneak in the cabinet and eat it out of the jar(only peanut butter, no bread, no cracker). Til this day at the age of 24 we have to still hide it or we would never be able to enjoy it. Just tonight she's sitting in the kitchen with the spoon in the peanut butter jar and said to me "if someone offered me a million dollars or peanut butter only one or the other, she said with out a doubt it would be organic peanut butter". She is very health concious and her try love and treat is organic peanut butter.
03/12/2010 8:17:08 PM CST
My goodness! A whole case of peanut butter! Many things come to mind but the first few are in the following order:
1. Dance around the living room with my little boys whooting "peeeeaaanut... peanut butter... AND jelly!" We like to celebrate in our house and a whole case would be cause for celebration.
2. Get out a spoon and have a little taste- my oldest son spends most of his time making his own PB&J "testing" the peanut butter.
3. Get out the mixing bowl and my sister in laws recipe for peanut butter kisses. Nothing is better than a celebration with a treat!
4. Once the cookies were out of the oven and we had danced our sillies away, we would pack up some care packages and walk them to our favorite friends in the neighborhood.
We like to celebrate, We like sweet treats but more than anything we love to share.
03/12/2010 8:36:12 PM CST
The list of ideas is endless in our family! I have a famous pb M & M cookie recipe, but have recently come across a new recipe for pb cookies with chocolate chunks, and surprisingly the 365 chunky works the best. As for my husband, it would be the classic pb and j, and for my 5 yo. daughter, it would be ants on a log, or a boat, or a canoe, or a raft. And for my 2 yo. daughter, it would be a big scoop on her plate so she could dip whatever she had on it that day...carrots, cukes, snap peas, crackers, or goldfish. As for my dad, it would definitely have to be chunky on Ritz, and for my mom, it would be in a smoothy with a banana and almond milk. And for my other brother, it would have to be on his BLT, and for me...if I have the time, it would definitely be a pb and banana sandwich, but usually it's just a big scoop right out of the jar!
03/12/2010 10:04:24 PM CST
My favorite way to eat peanut butter is on a classic pb and j sandwich or just plain!-especially the whole foods peanut butter!
03/12/2010 10:59:06 PM CST
peanut butter, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. 1. On a spoon (we called this a peanut butter lollipop when I was a kid) 2. On celery 3. In a sandwich with jam on whole wheat bread. 4. On toast 4. In cookies 5. In oatmeal 6. In the dog's toy (have you ever seen a dog lick a peanut butter jar? Its hilarious) 7. With honey 8. On ice cream with chocolate syrup 9. Melted with chocolate chips for a delicious treat 10. Peanut butter pie! An Amish recipe. 11. Peanut butter popcorn - OH. MY. YUM. 12. In smoothies with chocolate protein powder, a banana, milk and ice. 13. PB and honey sandwiches 14. On Grape Nuts cereal with applesauce and milk (my dad taught me this.)
As you can see - we'd use up a case in a hurry!
03/13/2010 12:29:28 AM CST
Would you believe that I created a cartoon character who's whole being is devoted to eating as much Peanut butter as she can...she even has 30 different varieties that she keeps on hand - at one kind for every day of the month! She was inspired by the many PB & J's I enjoyed as a kid...and still do. My favorite PB treats? Ants on a Log and PB Pancakes --Yumm!
03/13/2010 12:56:52 AM CST
ok here is the scoop... I will not leave the house without Peanut butter in my snack pack.... Peanut butter goes with me everywhere on plane across the county and last year to germany and canada. I have a small tuperware container that I use..... and on one of my travel through an airport ..the security person stop me and said I could not bring the container in with the peanut butter... I have a bagel with me ..so I ask him if I put the peanut butter on the bagel would that work and he said yes.. so I that was what I did . I love peanut butter and have it eveyday... I can not go to slept with out have my peanut butter .... I have been this way all my life. When I was a kid peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were my favorite.... now I have it on whole wheat bread, with apple slices or on crackers honest most of thime with a spoon out of the jar .... I always have a least 3 to 4 jars on hand My friends think I am a NUT!!!....
03/13/2010 6:01:29 AM CST
Oh boy do i love peanut butter. Its a great snack, breakfast, lunch and even dinner!! I love just taking my spoon and eating it plain out ofthe jar. It brings back such memories of when i am a kid. It so healthy and has all healthy fats that are needed in a well balanced diet. A case of peanut butter would be great for me becuase i go through 2 jars a week!!! I have a problem with mantaining my weight, but peanut butter helps me reach my goal weight. Its the perfect food!!
03/13/2010 6:39:45 AM CST
I would have to fight for a case of peanut butter in this pb-loving family of 6! It would certainly not last that long here- we love it on pb and banana sandwiches made with freshly milled wheat, spelt or kamut. We spread it on homemade tortillas with sliced apples or jelly, and we dip baby carrots and celery sticks in it. It's great in a morning smoothie with coconut milk, raw honey, berries, flaxseed, and a handful of sprouts or greens.
03/13/2010 6:59:05 AM CST
I like eating it best straight off my spoon. Sometimes I get a little fancy and spread some on a saltine, chased by a glass of cold milk. Mmmm...
03/13/2010 7:31:27 AM CST
OOOHHH, my husband is the peanut butter lover at least a jar a week. I love it, but he is the pb freak. He likes it on toasted rye bread with bread and butter pickles. When we were first married and found out about his love of this concoction, I started picking cucumbers at a local farm and making pickles for his sandwiches. A way to a mans heart is thru his stomach right??? Well, to date (6 years later) he has never, ever put one of my homemade pickles on his sandwich. I make them every year and run out from demand of family and friends who swear they are the best. So my plan is to if I win a case of peanut butter, it will be held hostage and can only be had if he eats just one rye bread, peanut butter and my homemade pickle sandwich. If not, I will use it to bake cookies for my son's entire preschool !! Thank you, Amy
03/13/2010 8:08:47 AM CST
I think peanut butter is a food staple. I think organic peanut butter tastes fresher, less salty, and it doesn't leave a slick spot on the roof of your mouth. If I won a case of organic peanut butter, I would share it with some people who need it.
03/13/2010 8:11:50 AM CST
Running a predominantly vegetarian house, peanut butter is a fantastic source of protien and essential fats for your hair and skin. Every week we pick up peanut butter from Whole Foods as you have a great selection of varieties... sugar free (great for my diabetic Dad's favorite cookies), salt free etc. and every type is organic!!! Smooth or crunchy, peanut butter is a wholesome snack on apples, spread on whole grain bread and it is fantastic in protein shakes and on top of oatmeal or chocolate chip cookies! If you are trying to cut back on sugar, peanut butter also is a fantastic icing substitute on homemade brownies, and adds an extra dimension of subtle flavor in banana bread when used instead of butter. What would I do with a case of peanut butter??? I guess when you are vegetarian or vegan the proper question would be: "what can't you do with peanut butter!". I would continue to add Whole Foods fantastic peanut butter to many snacks and meals, and, I would make peanut butter cookies for all my neighbours too!
03/13/2010 8:34:38 AM CST
I would use the peanut butter to help other people like we have this thing we do at church each year and their are poor families in our area and what we do is we make these little baskets of food for them and we include varity of food to where they can have a nice meal.well if i would get case of peanut butter i would help the hungry instead of eating it myself!
03/13/2010 8:36:54 AM CST
Eat it 24/7, I love it in cooking, my children choose it over cold cuts for lunch we use on crackers for snacks. you name it we'll use it.
Good thing no allergies in this house!!!
03/13/2010 8:54:17 AM CST
It all started when I was pregnant years ago. Pickles?? Who needs 'em. I craved peanut butter. On crackers, ice cream, apples, straight out of the jar, you name it. My peanut butter baby is now a senior in college, and through 5 moves in 4 states, as soon as that peanut butter jar was in the kitchen cupboard, we were home.
(I am thankful to have no food allergies, and as I praise the virtures of PB, I hope I am not being insensitive to those who do. I understand how devastating exposure can be, and I am sorry for those who can't enjoy peanut butter as so many of us do.)
Best part: How it tastes. Second best part: Nutritionally perfect wiht fat, carbs and protein.
Viva la peanut butter!
03/13/2010 9:22:00 AM CST
I love peanur butter! At my age (50+)I don't eat it as much as I want to. My favorite, and a little strange way to eat peanut butter I got from my Dad. Peanut butter on onw slice of bread, butter on the other slice, and slices of dill pickle in the middle.
03/13/2010 9:38:56 AM CST
What would I do with a case of PB? The same things I always do! We actually have been buying 365 brand PB by the case for about 2 years, since the closest Whole Food Market is an hour away!
My husband will eat it straight-up! Our list of indulgences include: PB&J sandwiches on whole wheat, peanut butter pancakes with homemade organic grape syrup, PB cookies, PB frosting on chocolate cake, PB&Banana smoothies, PB and yogurt with granola, "ants on a log" (PB on celery with craisins or raisins), sauce for vietnamese spring rolls, Toasted PB and marshmallows, PB on homemade bagels and the list goes on.
We also use it for bird treats (stale bread coated with a thin layer of PB and dipped in bird seed).
03/13/2010 9:46:08 AM CST
Peanut butter is fast food at our house. My husband and I both work at home and save lots of time when we whip up a peanut butter sandwich for lunch--I like mine with a little shredded cabbage (for crunch). Even though we have 2 kids, a case would be a lot, and we don't have much storage space. However, my kids' school has a silent auction fundraiser coming up and donating a case of 365 Organic peanut butter would draw lots of attention and increase attendance (we advertise our auction in the local paper, through neighborhood email lists and in online papers as well as our PTO blog). Our school serves an economically diverse and multinational K-8 student population. Funds raised help finance field trip expenses for students who can't afford them and buys books, art supplies, microscopes, and technology tools for our teachers. Plus, our school district just announced a $3 million budget shortfall—every dollar we raise at the auction will help us get through the cutbacks next year.
03/13/2010 9:58:41 AM CST
I LOVE peanut butter! My very favorite way to eat it is in a sandwich called a PBT. My dad concocted this sandwich many years ago, and it has remained a family favorite. It is made with excellent chunky peanut butter, only the freshest, tastiest tomatoes(salt and pepper, please!) and a slather of mayonaise. Must add a tall glass of cold milk, and voila, the famous PBT! Thanks, Dad!
03/13/2010 10:01:53 AM CST
I love to take very firm bananas, carefully coat them with peanut butter and then dip them in melted dark chocolate - it has to be dark milk doesn't taste as good. Put them on waxed paper until chocolate set and then freeze them. A great snack that satisfies late afternoon hunger pains and is nutricous. I also like to melt peanut butter and dip french bread in it before dipping the bread in egg batter for french toast. Served with a little grape or raspberry on the side it is a fantastic breakfast.
03/13/2010 10:18:32 AM CST
i add peanut butter to everything! oatmeal, cookies, peanut butter sandwiches, curries, and eat it by the spoonful! i eat at least 2 tablespoons every day and it has helped me get to a healthy weight! my ultimate desert island food!
03/13/2010 10:29:12 AM CST