Poll: Peanut Butter, Smooth or Crunchy?

[lucky penny]

I like PB once in a while (& much prefer crunchy) but don't eat much now since discovering freshly ground almond butter a few years ago at a nearby market (nothing added, just almonds). So much tastier, so much better in every way! Love the taste & texture, & I think it's healthier. No turning back to PB now.

I eat AB daily, including in a smoothie with unsweetened almond milk, berries, protein powder & more (recommended by by doctor to increase my calcium intake). I also like it on WASA with banana slices or whatever I'm in the mood for.

 

[latexman]

It depends. I like smooth on my Everything spice Pretzel Thins, and crunchy on my PB&J ‘s!

 

[check6]

The local supermarket had a self-service grinder next to the bags of peanuts and almonds. Nice for a change, but these days I simply buy Jif Extra Crunchy.

+1 on Jif Crunchy.....I eat nothing else.

 

[Healthy Lifestyle]

Yes that one!

 

[martyp]

Crunchy

I am living in Thailand. I wasn’t expecting anything besides Jiffy smooth to be available. To my surprise, at a Bangkok farmers market, I found locally produced crunchy PB that is some of the best peanut butter I’ve ever had. This is one food I don’t miss out on.

 

[Helen]

Trader Joe's crunchy with salt!!!

 

[COcheesehead]

The no stir and the sugar added stuff is the bad stuff.

 

[audreyh1]

Crunchy, no sugar added. Just nuts and salt.

Same here except that I don’t really eat peanut butter anymore.

The no stir and the sugar added stuff is the bad stuff.

Sure is!

 

[SecondCor521]

Which river?

 

[Flyfish1]

South Fork of the Snake

 

[jollystomper]

You mean we have to CHOOSE between the two??

This is an outrage!

 

[Phroig]

Yes that one!

+1
We slightly prefer smooth, but it has to be Smucker’s Natural.

 

[statsman]

Trader Joe's crunchy with salt!!!

Same here. DW prefers the creamy version, but she'll also eat the crunchy. Honestly, I would probably eat creamy more, but you have to break your wrist and fingers in order to thoroughly stir Trader Joe's creamy.

 

[Winemaker]

Either as long as it isn't a cheap brand. But I really don't eat sandwiches anymore since retirement.

 

[Midpack]

Peanut butter helped get me through college. Brings back memories.

Chunky for me.

My roommates and I got through college on free pizza (I worked at a pizza place) and Hamburger Helper - not proud of it now...

 

[bloom2708]

I buy peanut butter with 1 and only 1 ingredient. Peanuts.

Many add palm oil, salt, sugar or other oils. Straight peanuts.

 

[Tetto]

Smooth for me

 

[rk911]

Reduced fat Skippy (smooth). Ss far as I'm concerned PB should be it's own food group!

 

[ShokWaveRider]

There should have been a "Whatever is on Sale" option.

 

[O2Bfree]

I like both, but the nuts get stuck in my teeth, so I prefer smooth.

 

[Toast]

Both, but it has to be 100% peanuts, nothing added at all.

 

[audreyh1]

I should have mentioned that Santa Cruz organic dark roasted PB which is 100% peanuts (not the no stir version) is the tastiest by far IMO.

 

[Rustic23]

Crunchy! In fact I have been known to add honey roasted peanuts to my PP&J sandwich to make extra extra crunchy.

 

[Sunset]

I like Crunchy the best.

Yesterday I was at Jewel-Osco to buy 1lb of peanut butter for $1.99 (deal).
I looked at the Jif Natural as DW always prefers it, and was shocked to see it was peanuts and palm oil (and it was only 90% peanuts)..

So I bought the normal crunchy as it said it was only 2% bad oils..

 

[W2R]

I like both, but the nuts get stuck in my teeth, so I prefer smooth.

Same here. So, I like smooth, specifically Jif smooth. Getting more picky about the brand of PB that I prefer, as I grow older.

Also starting to wonder if I should buy some grape jelly since I haven't had PB and grape jelly sandwiches for over sixty-five years and IIRC they were pretty good. Yeah, grape jelly isn't all that healthy but then IMO nobody sincerely eats PB for the health benefits.