Peanut Butter: Creamy or Chunky?

[David in FL]

There.  I corrected for ya.

I feel sorry for my daughter.  Severe peanut allergy.  She'll never know the simple joys of a PB&J;, PB on a Ritz, or even washing down a handful of salty peanuts with a cold beer.

[Golfingdad]

I feel sorry for my daughter.  Severe peanut allergy.  She'll never know the simple joys of a PB&J;, PB on a Ritz, or even washing down a handful of salty peanuts with a cold beer.

That's too bad.  Our kids school is nut free due to some kids with alergies so occasionally in lieu of peanut butter and jelly, we'll give them sunflower butter and jelly.  It's certainly not the same ... but it's not totally different.  Maybe try that??

[RJH999]

:beer: I feel sorry for my daughter.  Severe peanut allergy.  She'll never know the simple joys of a PB&J;, PB on a Ritz, or even washing down a handful of salty peanuts with a cold beer.  :-(

That is just awful.[quote name="Golfingdad" url="/t/77067/peanut-butter-creamy-or-chunky/0_40#post_1052790"]That's too bad.  Our kids school is nut free due to some kids with alergies so occasionally in lieu of peanut butter and jelly, we'll give them sunflower butter and jelly.  It's certainly not the same ... but it's not totally different.  Maybe try that?? [/quote] That school needs to be shut down for health violations. :-P

[isukgolf]

Chunky ... but since I discovered Nutella I have not gone back to PB ...

[tristanhilton85]

Amateur.  You need to put the PB on both pieces of bread.  That creates a fortress of solitude for the J, and prevents any seepage of sogginess into the bread.

I've never made one that way... I will now though.

[iacas]

I've never made one that way... I will now though.

WHAT??? I thought that was common sense by now. Plus, you get more peanut butter.

[Patch]

I just eat Pay Day candy bars, dipped in my favorite jam. Less carbs with out the bread.....................

[colin007]

You sir, are a genius.

could you tell that to my mother-in-law?  thanks!

I've never made one that way... I will now though.

WHAT??? I thought that was common sense by now.

Plus, you get more peanut butter.

Erik, what are we going to do with these people?  Seriously, they probably eat soup with a fork....

[Gunther]

:beer: I feel sorry for my daughter.  Severe peanut allergy.  She'll never know the simple joys of a PB&J;, PB on a Ritz, or even washing down a handful of salty peanuts with a cold beer.  :-(

Oh, that is a shame. Does it mean you can't have peanut products in the house or do her allergies manifest through ingestion only?

[MPtheKid]

Crunchy. I ain't trying to hear anything else.

[CarlSpackler]

Creamy because my brother likes chunky and he is wrong about everything.

[David in FL]

Oh, that is a shame. Does it mean you can't have peanut products in the house or do her allergies manifest through ingestion only?

No, we eat peanut products, but we've always been very careful about any chance of cross contamination. She's also very aware of her surroundings and takes responsibility for her own welfare too. We can't take her to some place like Five Guys though, where they toss peanut shells on the floor. She'd blow up like a balloon just walking through the door! It really bothers me when schools or other organizations go to such an extreme, as in @Golfingdad 's case, and effectively punish an entire student body, when much more reasonable accommodations could easily be made. A perfect example of knee-jerk over-reaction. And yeah, this from a guy whose daughter's allergy is so severe that she has to carry an epipen with her.

[Golfingdad]

It really bothers me when schools or other organizations go to such an extreme, as in @Golfingdad's case, and effectively punish an entire student body, when much more reasonable accommodations could easily be made. A perfect example of knee-jerk over-reaction. And yeah, this from a guy whose daughter's allergy is so severe that she has to carry an epipen with her.

I don't really see it as an over-reaction.  (And this from a guy fortunate enough to have kids with no severe nut allergies)  We're talking about 0-5 year olds here.  And from 2-5, we're talking about kids who are feeding themselves and are outnumbering the teachers by a large factor.  Seems like it's just a smart and safe thing to do rather than risk that the substitute teacher of that day doesn't remember where they keep the epi pens.  My kids are not deprived of eating peanut butter, they just don't eat it during the week at lunch.  No biggie.

[Abu3baid]

I used to be a chunky guy, but now I'm real creamy!

[David in FL]

I don't really see it as an over-reaction.  (And this from a guy fortunate enough to have kids with no severe nut allergies)  We're talking about 0-5 year olds here. And from 2-5, we're talking about kids who are feeding themselves and are outnumbering the teachers by a large factor. Seems like it's just a smart and safe thing to do rather than risk that the substitute teacher of that day doesn't remember where they keep the epi pens.  My kids are not deprived of eating peanut butter, they just don't eat it during the week at lunch.  No biggie. :beer:

I promise, kids with an allergy such as this don't out-number the teachers. You don't have to watch all the kids, just the one. It's really not that hard. Guess I'm getting OT now though. So one more time, CREAMY. And while we're at it, Jif, Peter Pan in a pinch, but never Skippy! :-D

[Golfingdad]

I promise, kids with an allergy such as this don't out-number the teachers. You don't have to watch all the kids, just the one. It's really not that hard.

Guess I'm getting OT now though. So one more time, CREAMY. And while we're at it, Jif, Peter Pan in a pinch, but never Skippy!

No, I just meant that the kids in total outnumbered the teachers, so there is a lot going on and they're not going to be able to stand there and stare at the one with the peanut allergy the entire time during lunch.  I appreciate your opinion, ESPECIALLY given your circumstances, and I recognize there are lots of people out there who do think its a huge burden on their kids to not have to give them peanut butter at school, but it just doesn't bother me.

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Now, I smart-alecky said "yes" in my first post, and it was actually an honest answer, because I really like both types of peanut butter.  Apparently my wife prefers creamy because that's all we have, and that's fine, because every once in awhile there is a hershey bar in the pantry as well. ;)  Those two go well together.

Oh, and I also put peanut butter on waffles (creamys best here too), with maple syrup too ... anybody else do that??  Yum!!

Pretty sure I'd not be able to tell the difference between any of those three main brands, BTW. :)

[Lihu]

That's too bad.  Our kids school is nut free due to some kids with allergies so occasionally in lieu of peanut butter and jelly, we'll give them sunflower butter and jelly.  It's certainly not the same ... but it's not totally different.  Maybe try that??

This is basically why we don't buy any peanut products. No one thought of your alternative.

Well, my daughter is in her last year at this school, so I'm going to eat some PB&J; sandwiches at the end of the school year.

[Grndslmhttr3]

I like the texture/taste of crunchy peanut butter, but I prefer creamy cause it's easier to spread/doesn't tear up bread and doesn't get stuck in your teeth