Yougurt And Peanut Butter Bad Or Good??
I have some yougurt in the fridge, i was going to eat some but i noticed that it has 30g of sugar in it, are those healhty sugars or should i let someone else eat it?? alot of people are telling me to eat peanut butter, but i noticed that it has about 25% of the DV for saturated fat in 2 tbs which is basically 1 sandwich, should i stay away from it or is it good for you??
This is where balance comes into play I think..
Have the yogurt for breakfast, but dont have the orange juice that might also normally have. That way you are limiting your sugar. For peanut butter- keep in mind how calorie dense and fat filled it is. Eat that PB and J with some fresh fruit. Dont eat it with trail mix and pudding.
I hope that helps you feel better about those two foods, and maybe some others as well. Some foods are definitely better than others, but in most cases it depends on what youre eating them with and how youre balancing your meals.
you could get a different brand of yogurt, mine is http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-yoplai t-light-strawberry-i132685?user_size=1&si ze_name=&size_grams=170.0 and it has 0 fat and only 14g of sugar
30 grams of sugar in your yogurt is WAY too much. Let someone else eat it. The fruit brands of greek yogurt have half the sugar content AND equal amount of protein. The protein will slow your insulin spike down from the sugar and help you stay full.
Personally, I don't eat yogurt or peanut butter. IMO, yogurt has too much sugar or has the fake sugar in it. Plain greek yogurt is better but I think it is, well yuck. Peanut is too high in calories and I have an addiction issue with it. A peanut butter sandwich, your looking at about 400+ calories. Too many carbs and not enough protein, it aint't gonna keep you full. I can make a chicken quesadilla on a flat bread with salsa and 1/4 cheese for about 350 calories. Also, about 40 grams of protein, that will keep you full :)
What kind of peanut butter are we talking? If it's natural with no added sugars or fat, I think it's perfectly healthy in moderation. Saturated fat from plant sources is not quite as bad as saturated fat from animals, though it should still be consumed in moderation.
This peanut butter, for example, has only 10 percent of your saturated fat DV per serving: http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-crazy- richards-100-percent-natural-i129391
First of all, there's no such thing as good food and bad food - everything is fine in moderation.
But if these are things you want to eat on a regular basis, look for yogurt with no sugar added (really easy to find in any grocery store) and organic peanut butter. I'm typically not on the organic food train just because the guideline's for what's organic and what's not in the US are so lax, but since peanuts suck up EVERYTHING from the soil (meaning every single chemical that has ever been used to treat that soil), when you eat a non-organic peanut you are basically eating a little ball of chemicals. Organic peanuts are grown in untreated soil so they're much healthier.
You could also look for almond butter, which can be pricey but is from a healthier nut.
Original Post by meleania:
you could get a different brand of yogurt, mine is http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-yoplai t-light-strawberry-i132685?user_size=1&si ze_name=&size_grams=170.0 and it has 0 fat and only 14g of sugar
Except for the evil HCFS that's in Yoplait. EW!
Go with a natural yogurt. My yogurt has 20-ish grams of sugar, but it's from a local dairy and has very few ingredients in it. Or get plain natural yogurt and add fruit to it and make yourself a parfait.
For yogurt, the "sugars" listed on the nutrition panel include the natural sugar (lactose) and any added sugars. But on the ingredient list, it will show the added sugar or hfcs if there is any. Get a brand without any kind of added sugar.
That is too high a saturated fat level for peanut butter. You don't give us the brand, but I'd guess that it has "fully hydrogenated fat" as an ingredient.
Really good peanut butter only has one ingredient. Peanuts. Any chance that you live near a health food store? If you grind your own in the store, it turns out to be pretty cheap and you get the best and freshest.
Original Post by oldguysrule:
Really good peanut butter only has one ingredient. Peanuts. Any chance that you live near a health food store? If you grind your own in the store, it turns out to be pretty cheap and you get the best and freshest.
Depending on where you live.... Wegmans or Whole Foods or Trader Joes would have natural peanut butter. Like oldguy said, read the ingredients. It should just be peanuts.
the regular supermarkets where I live have natural peanut butter too.
Original Post by sherea:
30 grams of sugar in your yogurt is WAY too much. Let someone else eat it. The fruit brands of greek yogurt have half the sugar content AND equal amount of protein. The protein will slow your insulin spike down from the sugar and help you stay full.
Personally, I don't eat yogurt or peanut butter. IMO, yogurt has too much sugar or has the fake sugar in it. Plain greek yogurt is better but I think it is, well yuck. Peanut is too high in calories and I have an addiction issue with it. A peanut butter sandwich, your looking at about 400+ calories. Too many carbs and not enough protein, it aint't gonna keep you full. I can make a chicken quesadilla on a flat bread with salsa and 1/4 cheese for about 350 calories. Also, about 40 grams of protein, that will keep you full :)
I LOVE greek yogurt with a little bit of honey in it (it's amazing if you blend it with fresh fruit and freeze it as well) but I can never find it in stores. The only place I've seen it is in Starbucks and they charge almost 4 bucks for a little cup. I live in Canada, I don't believe it's offered in most grocery stores here.
My two cents: where I live (Mexico) they do not sell greek yogurt or natural peanut butter or almond butter or anything fancy whatsoever. So for some people those things are not options.
If you're trying to eat healthy and you're on a budget, you can go for the reduced-fat peanut butter (if they offer it), and just eat the two tbsp or even just one tbsp.
I often will eat 1 tbsp of just regular pb (it's hard to find even reduced fat pb where I live) with a sliced banana or apple. Carbs and protein at the same time. Then I log the pb and the banana or apple. This has worked very well both for my wallet and for my waistline.
Also, with yogurt I always buy the kind that has been sweetened with Splenda and is low-fat. If you're looking to lose weight, I love Dannon Light and Fit yogurts. If they are not offered where you are, down here in Mexico I can usually find some kind of low fat yogurt from Yoplait or Lala that is low in sugar (or even occasionally a generic brand of the same). I weigh it using my food scale and allow myself 1 "serving" or 2, depending on how many cals I'm eating that day. I love making it into a smoothie with a banana and berries in the blender, or mixing in a teeny tiny amount of granola or high-fiber granola flakes and eating it as a post-workout snack. I will also sometimes stir in slivered almonds or use it as a dip for grapes and berries.
You can either eat what you have (the pb and the yogurt) in small, measured amounts with fruit or other healthy foods and enjoy it, or let someone else eat it and get healthier, lower fat/sugar versions of the same. Don't sweat it too much. Just do what works best for you and log it.
Original Post by becs_28:
Original Post by sherea:
30 grams of sugar in your yogurt is WAY too much. Let someone else eat it. The fruit brands of greek yogurt have half the sugar content AND equal amount of protein. The protein will slow your insulin spike down from the sugar and help you stay full.
Personally, I don't eat yogurt or peanut butter. IMO, yogurt has too much sugar or has the fake sugar in it. Plain greek yogurt is better but I think it is, well yuck. Peanut is too high in calories and I have an addiction issue with it. A peanut butter sandwich, your looking at about 400+ calories. Too many carbs and not enough protein, it aint't gonna keep you full. I can make a chicken quesadilla on a flat bread with salsa and 1/4 cheese for about 350 calories. Also, about 40 grams of protein, that will keep you full :)
I LOVE greek yogurt with a little bit of honey in it (it's amazing if you blend it with fresh fruit and freeze it as well) but I can never find it in stores. The only place I've seen it is in Starbucks and they charge almost 4 bucks for a little cup. I live in Canada, I don't believe it's offered in most grocery stores here.
Becs, were do you live? I get it all the time at save-on (which has a great natural/organic selection). They also have it at Sobeys. I get olympic brand organic 2% plain balkan style and it is delectable over fresh or frozen fruit.
Original Post by lisacknapp:
Original Post by becs_28:
Original Post by sherea:
30 grams of sugar in your yogurt is WAY too much. Let someone else eat it. The fruit brands of greek yogurt have half the sugar content AND equal amount of protein. The protein will slow your insulin spike down from the sugar and help you stay full.
Personally, I don't eat yogurt or peanut butter. IMO, yogurt has too much sugar or has the fake sugar in it. Plain greek yogurt is better but I think it is, well yuck. Peanut is too high in calories and I have an addiction issue with it. A peanut butter sandwich, your looking at about 400+ calories. Too many carbs and not enough protein, it aint't gonna keep you full. I can make a chicken quesadilla on a flat bread with salsa and 1/4 cheese for about 350 calories. Also, about 40 grams of protein, that will keep you full :)
I LOVE greek yogurt with a little bit of honey in it (it's amazing if you blend it with fresh fruit and freeze it as well) but I can never find it in stores. The only place I've seen it is in Starbucks and they charge almost 4 bucks for a little cup. I live in Canada, I don't believe it's offered in most grocery stores here.
Becs, were do you live? I get it all the time at save-on (which has a great natural/organic selection). They also have it at Sobeys. I get olympic brand organic 2% plain balkan style and it is delectable over fresh or frozen fruit.
I just moved to a tiny little town (with one grocery store) 2 hours outside of Ottawa. We have to go into Ottawa to buy pretty much everything. Luckily, I am visiting family for Easter and will definitely swing by a Sobeys on the way and stock up. Thanks!
Splenda is chlorinated sugar....yuck!! Formaldehyde makes aspartame, stay away from that too.
Well i am poor, and greek yougurt where i live is about $1 for a normal size container natural peanut butter that does have less fat is at least $5 a jar, almond butter is $7 dollars, i cant really afford to get that fancy.
Original Post by itlstl:
Well i am poor, and greek yougurt where i live is about $1 for a normal size container natural peanut butter that does have less fat is at least $5 a jar, almond butter is $7 dollars, i cant really afford to get that fancy.
Buy a larger yogurt and use some tupperware if you want to save money. You don't have to get greek, just get plain and check the sugar content. Lots of people like greek more because it is nice and creamy, but it is a preference. How much do you pay for your PB normally? $5 does not seem unreasonable for a jar that should last you a week or two. If what you are buying costs less than that, its because it is full of non-peanut ingredients. In my opionion, there is nothing more important to invest in than what you put in your body.
Well i usually buy the store brand, but lately my family has been visiting food pantries so ive got a crapload of generic peanut butter in the cabinet, id hate to waste it..
