Whole Earth peanut butter

[Ljc]

Is palm oil bad for you? I luvs peanut butter, but not sure which one to buy.

@Ditto . As far as I'm aware, it's only how it's produced that's the problem, it must be from sustainable sources.

 

[Radders]

Is palm oil bad for you? I luvs peanut butter, but not sure which one to buy.

Not bad for you, but a lot of people are very concerned about the environmental damage done in its production. Here is a link to a site that explains it: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/palm_oil/environmental_impacts/

 

[Radders]

Whole Earth is my favourite. I tried a large jar of Meridian from my local health food shop, as I like to support local independent shops, but I found it very runny and it always separates out. I know you stir it back in but this is very tricky when the jar is full, especially when the stuff at the bottom is set solid.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Bought a jar of this as it was half price. I'm generally not a fan of peanut butter, but this is really nice.🙂

I love peanut butter and have to the whole earth brand is the worst one imho that I have tasted.

Gave it to a lady in the village who feeds the badgers in her garden with peanut butter and R said they wouldn't eat it 😱

 

[Radders]

I love peanut butter and have to the whole earth brand is the worst one imho that I have tasted.

Gave it to a lady in the village who feeds the badgers in her garden with peanut butter and R said they wouldn't eat it 😱

I'm puzzled: to me it just tastes of peanuts! Maybe you had a jar that was off? What did it taste of?

 

[NMJ]

Hi what is Burgen Toast , I am currently looking for wheat free bread, but cannot find many, is burgen bread the same

Hi. Take a look in the freefrom aisle in your local Tesco or Sainsbury for Genius bread it's gluten free I'm a type 1 Diabetic and have to follow a very strict Gluten & Wheat free diet. Genius bread is very good.

 

[Radders]

Hi. Take a look in the freefrom aisle in your local Tesco or Sainsbury for Genius bread it's gluten free I'm a type 1 Diabetic and have to follow a very strict Gluten & Wheat free diet. Genius bread is very good.

Hi NMJ, is that because you have coeliac disease? My consultant told me that it's quite common among those with type1 as we often have more than one autoimmune condition. I have hypothyroidism which is also autoimmune.

 

[Matt Cycle]

In my post up above I used Meridian peanut butter - made with peanuts and a touch of salt. I switched to Morrisons 100% peanut butter (£1.87 for 340g) but was waiting for Aldi to do a version because it was bound to be cheaper. Well it's now in, 100% peanuts and £1.29 for 280g. Bought some but not tried yet. Will use up my Morrisons jar first. They also do an almond butter as well.

 

[Madeline]

Is palm oil bad for you? I luvs peanut butter, but not sure which one to buy.

It’s bad for the poor old orangutans, as they keep destroying their environment to grow it. Sustainable is better, none is best.

 

[Radders]

It’s bad for the poor old orangutans, as they keep destroying their environment to grow it. Sustainable is better, none is best.

I’ve been reading some info that for the environment it might be better to seek truly sustainable palm oil because the alternatives to palm oil take more resources to produce. Greenpeace notably don’t encourage a boycott of palm oil. Have a look at the coop’s website which gives a more in depth look at the different palm oil schemes.

 

[Madeline]

That was a really interesting read - sort of like almond milk as a kind alternative to dairy, until you realise the environmental impact. I’ll stick with the sustainable stuff in future.

 

[Radders]

That was a really interesting read - sort of like almond milk as a kind alternative to dairy, until you realise the environmental impact. I’ll stick with the sustainable stuff in future.

Absolutely. Trouble is that each time something that gets pointed out as being harmful to the environment we look for substitutes and don’t usually know the environmental impact of them. One day I hope that someone will make a website where you can do a comparison of various actions and products, but in the meantime I guess the real solution is to reduce unnecessary consumption of just about everything.

 

[Madeline]

Eating more local produce would be a good start

 

[Pine Marten]

Eating more local produce would be a good start

It's hard to juggle, isn't it? We try and use Fair Trade goods, the profits of which benefit the growers/producers, but that's hardly local (which around my way means the Turkish corner shops...). I guess all you can do is make a choice and just do your best. Btw I love Whole Earth crunchy peanut butter 🙂

 

[PhoebeC]

Having been a member of greenpeace from before I was out of the womb till a few years ago, to my knowledge palm oil isn't the worst if farmed properly and is better than most alternatives, which is why greenpeace aren't against it fully.

Back onto peanut butter, I love any nut butter. Whole earth is very nice. The Funky Nut Co - they have a website and facebook page is the best I have ever had, do a sea salt one which is epic!

In one of my healthy cooking books it had a recipe for cashew nut butter, which was nice, however by the time you've bought all the elements and battled with the blender it's easier just to buy it, even a top brand.

 

[SB2015]

Having been a member of greenpeace from before I was out of the womb till a few years ago, to my knowledge palm oil isn't the worst if farmed properly and is better than most alternatives, which is why greenpeace aren't against it fully.

Back onto peanut butter, I love any nut butter. Whole earth is very nice. The Funky Nut Co - they have a website and facebook page is the best I have ever had, do a sea salt one which is epic!

In one of my healthy cooking books it had a recipe for cashew nut butter, which was nice, however by the time you've bought all the elements and battled with the blender it's easier just to buy it, even a top brand.

Just got back with a big tub of the whole earth and then saw this.
Yummy.

 

[PhoebeC]

I love Whole Earth. Although Aldi's own Foodie Market stuff is very nice too!

 

[Edgar]

Yeah Whole Earth is the best by far - crunchy of course.

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