An article about the health benefits peanut butter was uploaded to our Online Information Center this month. You can read it, by clicking here.
I’m kind of a PB&J snob. I don’t eat it often. I see PB&J as a dessert more than anything – kind of like a treat.
This is mainly because I keep a low carb diet the majority of the week.
When I do have a PB&J sandwich though, I ensure I’m using the ingredients I can find.
Peanut butter should not have more than 2 ingredients. Peanuts and salt is all you want in there.
It’s amazing how many food additives get thrown into peanut butter.
It’s a simple food, but the food industry has to complicate things and it comes at the expense to your health.
Dr. Wil Approved Peanut Butter:
Teddie – my favorite
Crazy Richard’s
Stonewall Kitchen
Wholesome Pantry
Smucker’s Natural*
*Just because it says “Organic”, “Natural”, or “Simply” doesn’t mean it’s just peanuts and salt. So be sure to look at the ingredients. The exception here is Smucker’s. They are actually telling the truth here!
Alternatively, most health-oriented food stores have the machine that grinds the peanuts for you to make peanut butter. This is also an excellent option.
When it comes to jelly, I ensure the ingredients are just fruit, pectin and some sort of acid. This is added to preserve the jelly, usually in the form of citric acid and/or ascorbic acid.
Dr. Wil Approved Jelly:
St. Dalfour – my favorite
Crofter’s
Polaner All Fruit (Not all of Polaner’s line is up to snuff. Make sure it says “All Fruit”)
D’arbo
Alternatively, a sliced banana is great in lieu of jelly.
Now, we cannot have this sandwich without bread. The best bread? Well in my humble opinion it would be the My Bread recipe. You can see that by clicking here.
If you don’t want to make your own bread though, here are the breads I’d suggest.
Dr. Wil Approved Bread:
Dave’s Killer Bread
Food For Life
Calandra’s
The Rustik Oven
I think you can guess my favorite bread would be the My Bread recipe.😀
Lastly, enjoy your sandwiches AND enjoy your health!
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