peanut butter - how much per day?

[skinny buckeye]

cutting diet?

is 6 TB per day too much?

[thedisneydad]

I would say so, but others might not. Too much fat IMO. You can get better nutrients for the same calories if you're cutting.

[grapemaster]

sounds a bit too much thats almost 600 cals right there and 50g fat u could have got elsewhere, really depends on how many cals is YOUR cut though, if its under 2000 i would definitely say too much, you gonna be hungry..

[skinny buckeye]

yeah.. thats what i figured.. I been using it as a snack too much.. its very convenient to use in lieu of better stuff.

i figure 2 tbspn a day is about right.

[slaydox]

put enough to cover a thin layer on whole wheat bread thats how much i get its about 3Tbs maybe 3 1/2 or you can mix it with chocolate whey to make a reese tasting mix but heat the PB up first a little so it mixes better

[b18c1]

Sorry to threadjack:

I don't have measuring spoons. At least I plan to get some. My cutting diet is ~2500 calories, and that's what I'm trying to do now.

Natural peanut butter on some whole grain bread is very convenient. Since I don't have the measuring spoons, what would you say would be a good "eyeball" of peanut butter on some whole grain bread? I know it's kind of difficult to tell, but I'm really not sure at all how much a tablespoon of P.B. is.

[Nick29]

I don't have measuring spoons.

you have spoons, don't you?

In a typical silverware set, the big ones are table spoons and the little ones are tea spoons (3 tea spoons = 1 table spoon). If you make an effort to level off the spoon, I'm sure you'll be close enough

[skinny buckeye]

moderate spoonful...

I dont eat bread, so i just literally eat a spoonful adn chase it with .5 glass milk... quick easy cals between meals. not sure if thats good or bad, but its easy.

as you might have guessed a tablespoon is exactly that... the amount that a normal table spoon holds... technically a levelled off spoon, not piled up.

[b18c1]

That's actually what I've been using so far. A tablespoon of what I have at home. It's a pretty big spoon actually. Something you would use to eat soup. I guess I'll continue to use that and hope it's a tablespoon.

I do the same at night Skinny buckeye: When I have my pre bed shake with non fat milk, and protein, and I will just eat/lick the peanut butter off the spoon, yummmy! And chase it down with the protein/milk shake. Take care.

[AYung]

I'm currently 5.5 weeks out and I still use Natural PB. I try to limit to 3tbsp max. I usually eat 1.5tbsp or none at all each day.

Rest of my EFA's come from Udo's 3-6-9 Oil, Omega-3 softgels and also Salmon on occasion.

[Gewwy]

Anytime your cutting you should consume just as much fat as you do carbohydrates IMO. My cut is 100 grams carbs, 100 grams fat, and 200 grams protein. I keep my strength and lose fat fast.

you have to eat fat to burn fat. thats my and alot of other's theory, and its really worked for me.

[Nick29]

That's actually what I've been using so far. A tablespoon of what I have at home. It's a pretty big spoon actually. Something you would use to eat soup. I guess I'll continue to use that and hope it's a tablespoon.

that is a tablespoon. just level it off and you'll be fine.

[AYung]

I don't have measuring spoons.

If all else fails, just buy a set of them.

I was going to work one day and forgot to bring my tablespoon from home, so I quickly ran to Wal-Mart and bought my self a cheap set of measuring spoons for 1 dollar. I needed it that day for my Udo's 3-6-9 Oil.

[chris3g]

it's much easier to measure peanut butter by weight with a scale.

here is a picture of 1 tbsp of peanut butter (exactly 16g) , on a standard tablespoon

http://massoh.com/chris/1tablespoon_2.jpg

[Gewwy]

it's much easier to measure peanut butter by weight with a scale.

here is a picture of 1 tbsp of peanut butter (exactly 16g) , on a standard tablespoon

http://massoh.com/chris/1tablespoon_2.jpg

Holy ****,

I used to measure it with a tablespoon, but after awhile I just said one decent scoop is about 200 calories. That adds about 300 calories to my day, o well. I stopped counting cals and started focusing on quality a while ago.