A few days ago I bought raw almond butter to substitue for my peanut butter, thinking it would be healthier. I know it should be healthier because:
a) It tastes like crap.
b) It cost a lot ($9 for a jar).
c) All this weird liquid floats to the top of the jar after it’s been sitting. Weird food = healthy, yes?
d) It has no added sugar. It’s just the pure, unadulterated taste of very bland almonds ground into a syrupy paste.
Then I finally checked the ingredients. Turns out it’s still got tons of fat in it. Less sugar, sure, but it’s still just a jar of fat cream — this time without the taste or inexpensive price.
Tune in tomorrow for more of Bridget Hines’ Diary.
I also want to add that today I put my new Ben Folds CD into my iMac. Apparently, it has a DVD recorded on one side, because when I accidentally put that side into my iMac, it played the contained videos in full-screen, vividly-colored glory. I was so flabbergasted that you can both put a DVD on the same piece of plastic as a CD and also expect an iMac to handle it with no problem that I simply stared at the screen for three minutes without really comprehending what was going on. The technology, which I am intellectually aware is very simple, was so astounding to me that I could feel my grey matter folding in on itself in amazement. I felt like my grandfather used to look when he’d watch me play Defender on my Atari 2600.
On my iTunes now:
Child Star by The Unicorns from "Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?"
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May 24th, 2005 at 12:20 pm
but almond butter is a paste. i am surprised you don’t like it.
May 24th, 2005 at 12:23 pm
I am glad someone else is paying attention to the continuity of the universe presented in these posts. Thank you, Kaveri. I don’t actually mind it too much. I’m sure that most people, who have actual taste in food, wouldn’t even bother buying this stuff. I would deal with it fine if it were actually healthier for me.
I guess is IS a BIT healthier because it doesn’t have sugar. Fine. I will buy this almond butter for the rest of my life!
See? It all works out.
May 24th, 2005 at 1:33 pm
If you can’t taste food, why don’t you just eat Brussel Sprouts paste or Bran paste instead of peanut butter?
May 24th, 2005 at 1:54 pm
Why not give it to your cats? Lure them out from inside the box spring.
May 24th, 2005 at 4:50 pm
I think Smucker’s peanut butter doesn’t have sugar, and it tastes freaking amazing.
So that’s no excuse for this almond butter’s ass-flavor.
May 24th, 2005 at 11:38 pm
By the way, your blog is crazy with the comments! People love to discuss the live of Will Hines. And I’m among them! I wonder what Will Hines is doing now. Well, whatever it is, I know I would have an opinion and be eager to share it.
May 25th, 2005 at 12:24 am
Yup, that’s the new DualDisc thing they’ve got going. And the new Ben Folds album is fantastic. A very different beast compared to “Rockin’ the Suburbs,” but the ballads are absolutely great.
May 25th, 2005 at 11:57 am
If regular peanut butter sits, the oil settles on top also. Stop being an asshole.
May 25th, 2005 at 12:06 pm
Tony is right! Comments galore!
I like this Ben Folds CD allright. I love “You to Thank”, but don’t like “Trusted.” YOu have to be in the mood for BF, or he sounds ridiculously angsty, like the last five minutes of an O.C. episode.
“Healthy” or “raw, organic” peanut/almond butter throws off a LOT more oil than you Skippy-brand peanut butter, SPO. So I’m going to keep being an asshole!
Dyna: do they MAKE Brussel Sprouts paste or whatever-else-you-said paste? Because I would buy and eat it, no problem.
May 25th, 2005 at 12:48 pm
Skippy is bullshit.
Smucker’s is the way to go, and it’s totally oilin’ it.
Just stir that shit back in!
It’s the natchur’l way!
May 25th, 2005 at 9:27 pm
I prefer crunchy (or chunky) peanut butter.
I love the new Ben Folds album, but I’m a zombie. Anything he does I really enjoy.
May 26th, 2005 at 4:36 am
Dude, doesn’t almond butter have cyanide in it? If it tastes like crap, it’s probably because of the cyanide.
May 27th, 2005 at 2:22 pm
i love almond butter. Maybe you got a poor-quality, stale, or overly healthy hippieish variety brand of almond butter.
Jun 8th, 2005 at 1:25 pm
I’m a bit late to this party, but I just want to say I love almond butter too. It’s delicious on raisin toast.
Almond butter has more vitamins and minerals than peanut butter. Unlike Peanut Butter, it’s got good levels of Vitamin E, which does all sorts of nice things for your skin and immune system.
If you put it in the fridge, it shouldn’t be so oily. Same with the Smuckers Peanut Butter, which is also delicious. It makes it harder to spread, unless you spread it on warm toast.
Warm raisin toast.
Oct 29th, 2006 at 11:00 am
some of you people should eat peanut butter,
yes i like it too but almond butter is better for you and if you give it a shot you will love it. i have a hard time eating peanut butter now.
as for you health, imagine putting salad oil in you engine, the car wont work to well.
google raw almonds and you will see the benefits.
when you open the jar, mix the paste with the oil and refrigerate,
et voila, no more problem.
Apr 27th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Im swapping it out for peanut butter temp to see whatll happen. Ill let ya know if its worth it. Until then…fuck all yall!
May 11th, 2008 at 8:20 am
i always eat almond butter, and i love it
A. almonds are considered a ’super food’ and should be incorporated in everybodys diet. they have oils that are especially good for you, much better than what peanuts provide
B. its filling. i like to have 1 tbsp on a cracker for dinner.
C. its so good!
D. it IS mega high in calories, 90 cals for 1 tbsp, i personally believe eating fats are good for you (if they are the right fats) so i dont have a problem with it being a high fat source. but the calories are high so dont go heaping it on, because yes its healthy, but it loses its ‘diet food’ label when your pouring on half a jar at a time. it shouldnt be used as a 500 calorie condement.