“Peanut Butter is Good for You.”

I heard that growing up that Peanut Butter was this super good food for you. While high in fat, it contains carbohydrates, lectins, and potential allergens. Also unless you get only the natural stuff, it contains lots of sugar, other oils, and plenty of preservatives. They make it basically a desert for us to consume.

When I would make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, I used to think that was a pretty good meal. Protein I was told was in that meal. Well not that much if any compared to the amounts of sugar I was eating in that small sweet sandwhich. There was sugar in the bread, sugar in the jelly, and sugar in the peanut butter. I would eat that and love every bite, maybe with some salty chips. Afterwards I would feel like I wanted to eat even more, maybe a big glass of milk too.

The cravings would then continue afterwards for hours. Wanting to tear through the kitchen looking for anything to munch on until I was stuffed but yet somehow wanting more food. Sure I felt like I had this false sense of energy because of the sugar high but I would crash hard later. I would feel kind of sick to my stomach and wondering why I grew up on this stuff, but yet yes, I wanted to to eat another sandwich.

Eating meat is completely different! I eat, let’s say a steak or a hamburger patty, and I feel full and satiated afterward. I get that protein my body needs as well as so many good minerals and vitamins. I get plenty of salt from the seasoning and I crave a glass of water afterwards. I am full. I don’t have one craving, I just am satisfied with my meal and don’t have food at the forefront of my mind.

I then get that burst of energy from the meat and the fat. It last way longer than the “sugar high” and I don’t crash at all. I can work for hours without even thinking of food or needing energy. I can only imagine what my childhood and even later years would have been like if I would’ve been taught to eat more meat and less if not no carbs at all. My mood would have better, I would’ve felt more active and imaginative, and I definitely would’ve been happier! Let’s break the mold and stop falling for the same lies we’ve been told for decades.