This jar is already half empty and we’re just getting started!
It was the dread Dr. Ludwig who got me hooked on Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter. It’s a key component of the Ultimate Protein Smoothie (my version adds forbidden fruit in the form of a ripe banana) and he advises you to eat a handful of nuts as a healthy snack in the afternoon. Well, the really good mixed dry roasted nuts at Healthy Living Market are $18 a pound and a 16-oz jar of Creamy Salted is currently just $2.29, so why not just have generous spoonful straight from the jar instead? And you’re well on your way to the Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Diet.
Jordan Calhoun, the editor of LifeHacker, told the New York Times he could eat a peanut butter sandwich every day and that he’s more interested in the efficiency of the foods he eats than the taste. But with the Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Diet you can have both: high protein efficiency and the perfect balance of perfectly roasted peanuts and just the right amount of salt.
When we get tired of protein shakes, peanut butter sandwiches (with cheese and onion… don’t laugh until you’ve tried it) and spoonfuls straight out of the jar, we can put peanut butter on celery sticks or make Thai red curry with peanut butter or maybe West African peanut stew. Bring it on!
