It's national peanut butter lovers month!

Glamour Magazine

Don't feel deprived when hard times puts a peanut butter sandwich in your lunch box. Instead, think of it as paying homage to a wonderful food staple! I love peanut butter, you already know that, and I imagine that I'm preaching to the choir, but in honor of the fact that November is National Peanut Butter Lovers Month, let's talk about the best vegan protein staple out there.

  • Notice anything different about your usual grocery purchase? It seems that manufacturers have employed the grocery store shrink ray and started adding a little dimple to the bottoms of their peanut butter containers. Unlike the dimple on the bottom of a wine bottle (called a punt), this one only means they can sell you less peanut butter for the same price. Sneaky! It's still one of the best protein buys for your dollar, though.

  • The best part about peanut butter is that it adapts to just about every flavor combination. Chocolate? Check. Savories, like satay sauce or curry? Check. Honey? Check. Veggies like celery and carrots? Check. Just like nothing rhymes with orange, I suspect that peanut butter is the universal food pairing.

  • I'm kind of dying to try these peanut butter banana bacon cookies. (Try this healthy and delicious peanut butter cookie recipe.)

  • Think you know everything about peanut butter? Think again. I consider myself a peanut butter guru, and I only got a 75% on Mental Floss' peanut butter quiz.

What's your favorite peanut butter scenario? What's your brand of choice? Tell the comments about the last time you ate peanut butter (mine was last night, natural creamy style, open-faced, on a piece of crusty French bread).

Related:Roasted nuts are good for your heart and for your happiness.

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