Choosy Moms Should NOT Choose JIF.

I have worked with a lot of clients over the years and have discussed nutrition with almost all of them. I have never ate perfect all my life infact I don’t eat perfect now and never claimed to. But I still feel its my responsibility as a Fitness and Nutrition Coach to educate people on what is a healthy food choice for them and their family and what is not.

That brings us to peanut butter. Most people love peanut butter and you grew up with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as a kid and still love them today as an adult. But the questions I always ask my clients and others during my supermarket tours is what kind of peanut butter do you buy?

An the answer that comes back 90% of the time is JIF!

JIF peanut butter, looking back that’s what I had as a kid. I don’t think my mom new better. But I do now.

Here is the JIF peanut butter ingredients:

MADE FROM ROASTED PEANUTS AND SUGAR. CONTAINS 2 PERCENT OR LESS OF: MOLASSES, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN), FULLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OILS (RAPESEED AND SOYBEAN), MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES AND SALT.

 What it is partially and fully hydrogenated vegetable oils? It’s a long ingredient name for trans fat! The #1 cause for heart disease in America. It is in JIF and thousands of foods in America.

But David……”JIF it tastes so good” yeah with sugar and transfat mixed in together something tastes so good…is making your health so bad!

Do you know reduced fat JIF is worse than regular JIF? How? JIF peanut butter and most peanut butters have some healthy fats (peanut oil) mixed in with the bad fats (trans fat). Reduced fat JIF Peanut butter actually removes the good fats from the peanut butter to reduce the fat but then leaves the trans fat in. Shocking? I say so.

So what would be a better choice “Natural Peanut butter.” Here is the ingrediants of most natural peanut butters.

INGREDIANTS: Peanuts

Wow! Do you see the difference?

 Your Fitness and Nutrition Coach,

~David Modderman