Comments on: Quite Possibly the Best Gift Ever Given*

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:16:02 +0000

Kathy-

You don’t know me, and I came across this website through a Google search. You said that you tested positive for allergy to many things including peanut butter, but you had and PB&J sandwich the morning of your test. Allergy tests can be wrong (skin tests have 30% false positives). If you have no ill effects when you eat it, you probably aren’t allergic to it. I have children with life-threatening food allergies, so I’ve been through several tests - both skin and blood tests and I have seen some bad reactions when they eat something that they are allergic to. If my kids eat or touch something that they are actually allergic to, they have a reaction right away. One of my daughter’s blood tests indicated that she was allergic to wheat, but I’ve never seen any noticable reaction to it. The doctor said that she probably was not allergic to it even though the clinical test said ‘yes.’ Anyways, it sounds like your doctor over-reacted to the test he/she gave you and you should look into it further. Perhaps you can actually have your beloved peanut butter after all!

Blessings,
Angie Morris

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:17:04 +0000

Kathy,
Honestly, I’m not sure. I only had it once, and if I remember correctly, someone brought it to me. And keep in mind that I was tasting it looking for a peanut butter substitute. I’d gladly try it again if I could find someone with that juicer, though!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:16:43 +0000

Nope, I don’t know the ratio…I figured it must be about 1:1 …there’s no waste.

Ok, I will have to try the sunflower seed butter! Jenn’s lackluster reaction to cashew butter has convinced me it must be really wonderful! (Was the cashew butter fresh from a grinder and unsalted? Yum!!!)

By: Milly

Milly — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:29:34 +0000

I’d think about having the PB allergy thing rechecked when I hadn’t eaten some. With most Peanut allergies you have to watch a ton of stuff because it was processed in the same place. I love sunflower seeds I’m looking for that stuff.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:46:56 +0000

Rusty,
I hope that you can find and try this stuff. Brian mentioned that it was more expensive than regular PB, but I think it’s comparably priced to other PB alternatives or even most “natural” PBs. At least it seemed to be at Kroger. Hope it’s a hit at your house, too!

Kathy,
Yes, I tried cashew butter and almond butter, too. They’re not bad. I guess I even enjoyed them, but they are not peanut butter. I missed the real deal peanut-flavored stuff. Sunbutter is as close as I’ve found. Call me hard core.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:48:42 +0000

Rusty - I think your kid would like this. I can eat peanut butter but I’d be happy with just the sunbutter if it was a little less expensive. So for now I guess it’s regular PB for the rest of the family. BTW, I found mine in the health food section of Kroger. And I think you can find it at Publix as well. Not sure about the other national chains.

Kathy - I know that Jenn has tried several things but not sure about Cashew butter. Just curious, do you know what the cashews per ounce ratio was?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:54:04 +0000

You might want to give cashew butter a try, too! Oh my word. I don’t know if anyone sells it. My dad had a Champion juicer that had a nut butter attachment and he would make cashew butter with it several times a week. For 40 years.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:22:46 +0000

Thank you for posting this! One of our kids is allergic to peanuts and I was not aware of Sunbutter.