Yeah I thought Maranatha would be really good but I bought some and I was highly dissapointed… I’m all about PB&Co., Barney Butter, and Trader Joe’s salted roasted creamy almond butter (ha that’s a mouthful).
Love that quote… so true! And go you!

I wish all nut butters came in small packages; I don’t know what to buy or which is best!!! costco is a commitment to a brand when you buy in bulk

true commitment to something is about doing it for no other reason; so if other people are looking and that’s why you’re doing it, well, you get the picture.

who is the second smoothie for? two cups are a big yes! I didn’t know there were brown rice crispies in the world

I just can’t get into almond butter or any other nut butter. I’m with BethT. My fave is Trader Joe’s creamy salted PB! It’s the best!

Whole Foods brand holds the key to my almond butter lovin’ heart. I like their PB too.
I remember the less than sign because it looks like an “L.” Still using those 5th grade tricks;)

I love Trader Joe’s unsalted creamy PB. Totally loyal. Although open to new flavors and samples. 😉

alligator mouth math = you are from FL :^)

I remember it because the less than looks like an L.

I agree on Justin’s! Nothing else comes close. And for peanut butter, Peanut Butter & Co.

Yes I remember that from math class!

I like Vanilla Almond Butter from Naturally Nutty.
And for peanut butter, the regular kind – NOT natural 🙂 – from the grocery store, extra crunchy.

ha ha- i go with pacman, but that might be dating me! i have never tried justin’s and i feel like i might be missing out on something great, because i like marantha a lot (although i’ve never really met a nut butter i can say i don’t like).

you HAVE to try Saratoga PB Co. (check out their website).Its roots are in my old college town, so i have to mention them, im not ususally a flavored pb gal, call me a purist, but the adirondack jack is to die for! i think youd love it. you can even get smaller sized sample packs! not to mention their story is cute to boot!
MA

The way I remember it is that Pac man likes to eat the bigger score. I even remember drawing little pac men on my tests in elementary school.

Sunflowerbutter, Hempini (hempseed butter), pistachio butter, and tahini rock my world!

i love justin’s maple almond butter! wayyyy better than barney butter or maranatha (close second though). i also love flaxy naturally more pb and maranatha dark chocolate nut butters

This is my first time posting a comment–I read your blog every day! I had to tell you that I found my beloved jar of Justin’s Maple Syrup Almond Butter at Marshalls for $6.99!!!

I always heard the quote was about character — “Character is what you do when no one is looking.” – child psychiatrist Robert Coles Commitment works too, but really commitment is a part of character.

Regarding nut butter, my heart belongs to Trader Joe’s Raw Unsalted Creamy Almond Butter.

Lol sadly- I remember the alligator thing for inequality signs because I teach it to my 6 year olds haha. I don’t think I learned it that way as a kid, though I have to say it would have made it easier. Good to know my kids may still be thinking about it in their twenties!

i always buy that almond butter from costco too, because i eat too much of it to pay for the little jars. i ALWAYS add some sea salt to the jar when i stir it up. it takes the blah almond butter to a whole ‘nother level! no reason you could add some maple syrup or honey too.

Great Mantra!!!

I too love Justin’s but we can only get it here in the sample packets. They work well for hiking snacks though paired with apples and carrots. I just bought nutzo yesterday, our health food store started carrying it. $15/jar. UGH! And I got two so I have extra when I run out. (they’re VERY slow to restock)

haha! that’s EXACTLY how i remember it! although here in az i think we might have made it a rattlesnake or something 😉
i haven’t had either nut butters. i get mine at frys (krogers?). they have dry roasted almonds in a machine that churns ’em into buttah, so i just get what i need for the week (i cant get more than that- i have no self control when it comes to almond butter!)

Mr. Barney rocks my nut butter world. But ironically I’m having a Maranatha AB love affair now. Absence makes the heart grow fonder!

Caitlin, I’m a freaking MATH PH.D. STUDENT and I still use the alligator trick, every time. If anyone says they don’t, they’re lying to you.

i have never tried anything besides peanut butter… i did not know about all of these other things before i left the states… and i have had homemade cashew butter here but that is it! i can not wait to try almond butter. as of now, nothing beats dark chocolate dreams. although i can only put it on certain things so that i don´t eat the whole jar in a day. so good.

I actually like MaraNatha nut butters, but I’ve never had Justin’s to compare. I also love Peanut Butter & Co. Yum

😀
Jenn

The alligator mouth is how I learned less than and greater than signs. I use that particular memory trick for my students now!
I’m a self-proclaimed nut butter lover (I’ve tried many), and my absolute favorite? It’s still smucker’s natural peanut butter. Unless you count coconut butter…that stuff is divine.

My current obsession is cashew butter! I get it from a local Canadian company here, but it is sooo freakin’ good!!

xo
K

Yesterday, I had to let myself NOT “push myself”..I tried a run and I tried spinning…I was just sore and worn out….I quit and took the night off. I needed that! As far as nut butter goes, I hate Maranatha too! Ick! I haven’t yet found an almond butter that I like, but I do buy the Naturally More peanut butter. I love the texture. I think I am going to make some of my own “Hippy butter”, as heard about on Tina’s blog (Carrot’s N’Cake)..

The other day I threw some pecans in my magic bullet with cinnamon and vanilla and it became my new favorite (cheap) nut butter! I also love Trader Joes brand. I teach first grade and teach the greater than/less than using plastic alligators that “bite” the bigger number. Have a great trip, good luck on your race!

I fully agree with that quote and might steal it for myself. That was a good time for the 5k as well. You definitely deserved TWO cups of smoothie after that!

I love PB&Co! Their flavours are to-die for and still all natural! They are great in oats!

Congrats on getting through your run, those days are the HARDEST run days and now you can be extra proud of yourself for pushing through it and finishing. Way to go!

I didn’t have the alligator analogy but I did have the analogy of it “eating” the greater number!

One thing I noticed about Cost Co’s version of Maranatha AB. I have bought this brand in a smaller version at Whole Foods and it tasted a ton better. I then looked at the ingredients and realized the one at Cost Co does not have any added sugar which I guess is a good thing but it doesn’t taste as good. It is strange to me they would make two versions but I guess they do! I am bummed because it is going to take me 6 months to finish this huge jar!!

i love crazy richard’s peanut butter. i also make my own almond butter, so that’s pretty good too. but my all-time favorite was a small jar that i bought in vermont. it was mixed nuts, maple syrup, and then an add in of your choice (3 possible choices – cinnamon, chipotle, and one other that i forget!) i chose the cinnamon, and the combination of toasted nuts, maple syrup, and cinnamon was amazing. im on a mission to recreate

I love MaraNatha! But the Justin’s is good too. Right now I just have the Whole Foods brand AB.

I’ve never heard the alligator expression before, that must be a Florida thing, haha, just kidding 😉

Maranatha is probably my fave brand of nut butter…ever!! Although I do love Justin’s Maple AB to squeeze over top mashed banana toast. Right now I am eating Trader Joe’s but butter though, because I have a very hard time controlling how much Maranatha I consume! eek.

That is the ONLY way I remember the greater than or less than signs. Without it, I could never know. haha

I like the President’s Choice crunchy almond butter – just almonds, no sugar or added oil (just how I like my nut butters!). Super flavourable and not weirdly processed smooth like some almond butters.

TJ’s brand peanut butter is my fav because it’s super roasty toasty 🙂

Totally agree on the Almond Butter, I was so disappointed when I bought that from Costco. It tasted like eating mashed up wood compared to Barney Butter, which I think is delicious. If only it were easier to get, I would splurge and order some.