mozart
Senior Cook
Well, I didn't know that, thanks..
What happens with me is, when I buy the peanut butter, it is already separated and I just stick it in the frig. I do not try to mix anything together. I tried, once, and vowed I would never do that again, what a mess. So I never stir my pb and it stays separated. I don't understand the big deal. Just leave it alone and use it. I dive right into the jar.
Well, much of the benefit of eating peanut butter from a nutrition standpoint is the mono saturated oil naturally in the peanut and the peanut oil often added to natural peanut butter to make it smoother. This oil actually lowers bad cholesterol as does olive oil and canola oil. If you are leaving it in the jar by just using the ground nuts, then you are missing an important part of the food.