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PeanutButter was ( ok to eat junk food?)
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:16:46 GMT, "Per Elmsäter"
wrote: another couple of years. How long has it been around in the states? I was asking about this Fluff thing that I've never seen nor heard of before. Seems pretty old. http://www.marshmallowfluff.com/htm/history_frame.shtml Looks like it was mass-marketed in the New England area by 1930. -- Rick Onanian |
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PeanutButter was ( ok to eat junk food?)
Peter wrote:
PB&J sandwiches were already a staple in children's lunch boxes in the '60s. Just what American kids need -- their daily dose of sugar, fat, and processed white flour. Matt O. |
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Rick Onanian wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:16:46 GMT, "Per Elmsäter" wrote: another couple of years. How long has it been around in the states? I was asking about this Fluff thing that I've never seen nor heard of before. Seems pretty old. http://www.marshmallowfluff.com/htm/history_frame.shtml Looks like it was mass-marketed in the New England area by 1930. I saw a Martha Stewart show awhile back where she made her own marshmallow. Now, that's a bit much! I was surprised, though -- it never occurred to me that marshmallow was ever something people made in their own kitchens. I always assumed it was a creation of the processed food industry. See, television *is* educational! Matt O. |
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Per Elmsäter wrote:
Peter wrote: Per Elmsäter wrote: I spread my Jelly pretty thin too on PB&J sandwiches. I still haven't seen any on the shelves over here, so it'll probably be another couple of years. How long has it been around in the states? Invented in 1890 by Dr. Kellogg (also known for corn flakes). Designed as a protein source for toothless patients. I don't seem to remember it from the sixties when I lived there. PB&J sandwiches were already a staple in children's lunch boxes in the '60s. When my brother moved back to Germany in the '50s my mother always included a large jar of peanut butter in the 'care packages' she sent him. Sorry. I was a little unclear there. I wasn't talking about PB just then although this whole thread has turned into a PB thread. I was asking about this Fluff thing that I've never seen nor heard of before. Sorry about the misunderstanding. Fluff is a bit more recent having been invented in 1917. The company sponsored the 'Flufferette' radio show in the '30s and '40s. |
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Matt O'Toole wrote:
I saw a Martha Stewart show awhile back where she made her own marshmallow. Now, that's a bit much! I was surprised, though -- it never occurred to me that marshmallow was ever something people made in their own kitchens. I always assumed it was a creation of the processed food industry. See, television *is* educational! LOL. If it wasn't for the little machines, people would be saying the same thing about bread. I salute Martha Stewart for not regarding marshmallow as declasse. She probably made some snooty kind of chichi marshmallow with high-quality ingredients, though. Ben Actually, I think the stuff is gross, although Mallomars are ok. |
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"Matt O'Toole" wrote in message news Cat Dailey wrote: FWIW....I have borderline high "bad" cholesterol despite living on tofu and twigs and riding 8-10,000 miles per year. I USED to eat a lot of PB..the all natural kind...no hydrogenated oils, etc., just peanuts and salt. One of the people I train does heart research and advised me to stop eating PB sniff, sniff. The reason? When her lab wanted to induce arthrosclerosis in lab animals, they fed them peanut oil. I am seeing a lipid specialist on Jan 13th, so I'll let you know what he says about PB. Until then, Cat the hungry! Yeah, keep us posted. Fortunately, I don't have cholesterol problems. In fact, my doctor told me to eat *more* fat a few years ago. However, I'd like to make sure the pipes remain unclogged! Matt O. I will, for sure, because I'd love to be able to eat it again! Cat |
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From a quick google:
Diets with Peanuts Plus Peanut Butter or Peanut Oil Lower Total Cholesterol and LDL-C...Eliminate Triglyceride Increase This is a study that will set peanut butter lovers rejoicing. Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, Pennsylvania State University, and colleagues found that diets high in peanuts plus peanut butter or peanut oil are as effective as diets high in olive oil in protecting against heart disease. In fact, the diets high in peanut products offered more heart disease protective benefits than the very low fat diets. The researchers compared the effects of five diets -- low fat, olive oil, peanuts plus peanut butter, peanut oil, and typical American with 35 percent fat -- on the blood lipids of 22 healthy men and women, ages 21-54, many of whom had slightly elevated blood cholesterol at the beginning of the study. The peanuts plus peanut butter, peanut oil, and olive oil diets all lowered total and LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels while not lowering the beneficial HDL cholesterol levels. The low fat diet lowered LDL levels but also lowered HDL cholesterol and increased triglyceride levels. The so-called peanut diets actually had relatively small amounts of peanut products, but they were eaten daily. For example, a little peanut butter was added to a bagel in the morning, and a small serving of peanuts made an afternoon snack. In the peanut oil diet, peanut oil replaced other oils used for salads and entrees. All subjects maintained their starting weight throughout the study, consisting of 25 days of each of the five diets. Dr. Kris-Etherton believes the findings offer people another food option for increasing monounsaturated fats in the diet and adding variety, flexibility, and eating satisfaction to diet planning. The research team also believes that the positive effects from peanut products may go beyond beneficial fatty acids. Antioxidant Vitamin E, folic acid, phytochemicals, fiber, minerals and plant protein contained in peanuts may all contribute to heart disease protection. -- Steve Juniper "The problem with Texas Baptists is that they should have had their heads held under longer." -- Quoted by Molly Ivins -- "Cat Dailey" wrote in message ... "Matt O'Toole" wrote in message ... David Reuteler wrote: "Per Elmsater" wrote: However I'm sure all the PB we get here is U.S. made. At least the can of Mississippi Belle PB I'm holding in my hand is. Strangely enough this one contains sugar also. Never knew that was an ingredient in PB. i didn't think any other countries besides the USA, Canada and possibly Australia ate peanut butter in any quantity. anyhow, most american peanut butter contains vast quantities of sugar and you have to go out of your way to get the good stuff (ingredients: peanuts, salt). maybe we find it annoyingly difficult to stir it up and throw it in the fridge. You don't really have to go out of your way, you just have to pay more. Real peanut butter is expensive because it still has the valuable peanut oil in it. With the cheaper stuff, they remove the peanut oil and sell it, then replace it with cheaper canola oil, etc. -- not to mention sugar, preservatives, and who knows what else. But even the big brands sell "natural" peanut butter with nothing in it but peanuts and salt. It just costs twice as much as Skippy or Jif. "Skippy*" brand name notwithstanding, Australians don't eat much peanut butter. When I lived there, we relied on care packages from the US. Australians eat lots of (cow) butter, honey, and that salty brown scum called Vegemite. *Skippy -- an Australian TV icon from the 60s, like America's Lassie, Flipper, or Gentle Ben. Matt O. FWIW....I have borderline high "bad" cholesterol despite living on tofu and twigs and riding 8-10,000 miles per year. I USED to eat a lot of PB..the all natural kind...no hydrogenated oils, etc., just peanuts and salt. One of the people I train does heart research and advised me to stop eating PB sniff, sniff. The reason? When her lab wanted to induce arthrosclerosis in lab animals, they fed them peanut oil. I am seeing a lipid specialist on Jan 13th, so I'll let you know what he says about PB. Until then, Cat the hungry! |
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"Matt O'Toole" wrote in message ...
Rick Onanian wrote: On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:16:46 GMT, "Per Elmsäter" wrote: another couple of years. How long has it been around in the states? I was asking about this Fluff thing that I've never seen nor heard of before. Seems pretty old. http://www.marshmallowfluff.com/htm/history_frame.shtml Looks like it was mass-marketed in the New England area by 1930. I saw a Martha Stewart show awhile back where she made her own marshmallow. Now, that's a bit much! I was surprised, though -- it never occurred to me that marshmallow was ever something people made in their own kitchens. I always assumed it was a creation of the processed food industry. See, television *is* educational! Matt O. Dear Matt, The marsh-mallow turns out to have an impressively ancient history: 11. What is the origin and history of marshmallow candy? Marshmallow candy dates back to ancient Egypt where it was a honey-based candy flavored and thickened with the sap of the root of the Marsh-Mallow plant (althea officinalis). Marsh-Mallow grows in salt marshes and on banks near large bodies of water. It is common in the eastern United States. Until the mid 1800's, marshmallow candy was made using the sap of the Marsh-Mallow plant. Gelatin replaces the sap in the modern recipes. http://www.faqs.org/faqs/food/candy/...ection-12.html Carl Fogel |
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"Steve Juniper" wrote in message news:V%6Fb.615478$Fm2.555782@attbi_s04... From a quick google: Diets with Peanuts Plus Peanut Butter or Peanut Oil Lower Total Cholesterol and LDL-C...Eliminate Triglyceride Increase lots snipped I am very happy to read this, but until I see the lipid doc, I am not eating any more peanut butter. The guy I am going to see is supposedly one of the best in the country, so I will wait to see what he thinks. I am always a little critical of studies of the type that only include 22 people for 25 days. How on earth can anyone extrapolate anything meaningful from that? But thanks anyway, Cat |
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