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15 Reasons to stock up on peanut butter
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- It has an incredibly long shelf life, even when opened.
- Peanut butter is a great addition to any bug out bag or emergency kit.
- Peanut butter is a necessary ingredient in many recipes, both sweet and savory.
- It is a high calorie food, providing plenty of energy.
- It’s one of those stick-to-your-ribs foods.
- Peanut butter is an ideal spread for sandwiches and can be combined with jelly, jam, bananas, apples, and anything else that sounds good!
- It can be mixed in with oatmeal, with a bit of honey, for an extra nutritious breakfast.
- Peanut butter is high in plant protein.
- It comes in crunchy, super crunchy and other varieties, so everyone in the family gets their favorite version.
- All you really need to enjoy peanut butter is a spoon.
- It comes in package sizes ranging from individual packets to family-sized buckets. Each has its place in your food storage pantry.
- Peanut butter is rich in folate, which is a necessary nutrient for pregnant women.
- “All Natural” peanut butter is available and doesn’t contain trans fat.
- Spread a bit on a pine cone, and you can feed hungry birds during the winter.
- Powdered peanut butter is a good option if you want to avoid the oils in peanut butter but want the flavor for recipes.
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Cheryl
All natural peanut butter which has to be stirred does get harder and more consolidated as it ages. Much harder to stir.
Katie
The price of PB is about to skyrocket. Get it now which it's (relatively) cheap!
rightwingmom
I LOL when Kroger sent me a bundle of store coupons….one of them was for a FREE 18 oz. jar of their peanut butter. It was like hitting a small lottery! HA!
Retired Geezer
11. All you really need to enjoy peanut butter is a finger <del>spoon.</del>
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mallardhen
I volunteer at a food pantry and peanut butter goes in every box each month I hope this will still continue to happen as the price sores. I know that some of the recipants are elderly and the peanut butter makes a great lunch for them, no cooking. I see on the board at the pantry December pantry is going to give almond butter wonder how that compares in nutrituation???
Your site has helped me a lot in getting ready for whatever their is to come, thanks a lot for your help.
Mallardhen
Katy
I would not put natural peanut butter in your long-term food storage. I tried it, and it gets hard and difficult to stir the oils back into the paste. Even though we eat natural peanut butter regularly, I would buy some commercial brand (Skippy, Jif, etc.) to put in long-term food storage. Since it won't get rotated like other foods, I would just donate it to the food bank every so often.
Cheryl
I just bought 6 of the larger size peanut butter jars for almost the same price as the smaller ones. Probably fewer people buy those big ones as they are harder to stir and were left from before the price increase.
traci
in a bugout or no power situation it is wonderful spread on a granolla bar or a poptart~ very filling!
Jan
I was at the market today and WOW have the prices on pb gone up!!!! The 16 ounce jar of Skippy that was $2.99 in Sept is now $4.99. I do live in a rural area with only a few stores, so our prices are higher then other places. Glad I stocked up, now I need to look for coupons.
Lynda
We have a good supply of peanut butter. My husband loves the stuff. We've also invested in peanut butter powder.
Great source of protein.
DDM
Would you consider Nutella a good alternative to PB as a long term storage item?
TheSurvivalMom
I would consider Nutella a good alternative to AIR, if I could breathe it!!! It has a fairly decent shelf life but won't be as versatile as peanut butter. I haven't stocked up on it, but only because it's too hard to resist!
PBJunkie
A wholesale Cash and Carry in my area (NorCal) has it in a 35# pail for about $57. Going up to over $80 soon though.
Peanut butter=good
Chocolate=good
Peanut butter and chocolate=manna from heaven
Buck
Sams still has "reasonable" prices on their 2 packs of Jif…we stock up 2 or 3 at a time when we go…..
alicia
Skippy Natural has good ingredients, but doesn't need to be stirred like the other natural peanut butters.
sherry
How long does peanut butter last past its expiration if its kept in a cool, dry space, out of light and unopened?
Robot0_0
All natural peanut butter has a lower shelf life than the stuff with hydrogenated oil, but I've not actual seen expiration dates on a jar only sell by dates. typically it looks like natural PB has about a 1yo sell by date and the other stuff has around a 2yo sell date. So for prep purposes you could probably double that or more as sell by dates are usually pretty conservative.
Also if you want to store the natural and keep it from getting hard I recommend flipping it. if it is stored top up for months all the oil rises to the top, but if you flip it over every few weeks the oil will stay mixed better as it seeks the top of the butter again. storing it in the fridge after it is opened and mixed up will also keep it from separating.
Chandra
I’ve only had pb go bad once. It smells rancid when it’s bad… It was a bulk box of pb that I got from my local salvage grocery so who knows how old it was when I bought it. The portion I didn’t get transfered to jars took about three years – with the inner bag unsealed but tucked in – to go bad in my house. This stuff has an incredible shelf life. For storage purposes I’d prefer whole in the shell raw peanuts. better storage in Ma’s own wrappers And I live in a long enough growing season area to grow my own and perpetuate my supply. Think fifty pounds per person would do?
lb
i get PB for 10/$20 at smiths. they are normally $2.50/jar but go on sale sometimes – buy 10 get 50 cents off per jar.
it’s the good stuff too. peanuts and salt. no sugar or fake oils.
i’ve never had any go bad.
Wilma Abron
Natural peanut butter does have a lot of oil and is hard to stir at first—-just stir up one time until it is mixed up and then store it in the frig. It does have oil and can go bad if heat is an issue. It will stay stirred up and easy to use has long as is cold.