Today I realized just how amazing peanut butter it. Growing up people always talked about eating it by the spoonful. My family eats the Adams variety of peanut butter (simply squished peanuts) that makes this experience a memorable one, but not one to be repeated. My eyes were opened when I tasted the creamy sugary goodness that more processed peanut butter afforded. Yummy! In looking back on my day peanut butter was present for almost every one of my meals. It started with my peanut butter Cheerios, not quite as amazing as the original (which Josh calls cardboard) but they are good. Then for lunch the peanut butter and honey sandwich. The most brilliant invention for students of all ages; no refrigeration required, easy transport, and it's still edible no matter who squished it gets! To add more variety to the sandwich arena there is peanut butter with any kind of jelly or bananas; it's almost as versatile as macaroni and cheese. Then for my afternoon snack I improved my chocolate covered granola bar by dipping it in peanut butter. (if you buy the peanut butter ones already dipped in chocolate they have trans fat so this is the perfect alternative) To finish off the day I just had a milkshake, peanut butter enhanced of course. I think it may be my flavor of the week, delicious! So... I did some research about this amazing food. According to wikipedia (a credible source I know) peanut butter was first used by the Aztecs. Then Marcellus Edson of Quebec patented peanut paste in 1884. The peanut butter of today is credited to George Washington Carver in the United States. Among its high nutritional values it can also get gum out of hair... There you have it, delicious and nutritious peanut butter.
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