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There’s more to life than peanut butter in a jar (though we still love peanut butter in a jar very much). From peanut pop-up stands to peanut flour to all the latest trends in peanut products and uses, this is your go-to source for the stories that shine a light on the amazing versatility of the USA-grown peanut.

Why America’s Favorite Spread is Now a “Favourite” Across the Pond

While America’s food preferences have often proven popular with other countries, peanut butter has more frequently been viewed as an exception that doesn’t appeal to most outside of the North American content. That is until recently when peanut butter suddenly overtook jam sales in the United Kingdom. 

Easy Family-Friendly Ways to Give New Life to an Empty Jar of Peanut Butter

If you love peanut butter as much as we do, then you've probably been eating even more of it recently. But wait, don’t throw those jars away because we’ve got some fun ideas for you to reuse them.

Taking Aim at Peanut Allergy Prevention, Mission MightyMe Launches New Infant Food

Mission MightyMe co-founders J.J. and Catherine Jaxon are on a mission to help raise up a generation of kids that are free from the burden of food allergies. And they’re doing it with the launch of a peanut puff that makes it easy and “normal” to feed peanuts and other allergenic foods to infants.

Here’s How a Cup of Joe Inspired This Farmer to Make Coffee from Peanuts

Virginia Gold Peanut Coffee consists of deeply roasted and ground Virginia-type peanuts sourced from James Harrell’s farm. When steeped with hot water it yields a product that tastes very much like regular coffee. We met with the founder to find out more about this new product.

Early Show Trends Predicted to Power Product Innovation at Natural Products Expo West 2020

The National Peanut Board (NPB) will be in Anaheim, CA from March 3-7, attending Natural Products Expo West 2020. With over 86,000 industry professionals represented, this event is known as the world’s largest natural, organic and healthy products trade show.

The Peanut Butter Banana Dog is a Grand Slam Snack this Post-Season

The end of summer brings with it many beautiful changes: the weather starts to cool down, leaves start to fall… and we go from watching regular season baseball games to the playoffs.  After a whole season (that’s more than 2,300 baseball games!) of chowing down on the same ballpark fare at stadiums across the country, who isn’t ready to try something new?  

Jordie Ho-Shue talks about her Jamaican-Inspired Peanut Cocktail

Cocktail connoisseur Jordie Ho-Shue has been involved in the operation of multiple restaurant and bar concepts in the San Francisco Bay Area, primarily concentrating on her development within well-established craft beverage programs. Possessing a strong passion for cocktail culture and education, Jordie has intimately studied and worked with a variety of artisanal spirits, but the rums of the Caribbean will always hold the key to Jordie's heart. Her latest cocktail creation is Right Near the Beach, Boy for cocktail subscription delivery company Shaker & Spoon. The box’s theme is Rums of Origin 2: Jamaica. 

Peanut Butter Beyond the Pantry: Why Your Grocery’s Freezer Section Just Got More Exciting

Crazy Richard’s Peanut Butter Co., partnering with the National Peanut Board, recently launched an entirely new category in the freezer section of the grocery store with the introduction of Wholly Rollies frozen protein balls.  

 

Cut Through the Clutter: Nutrition Insights for 2019

In 2018, I had multiple nutrition counseling clients come to me, seeking refuge after trying extreme fad diets. The side effects they experienced run the gamut, but they were all negative -- severe GI distress, food preoccupation, unnecessary guilt, dramatic weight loss followed by more weight gain than lost, feelings of failure and more. 

         

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