Five Food Finds about Peanut Butter
- An 18oz jar of peanut butter needs 850 peanuts
- The USA produce about 6% of the world’s crop of peanuts: by comparison India and China, together, produce about 70%
- West Coast people prefer chunky peanut butter, whereas those in the East Coast people like creamy
- Peanuts account for 2/3rds of the total snack “nuts” consumption in the USA
- 96% of people, when making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, put the peanut butter on before the jelly
- Two presidents of the USA, Jimmy Carter and Thomas Jefferson, were peanut farmers
Food related Events of March 1
also: National Fruit Compote Day
Today’s Food History
on this day in…
- 1784 E. Kidner opened the first cooking school in Great Britain.
- 1927 Harry Belafonte, singer, actor, was born. His biggest hit was “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song” in 1956.
- 1970 U.S. commercial whale hunting ended.
- 1989 Jack Dietz holds the world’s record for watermelon seed spitting, 66 feet 11 inches. There are contests in many locations throughout the U.S. in the spring and summer.
- 1989 A 75 year-long ban on beer was lifted this day in Iceland.
- 1990 The British Royal Navy began issuing rum rations to sailors as early as 1655. The Royal New Zealand Navy was the last navy in the world to end daily rum rations for sailors in 1990.
- 2002 McDonald’s announced in a press release that it has agreed to pay 10 million dollars to Hindu and vegetarian groups to settle lawsuits over its use of beef flavoring in its French Fries.

Categories: Food Holidays, March Food Holidays
Good question. I am not sure. Depends on the brand I am sure.
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Peanut butter is my treat! After workouts I have a PB&J sandwich! I LOVE IT!
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Reblogged this on Colby is Mega.
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Oddly enough I’ve never tried peanut butter…hasn’t appealed…but looking at that photo I could be persuaded to change my mind! lol 😉
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I am new to the blogging world, and I am just figuring this out. I really enjoy your blog, I look forward to continue reading it!
I love Peanut butter on toast with a little sugar on it, yum!!
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I love peanut butter. I had a peanut butter sandwich today, and I didn’t even know it was National Peanut Butter Lovers Day. What a happy coincidence! 🙂
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I’m a Sydneysider, but I guess I’m also an East Coast peanutbutter person! Creamy smooth all the way! 😀
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My favorite food! I didn’t know it had it’s own day…I must celebrate by having some peanut butter…
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Reblogged this on slotheatz and commented:
Today is officially my FAVOURITE HOLIDAY.
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It is. but once you learn to enjoy it, you do want to have it all the time:)
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thanks so much!
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I don’t comment much, but I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your blog. My wife, Lucy, has begun to ask me each day what the food of the day is. Thanks for providing this entertainment and interesting facts and history.
Harvey
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just toasted peanut butter lover’s day with a spoonful of the tasty stuff! i love to take a spoonful of peanut butter and a spoonful of nutella and shove ’em in my mouth. so good!
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Peanut Butter is “good mood food” (thanks, Arby’s!)
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fascinating as always and I have to say the watermelon achievement astounds me!
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i always put the peanut butter on before the jelly!
that’s so funny ♡
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That’s amazing, I would have thought that the US would account for more than 6% of the world’s crop of peanuts. They are everywhere in Georgia – particularly boiled ones.
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A fun post. Thank you!
Wow! Is it really that long ago that Harry Belfonte did “Day-O.” I think I feel old. I’ll have to have a P & J to make me feel like a child again. 😉
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Peanut butter and bacon sandwich – Elvis’ favorite!!
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Chow Bella, I always put the peanut butter on first, too. I never even think about it. Maybe I put it on first because I can just grab it from the pantry and I have to get the jelly from the refrigerator. Hmm…
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Busymomhelp, that reminds me of a time when we had a girl from Belgium staying with us. She had never had pb & j sandwiches. I made one for her and she hated it. I couldn’t believe it! Must be an American thing.
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I ❤ Peanut Butter. You should try Cookie Butter from Trader Joe's, your mouth will thank you.
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Celebrating today with chunky peanut butter slathered on warm toast. Mmm …
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Reblogged this on and commented:
MMmmmm tummy education, just the kind I like
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In celebration I shall carry my jar of peanut butter with me to class today. It’s college, not something unusual really.
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Hooray for peanut butter!!
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I love peanut butter! Time to celebrate this day…
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Reblogged this on Meals on Wheels.
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My weakness! Give me a jar of Peanut Butter and a spoon and I’m a very happy guy!
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Peanut butter such a comfort food. I eat it for snacks, breakfast and lunch and I am part of the 2% that puts the jelly on first..
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Rum as a commodity! Now there’s a plan that was due to fail! As for PB, love the stuff. My local Max Brenner does a PB and chocolate smooth, so darn delicious!!!
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I’m curious about the other 4 percent who put the jam on first, then the peanut butter. That just doesn’t work. What a mess!
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I love peanut butter! Great Post!
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A p&j sandwich for lunch to celebrate today!
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I love peanut butter. My favourite would be Planters’ – creamy or crunchy doesn’t matter. Dunno if you can get that where you are. My Kiwi nephew has peanut butter/bananas sandwiches for breakfast every morning.
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Love Peanut Butter 😀
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Love all these bits of information you give us!
I know someone in the sales side of food, and he was saying if people started farming peanuts in North America, there would be a real boon for them because apparently, the growing techniques in the East are very questionable at best… food for thought!
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Great day for us! Thanks for the info.
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Thanks for a great post – but I hate the stuff *smile
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Oh, I am such a peanut butter lover! Chunky, definitely chunky 🙂
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I love peanut paste. I especially like peanut paste and jam sandwiches or fried peanut paste and banana sandwiches.
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omg…peanut butter is my favourite food group! yeah that’s how much i eat it haha
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Love peanut butter! Is it actually good for you, or is it just a myth?
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That fact about Iceland perhaps explains why so many Icelanders drink spirits. I had no idea there had been a beer ban there.
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I love peanut butter. We never had it back in Soviet times here. The first time I tried it, I hated it. I expected something very sweet and chocolate like. It took time to learn to love its flavour.
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