A little rant about peanut butter in Kuwait

[KidnKorner]

I know that all natural peanut butter can be good for you and many on this forum have incorporated it into their diets. But for me I don't.

I have started craving some lately, and Fridays are the days I usually indulge in a couple of cheat meals. I also do my grocery shopping on this day too. So while browsing down the isles I decided to pick up a small jar.

Out of curiosity I decided to look at the ingredients. I don’t usually do this with a cheat food, but I Just wanted to see. Food in Kuwait doesn’t usually have calorie or nutrition listed on the label, so I don’t buy much pre packaged foods, which is a good thing. I know some peanut butter companies add oil to their peanut butters, and even some partially hydrogenated oils. But when I read the label on all of the peanut butters available………Peanuts, Sugar, FULLY HYDROGENATED (insert oil), etc………… I flipped out.

This country is so far behind in so many things, and now you can add food to this list.

 

[Cynical Simian]

Fully hydrogenated oils are just artificially produced saturated fats. While saturated fats should be consumed in moderation and preferably from better sources (red meat, coconut oil, etc.) they're still preferable to the trans fat found in partially hydrogenated oils.

http://www.bantransfats.com/faq.html

 

[Mr.X]

I know that all natural peanut butter can be good for you and many on this forum have incorporated it into their diets. But for me I don't.

I have started craving some lately, and Fridays are the days I usually indulge in a couple of cheat meals. I also do my grocery shopping on this day too. So while browsing down the isles I decided to pick up a small jar.

Out of curiosity I decided to look at the ingredients. I don’t usually do this with a cheat food, but I Just wanted to see. Food in Kuwait doesn’t usually have calorie or nutrition listed on the label, so I don’t buy much pre packaged foods, which is a good thing. I know some peanut butter companies add oil to their peanut butters, and even some partially hydrogenated oils. But when I read the label on all of the peanut butters available………Peanuts, Sugar, FULLY HYDROGENATED (insert oil), etc………… I flipped out.

This country is so far behind in so many things, and now you can add food to this list.

why don't you order online? I'm sure there are companies out there that can deliver to Kuwait.