So apparently November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month.
According to this website run by peanut farmers, Peanut Butter Lovers Month began in 1995, marking the 100th anniversary of the first peanut butter patent.
The National Peanut Board states 94% of households in the United States consume peanut butter, and Americans consume more than 1.5 billion pounds of peanut butter and peanut products every year.
Unless you have a serious peanut allergy, it’s likely you help make up these statistics. Your go-to snack may be a package of peanut butter crackers, or you may occasionally eat a spoonful of peanut butter for dinner because you’re a broke college kid and can’t afford real food. Either way, peanut butter has likely positioned itself in your diet.
Here are a few ways to shake up your use of peanut butter for the month-long Peanut Butter Lovers celebration.
1. Revisit the catchiest commercial of your childhood: the Reese’s Puffs commercial
There was at least one time someone in your 2nd grade classroom belted out the “peanut butter chocolate flavor” lyrics.
2. Bake a simple peanut butter dessert
If Peanut Butter Lovers Month isn’t a festive enough reason to convince you to make these cookies, bake them for a Friendsgiving get-together!
3. Bake a sophisticated peanut butter dessert
This dessert will definitely take more time and effort to bake than the one previously mentioned. Make these brownies for your traditional Thanksgiving get -together with your family. They’ll appreciate your effort and your extra loving through food.
4. Bake another peanut butter dessert
Spring registration comes with quarter-life crisis-inducing stress. It is necessary that you treat yourself following the endless visits to ratemyprofessor.com and frantic emails to your adviser. This three-ingredient recipe is written for one, and that one is you.
5. Blend a healthy peanut butter smoothie
Enough of the desserts; you’re going to have to maintain your nice figure for holiday pictures. This smoothie contains fruits and vegetables, which makes for a filling and nutritious breakfast.
6. Make your own peanut butter from scratch
Chop up peanuts in a blender for homemade peanut butter. It will be ready after 3-4 weeks of being stored in a refrigerator. Start today and you’ll have the perfect grand finale for Peanut Butter Lovers Month!
7. Cover a loved one in peanut butter
As President James A. Garfield once said, "Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter."
