Comments on: Dinner With My Family #35: Peanut Butter and Apple Wraps

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:50:06 +0000

I bet hummus would also be a nice substitute for PB. These sound great!

By: Brittany

Brittany — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:36:49 +0000

RMJ–Did you notice that he did offer a non-nut substitution? (Cream cheese.)

Kim–If you look closely, Trent paid $1.62 for his couple of ounces of bulk granola. Not nickels, by any means, but not overpriced boxed granola either. Any place that sells bulk food is generally cheaper for granola, even if it’s a generally more expensive for processed food.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:06:53 +0000

The granola (combined with the apple) would have been my personal guess for the sweetness component.

By: mary w

mary w — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:21:59 +0000

#11 Kim – From the picture it appears that Trent purchased a an ounce or two of granola from a bin. That way he only paid for what he needed for this project.

By: Donna Freedman

Donna Freedman — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:29:19 +0000

A company called Nuttzo makes two kinds of multi-nut and -seed butter. One variety is peanut-free. It wouldn’t help people with nut allergies, but peanut allergies are pretty common, too.
I’ve tried both and find them quite tasty. Just a little bit spread on a cracker makes a fast high-protein snack when I’m flagging in mid-morning or late afternoon.

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:34:40 +0000

I’m still trying to figure out what kind of granola can be bought for a couple of nickels. More like $3-4 a box here, more for organic.

By: valleycat1

valleycat1 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:48:04 +0000

I basically eat this in the original form several times a week for lunch. A PB sandwich on whole grain high fiber bread, an apple & occasionally carrots too. Wraps may look more hip, but if you check the label, many have at last as much, if not more fat, weird ingredients and calories than good bread.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:35:29 +0000

I also recommend sunflower seed butter–it’s really good–even if nut allergies aren’t a problem. Trader Joe’s is inexpensive and delicious.

By: Louise

Louise — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:22:48 +0000

Sounds yummy!

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:03:49 +0000

Sounds…wierd with the herb tortillas you used…I’d use the plain ones instead. Not a bad idea for a quickie lunch, though.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:10:40 +0000

RMJ, have you considered sunflower butter? It’s often a good alternative for people with nut allergies.

By: RMJ

RMJ — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:57:08 +0000

It would be fantastic if you could offer non-nut substitutions with recipes that prominent involve nuts. My husband has a severe nut allergy (which are more and more common these days) so peanut butter anything is out for my family.

By: EngineerMom

EngineerMom — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:38:24 +0000

“If you want it less sweet, use cream cheese as the spread. ”

Ummm… or just use unsweetened peanut butter! Look at the ingredients – should only be “peanuts, salt”!

By: Courtney20

Courtney20 — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:42:36 +0000

Just grate the apples the same way you grate the carrots. Less work and less stuff to clean.

By: valleycat1

valleycat1 — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:20:07 +0000

I’m thinking the sweetness is from the apples & carrots, not the nut spread. Natural PB isn’t all that sweet, even the Skippy brand.

Don’t the apples turn brown if you chop them up the night before? Trent doesn’t say anything about dousing with lemon juice.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:09:57 +0000

Why would hazelnut butter make it sweet? Did Trent mean Nutella?