Question:
Can someone tell me if they have been able to eat the reduced fat peanut butter

without dumping? I am craving it and its a good source of protein. I'm just afraid to try it without knowing what to expect.    — Lori W. (posted on October 5, 2001)

October 5, 2001
I am 8 weeks post open RNY. I have been able to eat small amount (1 tsp) of peanut butter on a cracker with no dumping. We have always used the reduced fat kind, but I have had regular peanut butter at a friend's house with no ill effects. I generally can eat two crackers with a teaspoon each of peanut butter and I am full.
   — angelwomyn

October 5, 2001
I am Lap/rny and I eat the regular peanut butter without dumping (Skippy) so I would think the reduced fat would be fine. I also eat the "all natural" peanut butter. Thats the kind where the only ingredient is peanuts. The peanut oil separates and is at the top of the jar and has to be stirred in before eating the peanut butter. In regular peanut butter they removed the peanut oil (which is very healthy) and replace it with hydrogenated oils which are not so healthy. Also if you buy the all natural you can pour some of the oil off and have low fat peanut butter but without the oil it can be very dry.
   — [Anonymous]

October 5, 2001
I haven't tried purely lowfat peanut butter, but use Simply Jif. It has 33% less sugar (2g per 2 tbsp) and 8 grams of protein. It tastes wonderful, and no dumping problems. Easy source of some good protein.
   — Tracy L.

October 5, 2001
Go for it! I eat the Simply Jif peanut butter without problems. In fact, 2 saltines with peanut butter was my first meal after surgery! I ate them the day after I came home from the hospital and they tasted great!
   — Denise C.

October 5, 2001
I eat regular peanut butter and have never had a problem with it.
   — georgiacarol

October 6, 2001
Simply Jif peanut butter is excellent. I've been eating it for years, and can tolerate it just fine as a post-op. It's nice & creamy and I can't tell the difference between regular pb & the Simply Jif. I was amazed at how much less of it I can eat now, though.
   — Maria H.

October 6, 2001
Lori, I eat reduced fat peanut butter just about every morning--I spread a bit on half a bagel and that's my breakfast. I'm post-op RNY, three months out and 88 lbs down, and have never once dumped from anything--never.
   — CaseyinLA