Tag Archives: Peanut

What’s in Your Dinner? Raising Awareness about Food Allergies

More so than at any other time in our collective memory, food allergies are a topic of conversation from the national news channels to the elementary school cafeteria.  Peanut butter, that staple of brown bag lunches for the last two … Continue reading

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Peanut Shortfall Yields Peanut Abundance

Peanut prices rose in 2011  due to a smaller peanut crop. Farmers respond in 2012, planting more acres. Image via Wiki It’s not new news to anyone who frequents the peanut butter aisle to fill their panty with one of … Continue reading

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Fun Facts About Peanut Butter

Do you know how many peanuts it takes to make an ounce of peanut butter? How about the number of peanut butter sandwiches you could make with one acre of peanuts? Peanut butter and peanuts it comes from are staples in the diets of most Americans. As we head into November, which is National Peanut Butter Lover’s month, here are the answers to those two questions and a bunch of other fun facts about peanuts and peanut butter.

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Price of Peanut Butter Going Up

The drought and extreme temperatures across much of the South are causing more than just high air conditioner bills and wildfires. Food prices are going up.

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