And here we are, the item that started the idea for this site.

WHAT IS IT: Peanut Butter! But not the one you grew up with. This only has two ingredients, and comes in a glass jar.

WHY IT’S GOOD FOR YOU: Organic Dry Roasted Peanuts. Sea Salt. That’s it! There’s no oil added, and the flavor is amazing. Other peanut butters have fully hydrogenated vegetable oils (which can still contain small traces of trans fat), mono and diglycerides (also can contain trace amounts of trans fat), molasses and sugar (you already know). Trans fats raise your bad cholesterol and if consumed consistently over time, can lead to serious heart disease. MaraNatha knocks out all these unnecessary ingredients that can do harm to your body in the long run, and simply gives you peanut butter.

WHY IT’S GOOD FOR THE EARTH: Not only is this peanut butter in a glass jar, but the jar is made from recycled glass! It’s closed with a metal cap. Once I finish it, I plan to clean this jar out and either use it for smoothie transportation, storing dry goods in my pantry or make a candle out of it.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

• I found this at Whole Foods, but I’ve seen it at Target as well. And I know you can buy it on Amazon.
• There is ONE plastic wrapper on the cap for safety, otherwise this peanut butter is as good as it gets for the environment.

To learn more about MaraNatha, click here.