This is one of the most fascinating maps I've ever seen, it tracks migrations to and from various counties. Some counties have huge transfers of population going great distances. In the same time frame, my little home county of Greene County, Pa, there on the edges of Applachia, has only a few people going barely one or two counties away. In most of the rural counties I checked, people don't go too far from where they were.

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Oh, that's good news, Ginger.

go Duke.

WUT. How are you the nicest?

Typo Boy, thanks for owning up.

Unsurprisingly, I loathe PB that does NOT have added sugar. If I want peanuts, I eat peanuts. But I am a sugar fiend.

Unsurprisingly, I loathe PB that does NOT have added sugar. If I want peanuts, I eat peanuts. But I am a sugar fiend.

I actually find I can't stand the peanut butter with sugar and such in it anymore, even though I was raised on it. It doesn't taste peanutty enough for me.

Also, while Trader Joes is wonderful, if you want peanut butter without sugar, and are in a regular supermarket you can probably find it. Often labeled "old fashioned" you can almost always find some kind of peanut butter with nothing but peanuts and salt. Safeway has a store brand of Old fashioned, and also one of the Pbutters in their organic line is just peanuts and salt. Plus there is at least one branded "old fashioned" available there. Again if Trader Joe's is probably better, but you know, nice to know you can get it most grocery stores. (I'm guessing that if Safeway has three kinds of something elsewhere will have at least one.)

Me too, Tep. Alcoholics often become hooked on sugar after they quit drinking. I skipped the alcoholism part of my family heritage and went straight to sugar addict. I regularly had M&Ms and Coke for breakfast in college and beyond and found it delightful, rather than cloying. I could go through a 1lb. bag of them in a day or two. If hungry and offered the choice between a delicious meal and a slab of chocolate cream pie, I'd go for the pie every time.

Now, in my 50s, I am finally getting a handle on it. I will actually choose protein over sugar.

Also, while Trader Joes is wonderful, if you want peanut butter without sugar, and are in a regular supermarket you can probably find it. Often labeled "old fashioned" you can almost always find some kind of peanut butter with nothing but peanuts and salt. Safeway has a store brand of Old fashioned, and also one of the Pbutters in their organic line is just peanuts and salt. Plus there is at least one branded "old fashioned" available there. Again if Trader Joe's is probably better, but you know, nice to know you can get it most grocery stores. (I'm guessing that if Safeway has three kinds of something elsewhere will have at least one.)

Yup, Teddy brand which has natural options has been available at regular markets around here for a long time.

Me too, Tep. Alcoholics often become hooked on sugar after they quit drinking. I skipped the alcoholism part of my family heritage and went straight to sugar addict. I regularly had M&Ms and Coke for breakfast in college and beyond and found it delightful, rather than cloying. I could go through a 1lb. bag of them in a day or two. If hungry and offered the choice between a delicious meal and a slab of chocolate cream pie, I'd go for the pie every time.

I eat sugar like I'm a fly. Or *The* Fly. (I admit to loving the scene in the Jeff Goldblum remake where he pukes on the box of donuts in front of Geena Davis [to pre-digest the donuts] and then says, "Oh, I'm sorry; that was disgusting.")

Now, in my 50s, I am finally getting a handle on it. I will actually choose protein over sugar.

I know when I need protein, and do eat it when my body tells me I need it (I had chili and a baked potato for breakfast today because the only other choice was cinnamon Chex and that wasn't protein-y enough). But I do loves me some sugar when my body isn't demanding protein.

Alcoholics often become hooked on sugar after they quit drinking. I skipped the alcoholism part of my family heritage and went straight to sugar addict. [snip] If hungry and offered the choice between a delicious meal and a slab of chocolate cream pie, I'd go for the pie every time.

Me too. In fact, the ADHD kid would (did) mug a kid to take his candy bar. The other had no sugar jones as a kid, but had alcohol-related problems as an adult. I think it's the same chemical brain thing--just luck or randomosity when it manifests and for which substance. Alcohol is just sugar, after all.

Something an AA person once told me, ask an alcoholic "How much did you drink?" Answer: ALL of it. Till it was gone.

Ask me or my kid how much candy/cake/ice cream did you eat? ALL of it. Till it was gone. Till I was sick, and then went back for more. How does that differ from alcoholic behavior? Except in the inebriation affect.

I will actually choose protein over sugar.

Only because I can actually feel what sugar does to me now, and I hate the feeling. I still have the mouth-addiction though.