Check out this little nugget of information I came across on PeanutButterLovers.com today:
Peanuts are not actually nuts at all! They are legumes, like beans, peas and lentils.
What!?
Nothing makes sense any more.
I’m so confused.
I'm So Lost...
Nothing Makes Sense Any More
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LOL @ kitty pic.
Yeah, I knew that about peanuts, but they’re still nuts to me! And very yummy nuts at that. 🙂
Amen sista!
I refuse to call peanuts legumes – they are nuts in my book. They’re called peaNUTs after all! 😉
aHAAH you didn’t know this!!! i actually played a game with my mom today and we had L for favorite Legumes.. i said peanuts.. she was confused too!
Wow! you smart girl! i had NO idea!
Yes! Because they grow in the ground! 🙂
http://www.fitsugar.com/Peanut-Butter-Oatmeal-Sandwich-Cookie-Recipe-13598995
I found this recipe- doesn’t it look delicious? I cant wait to try it!
WHAT? Stop the press. No way. Nopers. No. I don’t like this! Butttt it won’t stop me from eating it 🙂 Let the finger licking commence!
Sorry Jules…a “nut” is a specific type of fruit, and these would be your “tree nuts” like almonds, walnuts, cashews, chestnuts, beechnuts, horsechestnuts, acorns, hickories, and the like.
The “nuts” which are legumes (and if they’re a legume, they aren’t a true nut) are peanuts.
I don’t care what they say, I will always call peanuts “nuts”! =D
is this real life!?
lol !
Well then, I have a new favorite legume! 🙂
Peanuts are definitely legumes. I am allergic to actual nuts (aka Tree Nuts) but not peanuts.
I am aware of this fact because I am allergic to peanuts and other legumes effect me as well!
haha I actually remember learning this when we learned about George Washington Carver in middle school! I think I learned more about peanuts than I did about him!
ps I love that picture! I can not brain today either.
I know that, but they’re nuts to me. All this crazy food classification is confusing – tomatoes are fruits, peanuts are legumes, quinoa is a seed (not a grain). I just know it’s all yummy!
What?!?! I feel as though this moment in my life is comparable to the moment I found out Santa wasn’t real…I’m off to drown my devastation in some peanut butter.
Definitely just laughed out loud at work. Thanks for that gem of a picture!!
Yeeeeah I’ve heard this one. But don’t care! They have the word NUT in them so they will always truly be a nut. Legume. Nun uhhh.
so when people say they have nut allergies (and don’t name a specific) they aren’t allergic to peanuts? 😉
crazy.
Wow, I had no idea!! That seems so weird because peanuts are usually the first thing that comes to mind when I think of “nuts”. I still count them in the nut category!! 🙂
haha i remember when i heard that for the first time and had to give it up for passover! but as a kid i lived on pb and matzah. funny how the truth comes out
That is why certain individuals who are allergic to nuts can eat peanuts! (Not always the case, though).
I read that today, too! I think i read it on the Trader Joe’s flyer…. but I read so many things today I actually can’t remember where I saw it!!
I did not know this about peanuts! Craziness.
Yes, I did know that 😉 But I guess my love for almond butter is stronger, so I never really cared if it was a legume or a nut, haha! I hope your world isn’t turned upside down too much, Julie!
Haha, I think I knew that but I choose to ignore it 🙂
Yes! This is why I cannot eat peanut butter {sad}, but I can eat almond butter {it’s good, but not as good}.
It’s good to learn new things every day 🙂
haha yeah now that you mention it, i remember reading that in elementary school 🙂
o well, they’re still nuts to me!
Yep, peanuts aren’t like other nuts and I’m SO GLAD because I’m allergic to “tree nuts”. Peanuts are the only kind of nut I can have! They can still be a nut even if they grow in the ground and I accept them gladly. 🙂
This post will be ignored! A peanut is a nut!
I noticed that when PB&Co tweeted about PB Lover’s Day! So weird! They will always be nuts in my book! I mean, c’mon, it’s called a peaNUT!!
Look what I found on Daily Candy – it’s a Peanut Butter Exhibit in NYC this weekend! I must take the boy on Sunday….
http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/nutropolitan
I think I’m mainly surprised that so many people don’t know this!