King Nut Companies recalled its peanut butter due to  potential salmonella contamination. If you have kids and PB&J sandwiches are a staple in your household, you may want to read this article at CNN.com!

Peanut Butter happens to be one of the most allergenic foods anyone can eat, and this isn’t the first salmonella threat to the peanut butter industry. Peanut butter is also known for being containing alfatoxins, which are metabolites of certain fungus found in peanuts. These alfatoxins are carcinogenic to humans.

In my opinion, no one should eat peanut butter due to the alfatoxic threat, so why not take this opportunity to explore the other nut butters at your health food grocery stores? 

Since almonds and Soybeans have been shown to have so many more health benefits than peanuts, I’d say that would be a great place to start! 

Here is a good almond butter from MaraNatha. Peanut Free Planet sells a soynut butter that I’ve heard great things about. Be careful when buying almond or cashew butter to read the small print, as some facilities do not separate the machinery that they process peanuts on, from the rest of the foods. I find Trader Joe’s products to be a big offender in this regard!