How Much of a Peanut Butter Addict Are You?

By: Steven Miller
Estimated Completion Time
7 min
How Much of a Peanut Butter Addict Are You?
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About This Quiz

If scraping the bottom of a jar of peanut butter is the cause for a serious episode of anxiety, you might have a problem. Let's find out how bad it really is.
How often do you eat peanut butter?
More than once a day.
Once a day.
Probably around once a week or so.
It's pretty rare for me to eat peanut butter.

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Does a day without peanut butter feel kind of empty?
What? No, not at all.
I wouldn't say that. It doesn't really impact my day.
Maybe a little. It's definitely a better day with peanut butter.
Totally. I feel like something is missing from my soul.

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Do you ever have dreams that involve peanut butter?
I have to admit that I've had a dream with peanut butter in it before.
Not that I can recall, but I suppose it's possible.
All the time. I wonder what they mean.
I've never had a dream like that.

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Have you ever made the statement, "I'm jonesing for some peanut butter"?
For sure, that's a catchphrase of mine.
No, I don't think those words have ever crossed my lips.
Never. What is jonesing?
I've probably said that before.

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Have all of your meals in a single day ever involved peanut butter as an ingredient?
That may have happened once when the budget was really tight.
That's happened a few times in my life.
No. It would be rare for it to be involved in a single meal.
Yep. I work it into most meals.

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Do you feel moody if you haven't had your peanut butter fix?
Of course not.
Yeah, you're not going to want to talk to me until I've had my PB.
That doesn't really sound like me. Maybe if I was really hungry, but that's not the peanut butter talking.
I suppose that could be true, but it seems a bit much.

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What's the longest you've ever gone without eating peanut butter?
A whole day, and it was terrible.
Maybe a week or so.
A few months maybe.
Years.

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How often do you talk about peanut butter?
Almost never. This quiz is the most I've ever even thought about peanut butter.
Probably only when I'm making the grocery list.
I guess it comes up once in a while.
My friends often tell me to shut up about peanut butter.

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Does a support group for peanut butter sound appealing to you?
That might be a bit overboard.
No, I enjoy peanut butter in moderation.
Only if they serve peanut butter at the meetings.
Does such a thing exist? No, I'm fine.

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Have you ever said, "You know what this dish needs? Peanut butter."?
I say something along those lines regularly.
I may have said that once or twice.
I don't recall ever saying something like that.
That will happen every once in a while.

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Have you ever added peanut butter to a dish that other people thought was gross?
I don't think so. I tend to use peanut butter in pretty traditional ways.
Yeah, I have gotten that feedback a few times.
No, I'm the one who says that other people are gross for adding peanut butter to things.
Absolutely, my friends totally think I have a problem.

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Have you ever added something to a peanut butter sandwich that other people thought was gross?
Again, I'm the one who calls out the grossness of these combinations.
Oh yeah, I get that all the time.
Nah, I keep it to jelly.
Not really, unless you think bananas with peanut butter is gross.

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Do you experience anxiety when you see that the jar of peanut butter is almost empty?
Yeah, I kind of get freaked out.
Maybe a little bit, but only if there's not much else to eat.
I might be a little bummed, but there's no anxiety.
No, I hardly ever finish a jar of peanut butter.

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When you go grocery shopping, how big of a jar of peanut butter do you get?
I'll get the smallest one they have.
I go for the medium-sized jar.
I usually get the biggest one they have.
I usually get more than one of the really big jars.

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Have you ever made your own peanut butter?
I've done that once before. It didn't turn out great.
I have never done that, but it's an interesting idea.
Absolutely. It's a lot of work, but it's so worth it.
Never, and I don't plan to.

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Are you upset when someone asks you to make them a peanut butter sandwich from your stash?
I don't make a sandwich for them. My peanut butter is too precious.
No, I'm happy to make a sandwich for someone.
No, I have no attachment to the stuff at all.
Secretly, I kind of am.

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How many ounces of peanut butter do you consume a month?
I might get through half a jar. It's more than five, but less than 40.
I go through a big jar. I'll say around 40.
Less than five.
80 or more.

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Does the smell of peanut butter kind of turn you on?
How weird. Not at all.
It's a total aphrodisiac for me.
Well, it doesn't turn me off, but I wouldn't go that far.
I never really thought of it in that way, but maybe it does.

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Which word best describes a day without peanut butter?
Hell.
Disappointing.
Alright.
Great.

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Which part of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup is the best?
I don't like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
The chocolate.
I think both parts are equally as good.
The peanut butter, of course.

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Which pairs best with peanut butter?
Honey.
Jelly.
Bananas.
The garbage can.

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Have you ever named anything, like a pet or vehicle, with a peanut butter-themed term?
Yeah, I had a dog named Peanut Butter.
I haven't, and it's most likely that I won't.
What is wrong with you people?
I haven't, but that would be kind of fun.

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How cleanly do you scrape a jar of peanut butter before you consider it empty?
I stop trying once I have to work to get it out.
I scrape it pretty clean, at least as clean as I can with a knife.
There's usually a bunch in there when I throw it away.
I swish some liquid in there to make sure I get every delicious ounce of it.

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How do you clean the knife after you spread the peanut butter on bread?
I wipe it off with a paper towel.
I lick it clean.
I spread as much as I can on the bread and then wash it in the sink.
I use the lid of the jar to wipe as much as I can back into there.

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When was the last time you ate peanut butter right out of the jar with a spoon?
Today.
I did that in the last month.
I've done that before, but it's been a while.
I don't think that I've ever done that.

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How thickly do you spread the peanut butter on bread?
There's just a hint of peanut butter on there.
I like a thin layer of it on the bread.
It's got a little depth to it.
I put in on super-thick.

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Have you ever packed peanut butter in your suitcase for a trip?
I have for like camping trips, but never for a flight.
I've never done that, and I probably never will.
Yep, never leave home without it.
Seriously, you people have a problem.

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You find a discarded jar of peanut butter with a little bit left, what do you do?
I found some treasure!
Leave it alone. Who knows where that's been.
Don't tell me that there are people who would eat it. How gross!
I might consider eating it if I was really hungry and it didn't look gross at all.

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Could you date someone who had an allergy to peanuts?
Sure, it shouldn't be a problem at all.
Maybe, I guess I could be careful with kissing after eating.
Of course I could.
Nope, that's a total deal-breaker.

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Have you ever made an inconvenient midnight run to go get peanut butter?
Never.
I'm on a run like that right now.
Not that I remember, but I suppose it's possible.
I have done that before.

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