I tried four brands of peanut butter from Trader Joe's, Costco, Wegmans, and Whole Foods.Ted Berg
- My family tried peanut butter from four different grocery stores and ranked them from worst to best.
- I thought the 365 brand was oddly greasy and too messy to spread.
My family goes through a lot of peanut butter — my kids, ages 6 and 3, routinely eat the spread in sandwiches and snacks.
There are tons of options out there since the peanut-butter industry is worth billions, and the average American is said to eat multiple pounds of the stuff a year.
Although big-name peanut butter brands are great, I wondered if I might be missing out on supermarket-brand versions, which are often a decent value.
So, I bought creamy peanut butter from Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Wegmans, and Costco and tried each with an apple slice and a cracker.
Here's how I'd rank each spread, from worst to best.