I really love peanut butter, but the store kinds can have a lot of sugar/salt that of course makes it quite addictive! I have a hard time keeping a jar for longer than a few days.

It's really insane, I could eat straight out of the jar! But I wanted to know - is this a sign my body is deficient in some nutrient? I'm also wondering if I should avoid the peanut butter...because recently my doctor told me my cholesterol and tri-glycerides are too high (it runs in my family unfortunately)

Do I have to cut out peanut butter? What would be a good substitute for it? I am thinking to have just dry, unsalted or un-sweet peanuts for things like salads or soups, because I notice that if I'm eating 'crunchy' things, it takes a lot longer to get down than something creamy and out of a jar!

In general I figure nuts are really good for Radiant Recovery but we should limit them, I guess, because of the high calories / fat?
I'm allergic to all other tree-nuts, but then again peanuts aren't tree nuts so thats why I'm specifically asking about this.