“He loved it, so now I give him scoops of sunflower butter with his meals. ”

My daughter loves MarthaNatha’s sunflower seed butter, too! But you want to be careful how you give it to Henry. Scoops of any nut butter are a big no-no as they are a choking hazard: “Dollops of peanut butter and other nut butters are also a choking hazard. Spread nut butter thinly on bread or crackers.” (http://www.babycenter.com/0_choking-hazards-for-children_1004.bc)

I spread sunflower seed butter very finely over some toast, which I then cut into thin strips and give to my daughter. I’ve even heard that you don’t want to add too much nut butter to oatmeal before you give it to your baby, if it’s too sticky and thick that can be a choking hazard as well.

And I agree about TJ’s sunflower seed butter, it’s sweet enough that it tastes like candy to me! I treat it like Nutella and only occasionally eat it on toast as dessert after dinner.

Have you tried TJ’s Cocoa Almond Spread? It’s a sugar bomb and not nutritional like plain nut butters….but it is definitely better than nutella (at least in my mind??). It’s not as sickeningly sweet as nutella, and definitely has a nice almond flavor to it. It’s my favorite TJs find of 2013

He is super cute!!

I also LOVE Naturally Nutty’s Organic Cinnamon Vanilla Sunflower Seed Butter – so addictive and yummy! I usually just eat it with a spoon 🙂

Have a great weekend!

I love Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut butter, it’s like Nutella but with a nuttier taste and less sugar, I buy it in those small packets so I don’t eat the whole jar!

Sunflower butter outranks peanut butter?! Whoa, I really need to try this stuff.

That is my absolute favorite nut butter!! So drippy and delicious, and just a little salty. And you can’t beat the ingredients!

My cousin works for MaraNatha and he hooks me up with the good stuff on the reg. Their almond butter is bomb!

Did you check with your pedi before giving him nut products? I mean that in a genuinely curious way – I have found so much “mom advice” was just that (advice) after asking the doctor about it. (For instance walking early is bad for the joints, eating solids before 6 months causes tons of allergies, you should always start with veggies before giving fruit, etc etc.) I’ve heard not to give nut products until 2 years so I’d love to know what others say!

Henry is so cute! My dad used to call that “the baby rap”.

Okay, I really want to try this stuff, but NO WAY does it beat Nutella.

Okay, Henry is officially the cutest little thing. Ever.

I’m so glad you posted this — I was going to buy sunflower butter this weekend, and now I know which brand to grab! Thank you!

I eat both of those sunflower seed buttas at an alarming rate!!! Send help. Or Hen over to help…

Try rawtella or rawmio! It doesn’t taste the same as nutella (it tastes better in my opinion) but its raw hazelnuts, coconut, coconut sugar, coconut oil and cacao butter, it’s so good! It is pricey ($13 for a small jar), but I imagine it would be pretty easy to recreate in the vitamix!

That video is super cute! I have only ever had peanut butter. I should give the other nut butters a try.

I love the maranatha sunflower butter! Its so drippy and salty!

Have you tried Wild Friends nut butter? I highly recommend the espresso almond butter! And if you are looking for a healthier “nutella” nut butter…wild friends has a chocolate coconut flavor which is delicious!!

I loved watching the video of Henry! Made my Friday that much better 🙂

I love crunchy peanut butter. We put it on our fruit, use it as a spread and and add to the smoothies. Believe it or not, pb is available only in better supplied stores in Germany and it’s about 3 times more expensive than nutella. I simply don’t get why.

I love sunflower butter! it’s my favorite too 🙂
As for nuttella, hazelnut butter is soo good! I mix it with a bit of rice syrup and cocoa butter for a natural nuttella

Nutella ALWAYS counts 🙂

I like the Maranatha kind better too–I think it’s more versatile for sweet or savory dishes due to the saltier flavor. Too bad it’s more expensive though!