When Zach and Val Fishbain started making homemade peanut butter in 2013, it was simply to give to friends and family members at their wedding.

Val had received a Vitamix blender as a bridal shower gift, and she used it to make soups and smoothies, each time excited to use her new toy. Not long after, Zach came home with store-bought peanut butter, and she had an idea.

“She would look at the back of the ingredient deck and just be like, ‘What are you eating? Why are you eating hydrogenated or palm oil? Why are you eating this type of sugar or this type of ingredient?” Zach said.

Val thought she could do better, so she got to grinding some peanuts.

Several weeks, many instances of an overheated blender, and 150 mason jars later, the couple had the adorable, homemade nut butter wedding giveaway ready.

"It was a very California do-it-yourself wedding,” Val told The New York Times. “Shoes were optional.”

At the time, the young couple had no ambitions of starting what would eventually become a healthy snack company. Zach was involved with several entrepreneurial projects, and Val loved her career doing social work. But the response from wedding guests to the homemade nut butter was so positive, the couple felt compelled to give it a try.

“People were really impressed and inspired, and people started asking us [for more] right away,” Zach said.

In 2014, the couple started Spread the Love Foods, and they haven’t looked back. They now make one of the only #actuallyhealthy single-serve nut butter options we’ve seen, and it’s definitely our favorite because of the clean, natural approach.

“I think what sets us apart is not just the ingredients, it’s the lack of ingredients,” Zach said.

We also love how Val, Zach and their team have stayed humble and grateful through the journey.

“We take immense pride in remembering that Spread The Love has very humble beginnings,” they said. “None of what we've created would be possible without the support of each and every customer who has been part of our incredible journey.”

On a personal note, we are obsessed with peanut butter. Geremy even shovels it into his mouth with a custom spoon his wife had made that has “Geremy’s Peanut Butter Spoon” engraved on it. Thankfully, Spread the Love’s convenient packets help us both with portion control.

You can now find two excellent nut butter options in the airfare marketplace. Justin eats one almost every day, drizzling the peanut butter on a banana for a quick, #actuallyhealthy breakfast. Geremy just goes straight from packet to mouth, even skipping his special spoon. What a nut.

Add one to your shipment, and let us know how you #SpreadTheLove.

The new snacks

Naked Peanut Butter Packet

This deliciously creamy and all-natural peanut butter is made in small batches to ensure quality and freshness. No palm oil, salt, sugar or junk added. We go back and forth between adding this to a smoothie or meal and slurping it straight from the packet. As the makers say: “Knead. Open. Love.”

Unsalted Almond Butter Packet

Ah, the beauty of a snack with a single ingredient: dry-roasted almonds. This packet is made from California almonds, which are already naturally sweet and oily, so there’s no need for added sugars, salt or oils. Spread the Love also leaves the skins on the almonds to create the optimal blend of texture and taste. And as a bonus, this nut butter is made in small batches in a peanut-free facility to ensure premium quality and freshness.