Land O'Lakes woman has made peanut butter her mission
LAND O'LAKES — Betsy Altshuler collects peanut butter – jars and jars of peanut butter. Think 2,500 pounds of peanut butter collected in the past three years, mostly creamy style because that's what kids seem to like best but Altshuler won't say no to crunchy either. It's all for a good cause.
Altshuler, 73, sees families in need and she knows peanut butter is a complete protein that, when spread on bread, will satisfy an empty stomach with good nutrition. It's easily stored without refrigeration and can be used in creative ways from sandwiches to desserts.
"I feel sorry for hungry children in Sudan and Afghanistan but I have starving children right in my back yard," she said, speaking of needy families served by the distribution efforts of Suncoast Harvest Food Bank, part of Feeding America Tampa Bay on Ehren Cutoff. That's where Altshuler's peanut butter ends up. From there it's channeled to food give-aways in Pasco, Hernando, Sumter and Citrus counties.
