Saturday, May 23, 2009

Awesome Product - PB2



Peanut butter. Mmm. So many great childhood memories. Probably because I'm not allergic to it.

Despite my love of peanut butter, with CR I have curbed my use to almost nothing because it has so many calories per tablespoon. NutritionData.com says that my favourite Chunky Style peanut butter likely has 188 calories per 2 tbsp. Healthy and tasty as it may be, it is not very filling so it is doomed to moderate consumption.

The other day I was surfing through DollDust's wonderful links and I found a recipe referring to PB2. So after a quick search I found PB2 was powdered peanut butter. With only 54 calories per 2 tbsp. and to prepare it you add a tbsp of water thus creating 3tbsp of total peanut butter spread. That blog was using the PB2 as a dip for fruit and veggies. I think I will too.



Quick recap:
2 tbsp Normal Chunky Style Peanut Butter = 188 Calories
2 tbsp PB2 = 54 Calories

AND they claim to have all the same taste of regular Peanut Butter.



Bell Plantation is the manufacturer. There weren't any stores carrying it near me, so I will probably end up buying some online. Enjoy!





Here are the nutrition stats:


PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter
(6.5 oz/184 g)
Ingredients: Roasted peanuts, sugar, and salt.
Serving size = 2 tablespoons (12 g) Servings per container: 16
Nutritional Values:
Calories 53.2
Fat Calories 16.8
Total Fat 1.87 g
Saturated Fat 0.34 g
Trans Fat <>
Monounsaturated Fat 1.04 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.40 g
Cholesterol <>
Sodium 77.6 mg
Carbohydrate 3.4 g
Dietary Fiber 0.48 g
Simple Sugars 1.66 g
Protein 5.65 g
Vitamin A (IU) 0 %
Vitamin C (mg)
Calcium (mg) 1 %
Iron (mg) 1 % *

2 comments:

  1. Yeah I know, there seems to be lots of excitement about this product... Now I'm starting to think I should order it too... Although I do get a bit of a reaction to peanuts, and I don't mind a bit of fat with my nut butters.

    Let us know what you think... It might be great in oatmeal, now that I think of it.

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