PB2

eliz_in_pink
eliz_in_pink Posts: 278 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone tried PB2?

It looks almost too good to be true and the nutritional facts are pretty amazing as well!

What are your thoughts? :)

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  • bjfrezell
    bjfrezell Posts: 241
    I eat the PB2 chocolate. I also like to add it to my smoothies, greek yogurt, protein drinks, and use it as a dip for apples. Full fat peanut butter is good if you want healthy fats, but it does have a lot of calories compared to PB2.
  • leahandbella
    leahandbella Posts: 9 Member
    PB2 Chocolate!! I order mine from Amazon, much cheaper than what I've seen in my local specialty food stores. I like to mix it into my Chocolate Chip Soft Bake - sometimes I cook it, sometimes I eat the dough raw! Yum.
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    I grew up on all natural peanut butter so I absolutely love it. People that grew up on stuff more like Jif and Skippy I've found don't take to it quite as quickly, but can still come around. :)

    I eat it, literally, every day. I have it every morning on toast and it is completely delicious and satisfies my PB addiction happily.

    I also have been known to mix it with more than the recommended amount of water and use it as a dessert sauce or add some spices and seasonings and make a sauce for chicken out of it.

    I bake with it and have made frosting as well as cupcake fillings as well.

    It's cheapest to buy in larger amounts online. I've moved from buying cases of the jars to just saving one each of the regular and chocolate jars from a previous order and I just buy cases of the 1lb bags now. Works out to just around $3.25 a jar, shipping included the last time I bought two cases. (I buy directly from Bell Plantation) But you can also order some single serving packets from the website if you'd like to just try it out to see if you like it first.

    That said, I do occasionally still indulge in some full fat, normal all-natural PB when my calories and macros allow it because their is a certain richness to PB with all the natural fats in it that PB2 can't match. But it's a delicious and versatile alternative.
  • whiteheaddg
    whiteheaddg Posts: 325 Member
    just picked up another three jars at the store. I use it every morning in my protein shakes. Great stuff.
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    I tend to mostly eat standard peanut butter. However, I like adding PB2 to brownie mix or smoothies or pudding to get a protein boost and the peanut butter flavor without a ton of calories.
  • Josee76
    Josee76 Posts: 533 Member
    It's the best thing ever created! I add it to smoothies and greek yogurt. It's a great amount of protein and it's low cal. You will not be disappointed and it's reasonably priced!
  • travelgirl09
    travelgirl09 Posts: 151 Member
    Love, love, love it! I have it every day!
  • CarrCapp
    CarrCapp Posts: 3
    Yes, I love it!! I don't know that it would work well for a sanwich but it's been a lifesaver for apple dip, mix-in for greek yogurt. Most of all, I add one tablespoon to my protein shakes for added flavor. I use both the peanut and peanut/chocolate flavors!
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    I would like to try it, but I've never seen it locally and I don't care enough to order it online
  • KittyMarie13
    KittyMarie13 Posts: 75
    It's awesome and I need to buy more! It's all peanut so it tastes real. I put it in protein shakes to change up the flavor and mix it with a little water to make a paste to eat with apples. I agree with leahandbella that the PB2 Chocolate is great, too.

    For anyone looking to order it you can order directly from the company at http://www.bellplantation.com/ . I signed up and get emails with coupons from them every once in a while. Looking forward to trying the PB Thins.. those sound like a tasty little snack item.
  • LesaDave
    LesaDave Posts: 1,480 Member
    Didn't think I would like it, but I do. Sometimes for a snack I have toast, use 1 TBLS of PB2 and 2 TBLS of low fat jelly/jam. You really cannot tell the diff.

    It's really good stuff.
  • miniveganprincess
    miniveganprincess Posts: 43
    I love it
  • AprilRenewed
    AprilRenewed Posts: 691 Member
    I like it and am going to try adding it to my oatmeal for tonight's snack!
  • enigmachik
    enigmachik Posts: 150
    I LOVE IT!!
  • mhouston2011
    mhouston2011 Posts: 155
    It is really worth trying!! I am a self admitted peanut butter addict...like seriously, have been known to grab a spoon at 2am and just start eating. I think the PB2 is better as an add in like other people have said...smoothies, recipes, yogurt...I even add it to sugar free chocolate pudding to get that peanut butter cup flavor.
  • eliz_in_pink
    eliz_in_pink Posts: 278 Member
    Wow! Thanks so much for all the input! I've heard of three places online to buy it (BellPlantation.com, Amazon.com and Netrution.com) I'll have to look into each of the sites and see which one will give me a better deal :)
  • elainecroft
    elainecroft Posts: 595 Member
    I just saw this for the first time yesterday at Whole Foods and picked some up. Can't wait to try!
  • Avandel
    Avandel Posts: 283 Member
    I buy mine from a Low Carb grocery store in Toronto.:love: love it!
  • bltrexler
    bltrexler Posts: 180 Member
    Amazing, both regular and chocolate.
  • grdnr03
    grdnr03 Posts: 547 Member
    i like pb2, found it in our local healthy store, i use it as a pb and j sandwhich mostly, I do like what most posters have used it for. i also like the low cals it has.
  • msmith2020
    msmith2020 Posts: 365 Member
    I have it all the time with my soup. Its amazing, only 45 calories for 2 TBS + 1 TBS of water. Amazing amazing and not to good to be true.
  • CM9178
    CM9178 Posts: 1,251 Member
    I absolutely love it. My husband isn't crazy about it. It doesn't taste exactly the same as peanut butter - the consistency is different, but it is great to use in recipes.
    And I never thought of adding more water to make a sauce out of it. That is an amazing idea!! I wonder how that would be over some fat free frozen yogurt??
  • halejr23
    halejr23 Posts: 294
    It is awesome. I bought it on a whim to try it in shakes. Almond milk, chocolate whey protein, 1 cup almond milk, ice cubes to taste. HELLO Reese's PB Cup!
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,426 Member
    I buy both the regular and the chocolate online. I prefer to purchase it in the jars.......I purchased one 'brick' type package of PB2 and unless you really beat the devil out of it the lumps would not come out. I don't have that issue with the product from the jars.

    But I love it in smoothies. I also make peanut butter milk and I use it in my oatmeal along with a bit of honey.

    Good stuff.
  • MarcoRod
    MarcoRod Posts: 150 Member
    I'm a huge fan. Use it to sub out peanut butter in my baking recipes. I don't really eat PB on bread so I've never eaten that way.

    Works wonderfully in smoothies, too!! Much easier to measure out than regular PB. Highly recommended.

    BYW, I purchase mine on Amazon.com.
  • complicatedmoves
    complicatedmoves Posts: 84 Member
    Just tried it and I love it!!!!!!!!!!!

    I was consuming way too many calories when I was making my protien shakes with regular peanut butter. I actually had to stop drinking so many, because of the additional calories. PB2 eliminates the problem. So now Back to my regularly scheduled smoothie/ shake consumption.
  • MariaLivingFit
    MariaLivingFit Posts: 224 Member
    I bought both, and while I think the plain is better than the chocolate, I think they are both way too sweet. I'll try to use them up, but I don't think I'll be buying any more.
  • shaylan_
    shaylan_ Posts: 30 Member
    Another vote for awesome. I bought the two pack on Amazon to try both the regular and chocolate. Personally, I didn't find the chocolate super chocolate-y, but I also blend two servings with a ton of spinach, so who knows... it might have been masked. I only reconstituted it twice, and it was pretty good that way. Not the same as regular peanut butter, of course, but a wonderful substitute. Also, blended with some soymilk and several cups of spinach, all you can taste is the peanut butter.

    It doesn't have iron, and it does have sugar added, which sucks. But the sugar content was less than the natural PB I was buying, anyhow, so I figured what the hell.

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