Peanut butter

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  • Blitz_40
    Blitz_40 Posts: 110 Member
    I've found 0 calorie peanut butter and chocolate peanut butter. No calories or carbs. Walden farms products is their name. My husband found their calorie free salad dressing at Walmart. I checked their website and found all kinds of 0 calorie foods. I called them and ordered a bunch of things. Most are really good. Some have a vinegar taste, so I added 2 sweet n lows to the dressing bottles and it was good.
    A little expensive. The lady I talked to at Walden Farms told me of the website nettrition.com where the same products are less expensive and the shipping is less too.
    Walden farms has Peanut Spread, not Peanut Butter. It contains 12 ingredients, none of which are actual peanuts. I just couldn't eat it, the texture and chemical odor turned me off. I also tried Better'n Peanut Butter, which is better tasting although not calorie free, but the ingredients are identifiable. I just fit in the calories. The Walden Farms maple syrup is very good though!
  • ridingo
    ridingo Posts: 4
    PB2 is a dry peanut butter with the oil removed, that you mix with water or milk or something else to take it back to liquid. ( I think )

    I've never been able to find it, but my bestie who's doing Weight Watchers swears by it.
  • ISPEAKWHALE2
    ISPEAKWHALE2 Posts: 36 Member
    PB2 is a dry peanut butter with the oil removed, that you mix with water or milk or something else to take it back to liquid. ( I think )

    I've never been able to find it, but my bestie who's doing Weight Watchers swears by it.

    It has saved my diet, Amazon has it and our WallyWorld have it at least here, alot of organic stores have it too. I blend it everyday with almond milk and have as a treat. I buy in Bulk because I eat so much of it!
  • tennileb
    tennileb Posts: 265 Member
    100 % all natural peanut butter is worth it. the stuff I use is 28g (about a tablespoon) and is 100 calories. I use the 1 tbsp over two pieces of toast ....mmmmm peanutty goodness. no added salt sugar or oil just peanut butter taste.
  • debress
    debress Posts: 36 Member
    I stir PB2 into my Greek Yogurt. Makes a peanut buttery treat.

    I really miss PB and J sandwiches, but Quest Bar makes a PBJ flavor that tastes just like a PBJ sandwich.
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    I grind my own unsalted peanuts in the Vitamix, making my own peanut butter. 1 Tabl = 105 cal, 5 gm protein, 9 gm fat., 3 carb. Its yum.
  • nkp17
    nkp17 Posts: 8 Member
    Thanks will look into that!!
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Peanuts + Grinder.

    OR:
    PB2.

    There really is not sub, and you can cut it, but that would be kinda lame. If you were going to do that, do it with something that won't much the flavor. Like water. Cream, may work, but yogurt would bring a tang (pootie tang), and sour cream would be fat and tang.
  • browncurlz3
    browncurlz3 Posts: 48
    I'm with the "just fit it in" folks. But might I add, choose a PB that is worth it. For example, an all-natural one with NO added sugar or palm oil. Seriously, try Crazy Richard's brand. I ate an entire jar in a weekend it is SO good and nothing but nuts.

    Also, there's a brand that makes a spicy PB. I have a tsp of that and it cures my craving.
  • jayrudq
    jayrudq Posts: 475 Member
    Love PB2. I mix mine with coconut cream at 10cal a Tablespoon and it is pretty dang tasty. I also use it alot to make dressing for oriental chicken salad and Thai coconut sauce. And my fav: toast, PB2 and BACON.
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    Go with a natural peanut butter and fit it in. PB2 might cut out the calories, but it has added sugar and added salt. Yeah, they powder it to remove the "fat and oil", but the fats in peanut butter are good fats that are totally worth the calories.

    Some Whole Foods locations have peanut butter grinders where you can make and buy fresh peanut butter.
  • GCanha
    GCanha Posts: 66 Member
    I love Peanut Butter and have it almost every day. I use Skippy's Reduced Fat or Jif's whipped peanut butter (which is less dense so it has less calories). I spread it over bananas, apples, celery, etc. . Sometimes even for desert mixed with low fat vanilla ice cream. I usually only use 1 tsp of it as opposed to the service size of 2.

    As long as I have the calories for it- I try to enjoy and not deprive myself.

    Good luck!
  • AmyP619
    AmyP619 Posts: 1,137 Member
    Peanut butter is glorious!! Make room for it, and don't cut it with anything! Ack! :) My breakfast typically consists of a whole wheat english muffin with 1 tbsp PB and banana slices. Noms!!!!! :D
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    So for lunch I sauteed some chicken and balsamic onions i've made... and thinking back to this thread, I added in both peanut butter, AND PB2.
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
    jif whips has less fat, cals than even reduced fat pb, the taste is not compromised

    I eat it EVERY single day with celery
  • HaleyxErin
    HaleyxErin Posts: 94 Member
    PB in Greek Yogurt makes an awesome fruit dip
  • HaleyxErin
    HaleyxErin Posts: 94 Member
    Also don't bother with reduced fat PB, roughly the same calories and way less healthy fat all the same bad fat, just don't do it.
  • shapefitter
    shapefitter Posts: 900 Member
    I can't allow normal peanut butter into my life, for the high sugar content. I settle for monkey nuts, and the occasional salted KP.
    I know Thailand, and Asia use peanut butter in their cooking. I think, it's called Satay.
  • shapefitter
    shapefitter Posts: 900 Member
    Furthermore, I don't eat anything that contain Palm Oil, because, I don't agree with damaging the natural habitat where Orangutangs live.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Furthermore, I don't eat anything that contain Palm Oil, because, I don't agree with damaging the natural habitat where Orangutangs live.

    I've always wanted to try one of those.
  • astange83
    astange83 Posts: 105
    I love peanut butter as well, and use it daily on a multigrain english muffin. I don't understand how 1 tbsp isn't enough though. I made a point to fit the 2tbsp in once and could barely eat the muffin WAY TOO MUCH pb.
  • rayonrainbows
    rayonrainbows Posts: 423 Member
    peanut butter is so expensive here that i just make my own! it's just raw peanuts, a little salt, a little sugar, water, and the tiniest bit of oil, in the blender/food processor! it doesn't taste quite like the processed deliciousness, but i still think it's really tasty, plus way cheaper and way healthier!

    as far as cutting it goes, i've never tried this, but i imagine a plain low-fat yogurt and/or some kind of bean (in a blender) like white beans or red lentils would add content (& protein) without adding too much extra weird flavor or calories? just a possibility... xx
  • froeschli
    froeschli Posts: 1,292 Member
    i bake peanut butter & liver cookies for my dog - but my husband eats them too...

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