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Is PB2 too good to be true?

fitchlets
fitchlets Posts: 58 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm HOOKED on it. Worth every penny.

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    i find it to be meh...i'd take the real deal and the calories and actual nutrition that go with it if I could...but it's not allowed in the house due to my kiddo is allergic.
  • Ironmaiden4life
    Ironmaiden4life Posts: 422 Member
    I prefer the Just Great Stuff brand and yes powdered PB is all that and a bag of chips :D Come comp prep it's a lifesaver when my diet doesn't allow for the real thing.
  • fitchlets
    fitchlets Posts: 58 Member
    Ironmaiden4life wrote: »
    I prefer the Just Great Stuff brand and yes powdered PB is all that and a bag of chips :D Come comp prep it's a lifesaver when my diet doesn't allow for the real thing.

    It really is. I'm loving it.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    It's fine. The main issue with it is that it's obviously less filling than peanut butter, and arguably less healthy as it doesn't have the healthy fats that PB has.
  • SolotoCEO
    SolotoCEO Posts: 293 Member
    If you like it great. I thought it was horrid and tossed it.
  • stephijohnson
    stephijohnson Posts: 1 Member
    I like to stick to the real stuff for how often/much I eat of it.
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    I really only use peanut butter Asian peanut sauce, so I may try it.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    I really only use peanut butter Asian peanut sauce, so I may try it.

    I use it for peanut sauce and I think it works great. Peanut sauce is one of my favorites and using PB2 lets me easily fit it in several times a week if I feel like it.
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  • slaite1
    slaite1 Posts: 1,307 Member
    I can't really eat it by itself-it is nothing like real PB, in my opinion.

    For smoothies and baking, though, it works great!
  • franfran1821
    franfran1821 Posts: 288 Member
    Omg love this stuff
  • kmarc33
    kmarc33 Posts: 25 Member
    slaite1 wrote: »
    For smoothies and baking, though, it works great!

    ^^^ This. This week I made choc/PB oat bars and made a choc/PB smoothy. Good stuff.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I haven't had to guts to try it on toast yet.. But I make a mix of chocolate protein powder, milk and pb2 and freeze it. I have that when there's no ice cream in the house!
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
    I haven't tried it because I've heard it tastes similar to "natural" PB which I hate. I'd like to try it just to confirm/deny for myself.
  • Jelaan
    Jelaan Posts: 815 Member
    Love it in smoothies with frozen strawberries, protein powder and almond milk for pb&j smoothie.
  • eileensofianmushinfine
    eileensofianmushinfine Posts: 303 Member
    i mix it into my chocolate protein shake that I have for breakfast. Totally Yummy!!!!
  • withoutasaddle
    withoutasaddle Posts: 191 Member
    I'm not the biggest fan of the chocolate pb2 (I thought it would be more like Nutella :/ ) but wow. Pb2? I'm in love. It really is too good to be true.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Ironmaiden4life wrote: »
    I prefer the Just Great Stuff brand and yes powdered PB is all that and a bag of chips :D Come comp prep it's a lifesaver when my diet doesn't allow for the real thing.

    This brand is a lot better than PB2, I agree. It's almost not even in the same ball park. It's nuttier and more creamy.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Ironmaiden4life wrote: »
    I prefer the Just Great Stuff brand and yes powdered PB is all that and a bag of chips :D Come comp prep it's a lifesaver when my diet doesn't allow for the real thing.

    This brand is a lot better than PB2, I agree. It's almost not even in the same ball park. It's nuttier and more creamy.
    It's also twice the cost, at least here.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Phrick wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Ironmaiden4life wrote: »
    I prefer the Just Great Stuff brand and yes powdered PB is all that and a bag of chips :D Come comp prep it's a lifesaver when my diet doesn't allow for the real thing.

    This brand is a lot better than PB2, I agree. It's almost not even in the same ball park. It's nuttier and more creamy.
    It's also twice the cost, at least here.

    Oh is it? It's a similar cost here to PB2. That's surprising because PB2 is so much more popular.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Phrick wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Ironmaiden4life wrote: »
    I prefer the Just Great Stuff brand and yes powdered PB is all that and a bag of chips :D Come comp prep it's a lifesaver when my diet doesn't allow for the real thing.

    This brand is a lot better than PB2, I agree. It's almost not even in the same ball park. It's nuttier and more creamy.
    It's also twice the cost, at least here.

    Oh is it? It's a similar cost here to PB2. That's surprising because PB2 is so much more popular.

    Well, I just double checked (I have a receipt handy LOL) and actually I exaggerated slightly: I just bought PB2 for $5.96 at Walmart two days ago. Last time I visited here, about 6mos ago (I'm visiting my folks in WA State), I bought Just Great Stuff at Albertsons and had to pay $9.99 for the same size jar. Walmart didn't carry either at the time but they have PB2 now.
  • SaffronSunrise
    SaffronSunrise Posts: 182 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    I really only use peanut butter Asian peanut sauce, so I may try it.

    I use it for peanut sauce and I think it works great. Peanut sauce is one of my favorites and using PB2 lets me easily fit it in several times a week if I feel like it.


    Hmmmm...not a fan of PB2 so I've only been using in protein pancakes or my protein shake, but I do love sesame peanut sauce. I just saw a recipe that I wanted to try, so I may break it out & give it a try. Thanks!!
  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
    edited July 2015
    I love it

    Makes a great peanutbutter cup shake

    Goes on lots of yummy desert things that are lower calorie

    The chocolate added variety is good too

    Amazon is my friend. A 1 pound PB2 is an $8 add on purchase now. Hard to beat as a protein add on.
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