Try PB2

sheafferlynn
sheafferlynn Posts: 43 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I like to use pb2 which is a powder that is peanut butter flavored and much less fat than regular peanut butter... I add bananas spinach ,chia seed flax seed and almond milk (unsweetened)....delish! When I don't use the pb2, I use blueberries and protein powder along with the other ingredients.
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  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,781 Member
    I use it as a mix in for greek yogurt and cottage cheese.

    I've lost my local store where they had it in cheap supply so once I'm done with my last jar, I'm moving on to peanut butter protein powder. And then maybe the Jif version of powdered peanut butter. :)
  • sheafferlynn
    sheafferlynn Posts: 43 Member
    You can get the pb2 on Amazon if you use that
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Fat is not bad. We need fat. Fat is important to many metabolic processes.
  • sheafferlynn
    sheafferlynn Posts: 43 Member
    It has fat... it's just a reduced amount of fat:)
  • edwardetr
    edwardetr Posts: 140 Member
    I don't think anyone is saying fat is bad. It is calorie dense and if you have a cap on calories for a day, there might be times when you want to spend them elsewhere.
  • camlbella
    camlbella Posts: 13 Member
    I tried PB2 and just couldn't get into it. I think my problem is that I spread it on toast expecting it to be as satisfying as normal peanut butter toast. Does it taste better mixed into things like yogurt?
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    I just bought some but haven't tried it yet. I like to mix pb in milk to eat with cereal but find it hard to mix the regular stuff in and thought a powder might work better. Not sure what I'll do with it if it also doesn't mix well. Maybe mix it into pancake batter.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,781 Member
    sheafferlynn wrote: »
    You can get the pb2 on Amazon if you use that

    I don't think amazon can even beat $4 a jar.

    And yup, fat is good. Pb2 is good if you just want the flavor for less calories.

  • edwardetr
    edwardetr Posts: 140 Member
    camlbella wrote: »
    I tried PB2 and just couldn't get into it. I think my problem is that I spread it on toast expecting it to be as satisfying as normal peanut butter toast. Does it taste better mixed into things like yogurt?
    I'm guessing here because I just ordered it from amazon for the first time, but I think you should mix it with water to get a better consistency.

  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    usmcmp wrote: »
    Fat is not bad. We need fat. Fat is important to many metabolic processes.

    Eating something reduced fat is not the same as saying fat is bad.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,781 Member
    edwardetr wrote: »
    camlbella wrote: »
    I tried PB2 and just couldn't get into it. I think my problem is that I spread it on toast expecting it to be as satisfying as normal peanut butter toast. Does it taste better mixed into things like yogurt?
    I'm guessing here because I just ordered it from amazon for the first time, but I think you should mix it with water to get a better consistency.

    I've tried it with water a few times and it's just not the same but you might have to get the ratio of water to pb2 juuuuuuuust right for that. I love it mixed into the yogurt or cottage cheese tho. And people use it in smoothies as well.

  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    usmcmp wrote: »
    Fat is not bad. We need fat. Fat is important to many metabolic processes.

    Eating something reduced fat is not the same as saying fat is bad.

    I understand that.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    edwardetr wrote: »
    camlbella wrote: »
    I tried PB2 and just couldn't get into it. I think my problem is that I spread it on toast expecting it to be as satisfying as normal peanut butter toast. Does it taste better mixed into things like yogurt?
    I'm guessing here because I just ordered it from amazon for the first time, but I think you should mix it with water to get a better consistency.

    When I mix it with water, I use it like a dip. Great on apple slices. I've not tried it on toast or crackers (to me water plus something crispy don't mix).

    Mixing it (dry) with jelly, honey, Greek yogurt, or in oatmeal is tastey. I like waffles with maple syrup and PB2.



  • withoutasaddle
    withoutasaddle Posts: 191 Member
    I do it for the reduced calories- not reduced fat. I just bought like 4 jars since they were having such a great sale at my store
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I do it for the reduced calories as well. Out of all the foods to practice moderation with, I can't do peanut butter. It messes up my goals if it's in the house. And I really love PB2 and now I can eat it every day. Actually I like the brand "Just Great Stuff" better than PB2, is a lot tastier.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    I love PB2. When I was nursing my baby my doctor told me that she wanted me to eat peanut butter everyday (Apparently if you eat peanutbutter while nursing the chances of your child being allergic to peanuts in reduced) and I took full advantage of a doctor telling me to eat it everyday. I was so sad to see how much 2 tablespoons actually was when I started my deficit. Then I found out about PB2 and it REALLY helped my peanutbutter craving.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I've got half an empty jar of PB2 in my pantry at the moment. I should throw it out, but I'm worried I'll find a recipe I want to use it in as soon as I do. :p
    I really love mixing Hershey's cocoa powder into my cottage cheese. Their special dark chocolate also has 10% iron per 5gr serving if you're deficient.
  • OldHobo
    OldHobo Posts: 647 Member
    I'm not judging or trying to influence anyone else's choices, but on principal I try to buy stuff that's as close as is practical to the way it came out of the ground or the carcass. There are exceptions, but I don't feel the need to make powdered peanut butter one of them.
  • jonicalifornia
    jonicalifornia Posts: 16 Member
    I could live without peanut butter, so for me when I feel like having a low calorie snack, I use the PB2 with celery, or apples. I am trying to do variety, so I don't get bored with my journey to lose weight.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    OldHobo wrote: »
    I'm not judging or trying to influence anyone else's choices, but on principal I try to buy stuff that's as close as is practical to the way it came out of the ground or the carcass. There are exceptions, but I don't feel the need to make powdered peanut butter one of them.

    Powdered peanut butter is really pretty simple. Basically they are pressing the peanut oil out (olive oil is pressed from olives). Then they do add some salt and sugar.
  • OldHobo
    OldHobo Posts: 647 Member
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Powdered peanut butter is really pretty simple. Basically they are pressing the peanut oil out (olive oil is pressed from olives). Then they do add some salt and sugar.

    Except in your analogy you're buying powdered olives instead of olive oil.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,111 Member
    OldHobo wrote: »
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Powdered peanut butter is really pretty simple. Basically they are pressing the peanut oil out (olive oil is pressed from olives). Then they do add some salt and sugar.

    Except in your analogy you're buying powdered olives instead of olive oil.

    How is the expressed, filtered, and potentially fractionated oil closer "to the way it [the peanut or olive] came out of the ground" (or off the vine) than the solids from which the oil is expressed? They're both a part of the original food, but not the whole.

    You might be able to make an argument about preferring traditional, pre-industrial food processing methods, but I don't think "close to how it comes out of the ground" works very well for ranking olive oil above partially defatted peanut meal. (Although I'll grant you that the PB2 brand adds sugar and salt not found in the original food, but you can buy similar products that don't add sugar and salt. I have some of the latter on the shelf which I thought I would try since I don't like sugar masking the peanut flavor in my peanut butter anyway, but I still have a little bit of PB2 left to eat through first.)
  • Love2Rappel
    Love2Rappel Posts: 449 Member
    P28... by far a better route.
  • iLoveMyPitbull1225
    iLoveMyPitbull1225 Posts: 1,690 Member
    my new favorite thing to do with PB2 is spread it on chocolate rice cakes. Delicious
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    OldHobo wrote: »
    I'm not judging or trying to influence anyone else's choices, but on principal I try to buy stuff that's as close as is practical to the way it came out of the ground or the carcass. There are exceptions, but I don't feel the need to make powdered peanut butter one of them.

    Okay, thanks for sharing that.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    I eat real PB when my calories allow it. I eat PB2 if I want the taste of PB and just cannot find a place to sneak it in. It works when mixed in stuff like yogurt and shakes.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    I tried PB2 for the first time this weekend by adding it to my pancakes. Very tasty!!
  • TuffChixRule
    TuffChixRule Posts: 190 Member
    I sprinkle the chocolate PB2 on lowfat vanilla ice cream for a treat. Really delicious. I've also mixed it as a dip for fruit or veggies.
  • sheafferlynn
    sheafferlynn Posts: 43 Member
    Yuuuum...didn't realize there was a choc pb2! Thx!
  • slowrollem
    slowrollem Posts: 55 Member
    I recently found Jif peanut powder and it has no added sugar or sodium, just roasted peanuts.

    Tastes awful on toast but great in smoothies.
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