Peanut butter powder
Losewtforlife4him
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When I measure 1 tbs of Jif peanut butter powder and weigh it, it's says 14gm. Well the serving size for this is 3 tbs at 15 gm. Confused. Someone please help?
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Always use the actual weight -- not tablespoons -- to determine your serving size. This is why teaspoons/tablespoons/cups can be so unhelpful for calorie counting -- what you measure can be much different than the serving by weight.4
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i've heard great things about pb2 but i've only seen jif in the super market, is it good?2
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The product has probably settled (a LOT). I would count the actual gram weight and not the volume measure.1
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janejellyroll wrote: »Always use the actual weight -- not tablespoons -- to determine your serving size. This is why teaspoons/tablespoons/cups can be so unhelpful for calorie counting -- what you measure can be much different than the serving by weight.
Yes, I weighed it by why would a tablespoon be off by that much? It's a good tablespoon too. I don't get how the serving size says 3 tbs and 15 gm and I'm using 1 tbs getting 14gm!
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You've just proven why a scale is so important for weight loss. Measuring cups and spoons just aren't accurate.5
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jessiferrrb wrote: »i've heard great things about pb2 but i've only seen jif in the super market, is it good?jessiferrrb wrote: »i've heard great things about pb2 but i've only seen jif in the super market, is it good?
Yes! Very good! I use it only in Greek yogurt with sea salt and pyure sweetner. Very yummy! Just upset with serving measurement not accurate upon weighing it!
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Losewtforlife4him wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Always use the actual weight -- not tablespoons -- to determine your serving size. This is why teaspoons/tablespoons/cups can be so unhelpful for calorie counting -- what you measure can be much different than the serving by weight.
Yes, I weighed it by why would a tablespoon be off by that much? It's a good tablespoon too. I don't get how the serving size says 3 tbs and 15 gm and I'm using 1 tbs getting 14gm!
Good and bad tablespoons have the same flaw -- foods can be packed into them unevenly. It's not that your spoon is "bad," it's that a spoon is just a terrible way to measure powders (or any solid food, really). This is why scales are recommended for calorie counters.2 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Losewtforlife4him wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Always use the actual weight -- not tablespoons -- to determine your serving size. This is why teaspoons/tablespoons/cups can be so unhelpful for calorie counting -- what you measure can be much different than the serving by weight.
Yes, I weighed it by why would a tablespoon be off by that much? It's a good tablespoon too. I don't get how the serving size says 3 tbs and 15 gm and I'm using 1 tbs getting 14gm!
Good and bad tablespoons have the same flaw -- foods can be packed into them unevenly. It's not that your spoon is "bad," it's that a spoon is just a terrible way to measure powders (or any solid food, really). This is why scales are recommended for calorie counters.
I see why now. Thanks!!
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Losewtforlife4him wrote: »jessiferrrb wrote: »i've heard great things about pb2 but i've only seen jif in the super market, is it good?jessiferrrb wrote: »i've heard great things about pb2 but i've only seen jif in the super market, is it good?
Yes! Very good! I use it only in Greek yogurt with sea salt and pyure sweetner. Very yummy! Just upset with serving measurement not accurate upon weighing it!
thanks! i'll definitely pick it up next time i'm at the market!2 -
jessiferrrb wrote: »i've heard great things about pb2 but i've only seen jif in the super market, is it good?
I use PB2, mostly in my morning oatmeal. I also use it to make peanut sauces for stir-fries. I've never tried Jif peanut powder. I buy PB2 on Amazon.com3 -
jessiferrrb wrote: »i've heard great things about pb2 but i've only seen jif in the super market, is it good?
It's great. I eat it all the time, bread, muffins, crackers, smoothies. I don't like the Jif version.
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jessiferrrb wrote: »i've heard great things about pb2 but i've only seen jif in the super market, is it good?
It's great. I eat it all the time, bread, muffins, crackers, smoothies. I don't like the Jif version.
noted. i put some pb2 in my amazon cart. along with hershey's special dark cocoa powder. next level protein shakes in my near future.2 -
jessiferrrb wrote: »i've heard great things about pb2 but i've only seen jif in the super market, is it good?
i hate it. i hate all powdered peanut butter. I am pretty turned off by replacements though.0 -
I usually opt to measure stuff in grams
I like PB2 myself.2 -
I use a food scale but when I started I was using measuring cups and spoons it isn't near as accurate as the scale.1
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Losewtforlife4him wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Always use the actual weight -- not tablespoons -- to determine your serving size. This is why teaspoons/tablespoons/cups can be so unhelpful for calorie counting -- what you measure can be much different than the serving by weight.
Yes, I weighed it by why would a tablespoon be off by that much? It's a good tablespoon too. I don't get how the serving size says 3 tbs and 15 gm and I'm using 1 tbs getting 14gm!
It's not the measuring device, it's the product. This is why people say to weigh food, it's more accurate because the weight never changes even as the product settles a bit. More air between bits makes it take up more space, less air equals less space (meaning your 14g now takes up way less space than it did at packaging time when they measured/weighed it). Weigh the food and match to the serving size on the label, and ignore the cups/tablespoons.0 -
I've never understood the instructions on PB2. Isn't 1 Tablespoon supposed to = 15g?
Really it should say 3 teaspoons to make sense.1 -
Did you smooth off the top of the tablespoon, or did you leave it heaped?0
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Christine_72 wrote: »I've never understood the instructions on PB2. Isn't 1 Tablespoon supposed to = 15g?
Really it should say 3 teaspoons to make sense.
It all depends on how dense the object is. A tablespoon of lead weighs a lot more than a tablespoon of feathers.
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Christine_72 wrote: »I've never understood the instructions on PB2. Isn't 1 Tablespoon supposed to = 15g?
Really it should say 3 teaspoons to make sense.
1 US tablespoon = 15 ml (not 15 grams)
1 AU tablespoon = 20 ml
I think liquids like water convert pretty neatly from ml to grams but I'm pretty sure that you can't apply that rule to all foods, especially solids.0 -
Losewtforlife4him wrote: »When I measure 1 tbs of Jif peanut butter powder and weigh it, it's says 14gm. Well the serving size for this is 3 tbs at 15 gm. Confused. Someone please help?
Because they are specifying using a properly sized and calibrated industry standard "tablespoon" measuring device, loaded only to the rim and completely flat, packed at a density that they used when creating the labeling info.
Forget serving sizes, tablespoons and the rest.
Stick to grams.1 -
Pb2 is delicious. Especially chocolate pb2. Mix it in with some lite or low fat whip cream for "dessert" or either on bananas is good.2
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pebble4321 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I've never understood the instructions on PB2. Isn't 1 Tablespoon supposed to = 15g?
Really it should say 3 teaspoons to make sense.
1 US tablespoon = 15 ml (not 15 grams)
1 AU tablespoon = 20 ml
I think liquids like water convert pretty neatly from ml to grams but I'm pretty sure that you can't apply that rule to all foods, especially solids.
It says 15gm for 3 Tablespoons.
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It should not be scooped directly from the package with your measuring spoon. It will over-pack and over-measure. It should be measured like flour (or other fluffy, powdered substances); lightly spooned into the measuring device and then levelled off.
Of course, that's a pain to do with a tablespoon...so I just weigh it.2
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