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PB2

britcurl
britcurl Posts: 110 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone tried it? pros and cons please
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  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I eat it daily almost. It's peanut butter love with low cals. I make a spread out of it and use it on toast. I still eat the regular stuff too, but PB2 lets me satisfy the PB craving daily without having to give up my almonds as a trade off!

    -M
  • britcurl
    britcurl Posts: 110 Member
    I eat it daily almost. It's peanut butter love with low cals. I make a spread out of it and use it on toast. I still eat the regular stuff too, but PB2 lets me satisfy the PB craving daily without having to give up my almonds as a trade off!

    -M

    How does it taste? Compareable to regular PB?
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Pros:

    1. Tastes a lot like peanut butter. Much more so than spreads that use peanut flour
    2. 85% fat free .... great when you can't fit the real thing into your day

    Cons:

    1. Texture ...mix the powder with water
    2. Pricey - I have to buy on-line (Netrition.com)

    I use PB2 in oatmeal, also as a dip for apples. Great on toaster waffles too.
  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
    Well, I love the PB 2 w/Choc and I add it to my protein shakes and yum :love:
  • riadastfu
    riadastfu Posts: 69
    I find regular PB2 to be reaaaaaaaaaaaaally salty. Choc PB2 is good though.
  • peace_pigeon
    peace_pigeon Posts: 120 Member
    Love it. Use it in protein shakes, dip banana in it, use it in baking or sauce, its very cool stuff, really.
  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    I like it when I just want the PB flavor without all the fat/cals. I put it in protein shakes or mix it with greek yogurt. Not such a fan of it when I want a PB sandwich or something like that. Then I use the real thing.
  • rbn_held
    rbn_held Posts: 692 Member
    I love the PB2, Taste just like peanut butter to me. I put it on apples and celery most of the time.
  • mtaylor1980
    mtaylor1980 Posts: 134 Member
    I love it. I add it to my Herbalife shakes, to make a "peanut butter cookie" I have also dusted it on bananas and apples. I haven't tried it mixed with water yet though. They have a bunch of recipes on their site for cool stuff to do with it. I do like the taste a lot. Oh yeah, I forgot-It is so GOOD in reg yogurt and greek yogurt!!!
  • Erfw7471
    Erfw7471 Posts: 242 Member
    Love the stuff - when I mix it as a spread I use just a little sf Torani or DaVinci's vanilla syrup instead of water. I use it in protein shakes, protein ice cream, yogurt, and there are quite a few recipes it's great in.
  • eviltwinkie
    eviltwinkie Posts: 153
    Nice peanutty taste. Does not really 'replace' PB in a sandwich 100%, but is flexible to mix with water / a little oil / greek yogurt etc. Nice as a fruit/veggie dip done a bit soft with water.

    I buy 'peanut flour' at netrition on line. Cheaper, don't think it had as much sugar added (tastes that way) and I prefer it for using in stir fry sauces.

    It does give a good peanut taste, but without the oil, the texture isn't very close. When I've used it for a sandwich, I've usually added a small amount of oil to help with the texture. Still less calories than RF peanut butter.
  • britcurl
    britcurl Posts: 110 Member
    Yay! I am soo about to order some. I have become a peanut butter junkie and need the alternative
  • Micahroni84
    Micahroni84 Posts: 452 Member
    has anyone tried mixing it with plain greek yogurt. I'm ordering some on Monday and I have been thinking about what to mix it with that is zero fat and less sugar and plain yogurt seems like it may be an option...
  • Micahroni84
    Micahroni84 Posts: 452 Member
    Nice peanutty taste. Does not really 'replace' PB in a sandwich 100%, but is flexible to mix with water / a little oil / greek yogurt etc. Nice as a fruit/veggie dip done a bit soft with water.

    I buy 'peanut flour' at netrition on line. Cheaper, don't think it had as much sugar added (tastes that way) and I prefer it for using in stir fry sauces.

    It does give a good peanut taste, but without the oil, the texture isn't very close. When I've used it for a sandwich, I've usually added a small amount of oil to help with the texture. Still less calories than RF peanut butter.
    must have just missed this! Good to know!
  • brendansmom1
    brendansmom1 Posts: 526 Member
    has anyone tried mixing it with plain greek yogurt. I'm ordering some on Monday and I have been thinking about what to mix it with that is zero fat and less sugar and plain yogurt seems like it may be an option...

    I have not, but I bet it would be delish!

    I LOVE PB2, and the chocolate one as well. They are both fantastic in my protein shakes....makes them taste yummy!

    There are a TON of yummy recipes for it if you look on line :)
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    I haven't tried it, but when I looked into it, I wasn't as bad as I was expecting, but it seemed they've taken out all the healthy fats good for brain function and preventing diabetes and metabolizing other nutrients.
  • myrahonbarrier
    myrahonbarrier Posts: 191 Member
    I'm so lucky...my local nutrition store carries it. (7.19 a jar) I got the plain and the chocolate. Love the taste, the consistency not so much, but for the deficit in calories I'll deal with the consistency :)
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I eat it daily almost. It's peanut butter love with low cals. I make a spread out of it and use it on toast. I still eat the regular stuff too, but PB2 lets me satisfy the PB craving daily without having to give up my almonds as a trade off!

    -M

    How does it taste? Compareable to regular PB?

    I like the taste, I just finished my daily PB2 & J sandwich right now. It's comparable to PB, but it's NOT quite the same. Nothing is as good as the original!
  • myrahonbarrier
    myrahonbarrier Posts: 191 Member
    I love it. I add it to my Herbalife shakes, to make a "peanut butter cookie" I have also dusted it on bananas and apples. I haven't tried it mixed with water yet though. They have a bunch of recipes on their site for cool stuff to do with it. I do like the taste a lot. Oh yeah, I forgot-It is so GOOD in reg yogurt and greek yogurt!!!

    What site has the recipes? Herbalife?
  • lsminkey
    lsminkey Posts: 16
    I eat it pretty much everyday, I mix 1TBS in with my oatmeal. I also put in ground and whole flax and cinnamon. I love it! I buy the 16oz bag on amazon and find it to be more affordable that way.
  • suzikay12
    suzikay12 Posts: 150 Member
    I just found this and I love it! So, some things you should know:

    1. If you are expecting it to be exactly like peanut butter, you will be disappointed
    2. It still tastes a lot like peanut butter despite point #1
    3. The consistency is a little strange, you might have to experiment on how much or little water to add to get the texture you desire. I actually like making it a little thinner than regular peanut butter when using on toast or sandwich. I make it a lot thinner than regular peanut butter if I'm dipping apples, bananas or celery in it
    4. 190 calories for 2Tblsp regular PB, 45 calories 2Tblsp PB2...you can't argue with that!

    I also bought the chocolate one. Haven't used it yet but thought maybe I would try it as an ice cream topping or go get the Yonana machine that I've been wanting.
  • jelicaa
    jelicaa Posts: 83 Member
    Love PB2! My bootcamp trainer bought a case and evenly split the cost...$5 per jar...amazing deal. I use it in my protein shakes and I use the PB2 in some fat free whip cream as a dessert. Yummerz. Just bought the PB2/chocoalte...waiting to use it, but I hear that stuff is good too.
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    I use it for my daily "Peanut Butter and Jelly" Smoothie.

    Regular Peanut butter is too hard on my stomach - it totally repeats on me. PB2 is great.
  • Superchikanthem
    Superchikanthem Posts: 362 Member
    I love bp2 I like the taste and the consistency. My health food store has it in stock. Soo yummy!
  • DakotaKeogh
    DakotaKeogh Posts: 693 Member
    I love it. It tastes a whole lot like peanut butter to me. But, take that from a guy who hadn't had peanut butter in a couple of years before I got the PB2! So, it may be more magical to me than to others.

    I recommend using more water to mix it then the instructions say. Otherwise it's too gritty. And give it a few minutes after mixing to actually dissolve into the water.

    I also mix it with low calorie jam to make a sandwich. If you use the Sara Lee 45 calorie per slice bread you can have a PBJ for practically nothing on your daily calorie allocation.
  • ashreynolds09
    ashreynolds09 Posts: 257 Member
    I like it when I just want the PB flavor without all the fat/cals. I put it in protein shakes or mix it with greek yogurt. Not such a fan of it when I want a PB sandwich or something like that. Then I use the real thing.
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  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    has anyone tried mixing it with plain greek yogurt. I'm ordering some on Monday and I have been thinking about what to mix it with that is zero fat and less sugar and plain yogurt seems like it may be an option...

    That's what I do. I'm not a huge fan of plain greek yogurt, so I put the choc pb2 in it. I like it a bit sweeter so I also add a packet of Stevia in the Raw. Pretty good that way.
  • KimmieSue2011
    KimmieSue2011 Posts: 117 Member
    It's fantastic. The chocolate one does not taste chocolate-y; but the regular one tastes like peanut butter. I put it in oatmeal, in pancakes, in greek yogurt.
  • mtaylor1980
    mtaylor1980 Posts: 134 Member
    On the Bell Plantation website. They have a bunch of ideas for the PB2! I haven't tried any yet, because I got lazy, but apparently there are many uses for PB2!
    I love it. I add it to my Herbalife shakes, to make a "peanut butter cookie" I have also dusted it on bananas and apples. I haven't tried it mixed with water yet though. They have a bunch of recipes on their site for cool stuff to do with it. I do like the taste a lot. Oh yeah, I forgot-It is so GOOD in reg yogurt and greek yogurt!!!

    What site has the recipes? Herbalife?
  • shammxo
    shammxo Posts: 1,432 Member
    I'm OBSESSED with it. I seriously put it on everything...
    Sometimes I even mix it with water (per the directions) and just eat spoonfuls of it. Soooo good!
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