SubscribePowdered Peanut Butter?
Focusing exclusively on calories opens the door for all sorts of interesting processed food products.
One such product is PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter from Bell Plantation.
The peanut butter has had all the oil "squeezed out" leaving a powdered version. Two tablespoons amounts to 54 Calories (2.8g fat, 3.7g carbohydrate, 4.3g protein).
Compare this with two tablespoons of a typical smooth peanut butter (courtesy USDA nutrient search): 188 Calories (16.1g fat, 6.3g carbohydrate, 8g protein).
Hungry-Girl loves it:
The result is a fine, insanely delicious-smelling, peanut butterlicious powder that is EXTREMELY versatile. You can add water to it and essentially turn it into low-cal, low-fat peanut butter
I can't help being a little suspicious - I love the oily texture of peanut butter - that's what it's all about.
Note: The product mentioned here was chosen out of editorial interest. It is not a paid placement, endorsement, or any such thing.
Haha! We live in a weird and wonderful world! Anything to make a quick buck! I came across some peanut butter the other day made by a company called 'Meridian', they only ingredients they use is...well peanuts! No salt or anything else. And on top of that they are not roasted and they are organic?! Don't know how they managed that, but it look good! Anyone else heard of it?
ReplyNot that, but it sounds pretty much like a natural peanut butter. After all, they make raw unsalted almond butter; it should be possible with peanuts.
ReplyThehealthblogger -- Is this a joke?
Natural and organic peanut butters with nothing else added are available in many health food stores and health food sections of supermarkets and have been for years. I've made it in my own food processor.
If I'm just not getting your sense of humor, sorry.
ReplyI buy this every few months and I love it! I eat it everyday. I bought it because I can't just take a spoon and start smothering it on everything. Those calories add up fast but with only 54 Calories per serving with PB2 powder it goes a long way. This needs to be mixed with 2 TBLS of powder/2 TBLS water and comes out delicious. I forced my picky sister to try it and she said she couldn't even tell a difference. If you love peanut butter as much as I do this is the way to go.
ReplyI read about this on Hungry Girl last year and I buy it all the time! It's also GREAT in smoothies.
ReplyThis stuff is great! I have been using it for several years and it actually does taste like regular pb. Normally I am not a fan of "diet" foods and find them to be lacking in taste/texture or just plain yukky. However this one is a winner.
Replyi love peanut butter but never in my life have i ever heard of such a thing as powdered peanut butter. it does make me curious though- is it available in the US and where from?? i concur, the texture would have to be compromised if we take the oil out and replace it with water, i would imagine...
ReplyI have seen this in Hy-Vee stores here in the midwest of the U.S.
ReplyAfter hearing so much about PB2 on message boards. I decided to order a case of 4 (the minimum) to give it a go. Despite the fact that it is not as creamy as the real deal, it is SO good. I had a PB sandwich last night for the first time since I started trying to lose weight. The website boasts tons of recipes from muffins to pancakes to milkshakes (oh my!). Highly recommend it :)
ReplyThis product is great but really shines in milkshakes. I put a couple of tablespoons in my blender with a frozen banana, some skim milk and maybe a little yogurt for texture - I call it my Elvis Smoothie. Great stuff.
ReplyActually, this doesn't sound so strange. I'm living in Japan right now, and one of my favorite new foods at the moment is kinako, which is just powdered soybeans. It's usually used as a dessert of sorts, sprinkled over mochi, bread, or rice with some sweetener. I've become fond of mixing it into milk for breakfast. I'm sure that PB2 would work about the same way. It might be interesting to try making a paste out of the kinako...
ReplyI can see possibilities for this in baking and beverages, but I'm not sure it would be a diet food for me. I'd use it in places where peanut butter might change the texture, but a powder might work, like brownies.
Although I wonder if one could make a decent Asian-style peanut sauce with it. Noodles with peanut sauce is one of my family's favorite foods, and one could possibly make a good version with this -- lowering the fat and calories by quite a bit.
ReplyIt does work, Deirdre. I make a peanut sauce that has honey, lime, soy sauce, and peanut, and I just mix the powder into the liquid ingredients. You can see some grains in it, but it is the same as when you use all-natural peanut butter, not any worse.
ReplyThey sell powdered peanuts here already. It is meant to be placed over ice cream, porridge, etc. It is good for baking, less greasy than peanut butter to make oatmeal-peanut cookies.
ReplyIntriguing. While I usually recommend a small amount of natural peanut butter as a good source of healthy fats to my weight loss patients, I also warn them that peanut butter is very calorie dense.
I'm against highly processed foods but this seems to contain no artificial ingredients. It may be an interesting way of getting the peanut butter flavor, some healthy fat and plenty of protein.
I would have to try it out before I recommend it, but I think that it may be a good way for people who love peanut butter to enjoy the flavor without the fat.
Anil Maheshwari, MD
ReplyPB2 is great. I like to add just a teaspoon more water than called for. Let it set for at least 5 minutes, it gets very smooth.
ReplyWe like to mix it in with the jelly (just fruit) for our granddaughters pb & j sandwiches. They have never complained. I have baked with it, put it in my smoothie, and used it in peanut sauce for noodles. I have used this for 6 months, and it has not stopped me from losing weight, and it tastes good.
I would maybe try this for recipes, where you just want the peanut taste and you don't want all the fat.
Haven't any of you ever made your own nut butters? Grind any nut up fine enough in your food processor and it does eventually turn into butter. It's not as creamy as the store-bought stuff, but if you add a little oil to it, it will get really creamy. Plus, you're not getting all the extra sugar.
ReplyWhy????? I just don't get it. Natural peanut butter, ya stir it up with the oil, fridge it and it's ready to eat. Doesn't spoil. Oh and the PB fat is GOOD FOR YOU!!!!
ReplyThis stuff is great when you need a peanut butter fix. The only thing I've used it in so far is protein shakes and hot chocolate and both have turned out really good. I tried just making peanut butter out of it and it was okay - no comparison to the real stuff, it struck me as too sweet.
The ingredients in this are: peanuts, sugar, salt. It only has 1g of sugar per serving and 94mg of sodium if you pay attention to that.
The thing that strikes me is that I wonder if I'm really doing myself any favors by cutting out the fat and calories since the fat in regular peanut butter is mostly healthy and needed.
I just took a finger swipe of the stuff and yep, still strikes me as sweet.
ReplyThe thing is PB shouldn't be thought of as a food you need for a "fix". Need to get out of that mentality! Food is for living, sky-dive if you need a fix!
ReplyFood is for enjoying, too. Food is more than fuel in human beings; and always has been.
ReplyRelying on it or attaching too much emotion to it should be avoided, but it can be perfectly healthy to see it as more than fuel.
It has sugar in it? Aw man, that sucks. Peanut butter isn't supposed to be sweet; that's why I hate the lowfat stuff because they always add too much sugar to it. Peanut oil is one of the good fats and I think it's definitely better to eat real peanut oil rather than some hydrogenated stuff.
ReplyThere is only 1 gram of sugar per 2 TBS of the PB2.
ReplyI do not find it sweet.
Shouldn't this product be called P2B instead of PB2?
ReplyHigh carb peanut butter and the fools who eat it: Sign of the apocalypse, anyone?
ReplyIt is pointless since it has sugar in it. What will they think of next, low-fat, high-carb bacon?
ReplyAt least this is somewhat better than another product I saw at the store: Peanut butter "slices" that are individually wrapped like those cheese singles. They have to chemically modify it so much to get it to hold a "slice" shape that it barely resembles peanut butter. Apparently, it's meant for all those people too lazy to pick up a knife.
ReplyAre you kidding?? What is wrong with the real thing - high in protein, HEALTHY AND ESSENTIAL fats, and fibre. A tablespoon or two of this every few days is very healthy, and filling. In my view, the last thing we need is some fake substance taking the place of real food. You are right to be suspicious!
I have previously posted on my own blog about the myths around "diet" foods and weight loss
http://lady-g-fitness.blogspot.com/2008/03/3-useless-weight-loss-tips.html
And how much I love PB!
Replyhttp://lady-g-fitness.blogspot.com/2008/03/healthy-snack-to-fuel-your-active-life.html
i thought that peanut oil was good fat - what's left?
ReplyNot much....the protein is halved by whatever their process is and they're adding sugar, so I don't see the point of the product myself.
ReplyGood fat doesn't mean you can't gain weight from it-- It is comparable calorically to the kinds of fat that are associated with heart disease etc. So will it kill you? According to current research, no, it can enhance health. But will it cause weight gain? If eaten in anyway except moderation, of course.
ReplyUm, anything eaten not in moderation can cause you to gain weight, not just fat. So your point is somewhat irrelevant. Plus, the fat and protein will help curb your appetite, and help you eat less in the long run.
ReplyI enjoy Naturally More brand peanut butter.
Delicious and all ingredients you can get on your store shelves. The Almond butter is even better.
Some of the natural peanut butters just don't taste good to me, but it's good.
And peanut butter has good unsaturated fats that a lot of people don't get enough of, anyways.
ReplyIm fraught with love for this stuff as well.
it does sound odd but once you try it you'll be smitten.
(MizFit too is not profiting from this endorsement :))
just filmed a monday facetime on it last week.
M.
ReplyI saw this in Hy-Vee the other day, and my first reaction was, "Hey!! COOL!!! I can take it backpacking/canoeing/camping!!!"
Think outside the 'dieting' box, people - life's more fun that way.
ReplyHow is it any more convenient than just packing a jar of regular ol' PB? It seems like it'd be more work because you have to reconstitute it. When I go camping, I always bring a jar of PB because it's quick and good nutrition. I guess I would think bringing the powdered PB would be kind of a hassle. But hey, if you like it, go for it.
ReplyI have not tried it, but I had heard about powdered PB2 from my Weight Watchers meeting - one of the girls there loves the stuff! (so will try it at some point when I'm closer to my goal weight :)
ReplyToday I received my first box of PB2. OMG, it is SO GOOD. I had it today with sugar snap peas for lunch!
Ingredients are: Peanuts, Sugar, Salt
Per 2 Tablespoons:
Calories: 54
Total Fat: 2.8 g
Sodium: 94 mg
Total Carb: 3.7 g
Protein: 4.3 g
I normally "never" eat regular peanut butter because I have a weakness for the stuff and can't limit to 1-2 Tbsp, so this stuff makes me feel like I can eat (still in moderation though!) without feeling too guilty.
ReplyI Thought it would be filled with fake stuff but it's NOT!
That basically takes out much of the enjoyable properties of peanut butter. I am not sure if it is true but I heard that even breathing in peanuts/peanut powder is so harmful that wearing masks is mandatory when processing peanuts in anyway in the manufacturing facilities.
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