Sounds odd .. but PB2 .. if you haven't tried it .. it's seriously about the next best thing to real peanut butter .. minus about 75% calories!
I've had some for a while .. but couldn't quite *nail* the perfect recipe to make it taste more like real pb. Well .. I think I have it
Take the PB2 (however much floats your boat), add however much water to make it how thin or how thick you want, add a few drops of vanilla extract (hell .. even banana extract tastes fab .. going to try almond extract next) add a packet of Splenda, and VOILA ...
So my "PB" issue is solved. now instead of going ape-sh*t on my jar of Skippy Natural .. I can finally feel content boycotting that in favor of calorie control, and sticking with the PB2 ... plus I like that it's also natural and doesn't have any additives, it's just peanuts, salt & sugar (and even that is negligible in comparision to most other peanut butters.) The Nutrition stats are impressive:
Amount Per 2 Tablespoon Serving (*when mixed with water):
Calories 53.2
| Total Fat | 1.87 g
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| Saturated Fat | 0.34 g
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| Trans Fat | 0 g
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| Unsaturated Fat | 1.53 g
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| Cholesterol | 0 mg
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| Sodium | 77.6 mg
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| Total Carbohydrate | 3.4 g
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| Dietary Fiber | 0.48 g
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| Sugars | 1.66 g
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| Protein | 5.65 g
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It has just about the same texture of regular peanut butter (and totally customizable depending on how much water you add) .. and it absolutely rocks just dry, sprinkled into yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. If you haven't tried it .. I give it an enthusiastic two thumbs up
Just wanted to give my little review on this goodness for anyone interested in checking it out .. you can get it at
www.bellplantation.com