PB LOVERS? Found a palatable substitute! ----->

niclyf · 06-04-2009, 07:48 PM

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
Saturated Fat	0.34 g
Trans Fat	0 g
Unsaturated Fat	1.53 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	77.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate	3.4 g
Dietary Fiber	0.48 g
Sugars	1.66 g
Protein	5.65 g

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

galya · 06-04-2009, 08:03 PM

So glad you found something to beat the craving. I would mix it with protein powder and yogurt and try how that is

Joleen Axworthy · 06-04-2009, 08:04 PM

where do you purchase it?

niclyf · 06-04-2009, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Joleen Axworthy

where do you purchase it?

Guess that would have helped eh??

I get it directly from them .. it's bellplantation.com

You can also get it at netrition.com .. I just noticed they recently started carrying it too

missjane · 06-04-2009, 08:14 PM

Got a whole thread on it here Anyone have/tried PB2?

niclyf · 06-04-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by missjane

Got a whole thread on it here Anyone have/tried PB2?

I saw that .. I was hoping Leigh would chime in with her recipes .. but I didn't see them

Phaedrus49er · 06-04-2009, 09:15 PM

Ordered another half-dozen bottles of peanut oil yesterday, and I'm having PB2 (with strawberry preserves *ssshhh*) in my cottage cheese right now. *nom*

niclyf · 06-04-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus49er

Ordered another half-dozen bottles of peanut oil yesterday, and I'm having PB2 (with strawberry preserves *ssshhh*) in my cottage cheese right now. *nom*

Man you're killing me!!

I'm totally out .. I have an order scheduled to land tomorrow and I'm already salivating thinking riping open the box!!

I saw the peanut oil on their site .. but I can't figure out what I'd use it for .. what do you do with it?

I thought I read something about Leigh mixing PB2 with cream cheese .. have you tried that out? Sounds delish!!

Phaedrus49er · 06-04-2009, 09:32 PM

PB oil => cooking. Cooks much hotter than olive oil (good for healthier frying and heavy sauteeing), and I just like the flavor.

I dunno about cream cheese. I tend to layer flavors with cream cheese rather than mix them.

niclyf · 06-04-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus49er

PB oil => cooking. Cooks much hotter than olive oil (good for healthier frying and heavy sauteeing), and I just like the flavor.

I dunno about cream cheese. I tend to layer flavors with cream cheese rather than mix them.

Ahh .. Since I don't fry anything typically ... actually .. I really don't cook anything these days either. Although I'm contemplating getting one of those bad-a$$ smokers that Leigh mentioned in the recipe forum. I used to love to cook .. now I'm just lazy and go for raw foods or anything I can whip up in about 5 minutes. The drawback to being single .. cooking for one blows!!

Have you tried the Chocolate PB2? I wasn't wild about that .. which is shocking!

I wish I could find a cream cheese that didn't come loaded with a crapload of sodium! I checked mine .. and the plain one is like 180mg of sodium, which seems high for just 2 tbsp

I might have to just stick w/ my beloved Cottage Cheese since I'm able to find a 'no salt added' version of that

Phaedrus49er · 06-05-2009, 09:17 AM

I cook for three or four and load up the Tupperware.

Haven't tried it, and I tend to get my chocolate fix from my protein powder. I lean toward just plain ol' full-fat natty PB.

niclyf · 06-05-2009, 10:58 AM

I need Leigh to hit this thread and share some of her 30+ recipes that she has for this goodness. I have another shipment of PB2 landing today and need some ideas. Creative .. I'm not

Phaedrus49er · 06-05-2009, 11:29 AM

If you haven't already, start a thread over in the Fat Loss Troubleshoot sub-forum. She pays more attention to that area.

niclyf · 06-05-2009, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus49er

If you haven't already, start a thread over in the Fat Loss Troubleshoot sub-forum. She pays more attention to that area.

I thought about that .. but figured the moderators would end up moving it over to this forum.

Ok ben .. Your new picture kinda freaked me out, lol ...