As I've mentioned in the past, I absolutely love peanut butter....I'm addicted to it and cannot get enough! I love peanut butter with everything, crackers, bananas, apples, chocolate, oatmeal, even carrots! The only thing that I do not love about peanut butter is all of the fat in it- meaning I have to restrict myself to 2 tablespoons which is virtually impossible. My amazing sister once again came through with a crazy good peanut butter solution: PB2. PB2 is powdered peanut butter, they take dry roasted peanuts and press it to remove all the oil, then water is added to give it somewhat of a peanut butter consistency. By removing the oil, this peanut buttery mixture has 85% less fat calories than normal peanut butter! What an amazing concept! This means that the usual peanut butter that I indulge in (Jif Natural) has 145 more calories per serving than PB2, as well as 14.5 more grams of fat...I am beside myself at the thought of this.
I believe one of the best ways to use this kind of peanut butter is in smoothies, where it mixes great with the other ingredients. On the PB2 website, it says that it is great for recipes and can be utilized in almost all recipes that call for peanut butter. I haven't noticed PB2 being sold in regular grocery stores like Kroger, Publix, or Wal Mart. You will have to go to a health foods store such as Whole Foods, Central Market, or Fresh Market to purchase this. I highly encourage you to try it out so you can still enjoy the tasty goodness of peanut butter without all of the fat!!!
