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lizzie

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I discovered a cool peanut butter product- PB2, which is a powdered peanut butter without all the fat. You mix 1 tbsp. water into 2 tbsp. pb powder, and it makes a peanut butter tasting product with less than 1/4 of the calories. This is great imo, because I love to eat peanut butter crackers and peanut butter on toast, but I don't like all the fat calories. I'm going to try mixing a little honey in with it- I bet it will taste great!

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The Truth About PB2 & Powdered Peanut Butter

PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter Just Might Be A Dieter's Dream. Here's How To Use It.

Fat is not the cause of obesity; Carbs are. Removing the fat from peanuts removes a lot of their nutrition and their ability to keep people's hunger satiated. What's left is basically empty carbs with little fiber.

Nuts are considered a nutrient and fiber dense food so it is recommended (within reason) for people who want to watch their weight. IMO, this produc is peanuts with all of the good (except flavor) removed and little sugar added.
 
sangha said:
The Truth About PB2 & Powdered Peanut Butter

PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter Just Might Be A Dieter's Dream. Here's How To Use It.

Fat is not the cause of obesity; Carbs are. Removing the fat from peanuts removes a lot of their nutrition and their ability to keep people's hunger satiated. What's left is basically empty carbs with little fiber.

Nuts are considered a nutrient and fiber dense food so it is recommended (within reason) for people who want to watch their weight. IMO, this produc is peanuts with all of the good (except flavor) removed and little sugar added.
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An excess of caloric intake, compared to output, is the cause of obesity, whether it's from fat, carbs, or protein.
 
If you like it Lizzie, more power to you. For me, I'm really sick of all the fake food products that are being pushed on us, often as low calorie alternatives, that end up causing all kinds of people to get fat or fatter - they think, gee, I only had x number of calories from this "food" so now I can have cake. I know you're very much health conscious, but not everyone is as bright as you.

I've come to the point in my old (older) age that I try to eat as much natural, unprocessed foods as possible and I don't avoid natural fats because they are necessary and good for you - peanut butter is actually a great food - but you're right, in moderation.
 
CanadaJohn said:
If you like it Lizzie, more power to you. For me, I'm really sick of all the fake food products that are being pushed on us, often as low calorie alternatives, that end up causing all kinds of people to get fat or fatter - they think, gee, I only had x number of calories from this "food" so now I can have cake. I know you're very much health conscious, but not everyone is as bright as you.

I've come to the point in my old (older) age that I try to eat as much natural, unprocessed foods as possible and I don't avoid natural fats because they are necessary and good for you - peanut butter is actually a great food - but you're right, in moderation.
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It isn't fake. It's just peanut powder, with much of the fat content removed.
 
lizzie said:
I discovered a cool peanut butter product- PB2, which is a powdered peanut butter without all the fat. You mix 1 tbsp. water into 2 tbsp. pb powder, and it makes a peanut butter tasting product with less than 1/4 of the calories. This is great imo, because I love to eat peanut butter crackers and peanut butter on toast, but I don't like all the fat calories. I'm going to try mixing a little honey in with it- I bet it will taste great!

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:ranton:Fat is flavor. This is an abomination of peanut butter. Poor defenseless and mostly harmless peanuts were tortured to make this foul product. I am gona call the Peanut Liberation Front and tell them of this sad travesty. :rantoff:

On a more serious note. You have actually tried this? How close to peanut butter is the prepared product and can you use it in cooking?
 
lizzie said:
An excess of caloric intake, compared to output, is the cause of obesity, whether it's from fat, carbs, or protein.
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Science has shown that it's not that simple. It shows that different types of food influence our metabolism and our hunger in different ways and so it not only matters if the calories come from fat, carbs or protein, but also what types of fat, carbs, and protein, as well as fiber content. Nutritional content (ie vitamins, minerals, etc) also matter.
 
lizzie said:
It isn't fake. It's just peanut powder, with much of the fat content removed.
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Thanks for clarifying - I misunderstood. Still, if most of the fat content is removed, that's likely removing much of what makes peanut butter nutritious. But if you're just in it for taste, it's all good.
 
PirateMk1 said:
:ranton:Fat is flavor. This is an abomination of peanut butter. Poor defenseless and mostly harmless peanuts were tortured to make this foul product. I am gona call the Peanut Liberation Front and tell them of this sad travesty. :rantoff:

On a more serious note. You have actually tried this? How close to peanut butter is the prepared product and can you use it in cooking?
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Lol.

I am eating some right this minute. I mixed it up and added a little honey to it, because I like honey peanut butter. As for cooking with it, I have no idea. The taste is very close to peanut butter. The consistency is more like the "natural" peanut butters (a slight grittiness), rather than the more common brands found in most grocery stores. It's a little saltier tasting than I expected, but it's not bad. It is a product that I will buy again, and I bet it's great for making a low-cal thai peanut sauce.
 
CanadaJohn said:
Thanks for clarifying - I misunderstood. Still, if most of the fat content is removed, that's likely removing much of what makes peanut butter nutritious. But if you're just in it for taste, it's all good.
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Well, I love the real deal, but I hate the high calorie content. On my job, I'm in my car much of the day. I keep a jar of peanut butter and a box of crackers with me, because I don't usually stop for lunch. It gets me through the day, and it doesn't tend to cause sugar crashes (which I tend to have), because it is a complex carbohydrate product.
 
sangha said:
Science has shown that it's not that simple. It shows that different types of food influence our metabolism and our hunger in different ways and so it not only matters if the calories come from fat, carbs or protein, but also what types of fat, carbs, and protein, as well as fiber content. Nutritional content (ie vitamins, minerals, etc) also matter.
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It's simple enough that if you have a relatively normal metabolic rate, and you go on a 1500 calorie per diet, you will lose weight, no matter what the source of those calories is.
 
mehehehehe you old people worrying about things.

The metabolism is strong with me! Eat wutevs I want and stay fit, the wonders of being a teenager!

jk

I'm extremely health conscious.

Personally, I'd rather just have regular peanut butter, but this isn't bad and I wouldn't mind trying it some time.
 
lizzie said:
I discovered a cool peanut butter product- PB2, which is a powdered peanut butter without all the fat. You mix 1 tbsp. water into 2 tbsp. pb powder, and it makes a peanut butter tasting product with less than 1/4 of the calories. This is great imo, because I love to eat peanut butter crackers and peanut butter on toast, but I don't like all the fat calories. I'm going to try mixing a little honey in with it- I bet it will taste great!

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i will probably try this.

after not being fat anymore, i eliminated a couple foods for being too calorie dense to do me any good, outside of an apocalypse. basically, milkshakes and peanut butter.
 
lizzie said:
It's simple enough that if you have a relatively normal metabolic rate, and you go on a 1500 calorie per diet, you will lose weight, no matter what the source of those calories is.
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1500 calories?

How much weight do you want to lose?!?!?

Even if you aren't so active that's pretty damn low.

Bein 80 pounds is no better than bein 300
 
lizzie said:
Lol.

I am eating some right this minute. I mixed it up and added a little honey to it, because I like honey peanut butter. As for cooking with it, I have no idea. The taste is very close to peanut butter. The consistency is more like the "natural" peanut butters (a slight grittiness), rather than the more common brands found in most grocery stores. It's a little saltier tasting than I expected, but it's not bad. It is a product that I will buy again, and I bet it's great for making a low-cal thai peanut sauce.
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So basically this is like the make your own or the Laura Schuders brand peanut butter, and not Skippy. Gotcha. I will try most things once. I was just wondering if could use it as a low cal alternative in baking peanut butter cookies and that sort of thing. I have been learning how to use stevia and splenda in my cooking to cut down on the calories a bit.
 
sangha said:
Science has shown that it's not that simple. It shows that different types of food influence our metabolism and our hunger in different ways and so it not only matters if the calories come from fat, carbs or protein, but also what types of fat, carbs, and protein, as well as fiber content. Nutritional content (ie vitamins, minerals, etc) also matter.
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I agree with your take, but I'd add that there seems to be a lot of research being done with respect to how certain foods cause chemical imbalances in the brain or alter the brain's normal senses related to hunger and satiation as well as craving impulses and certain foods, mostly processed, high fat high sugar, ones can throw off the body's desires for other foods causing people not eat or to avoid fresh natural foods of all kinds. They are showing that it's a form of addiction or at least that it affects the brain the way drug and alcohol addictions can affect the brain and it's not so much overeating and/or not sufficient exercise but the way your body craves, takes in, processes and stores these various foods. It's often why most diets fail because people don't have sufficient willpower to last long enough to reprogram the brain.
 
Luftwaffe said:
mehehehehe you old people worrying about things.

The metabolism is strong with me! Eat wutevs I want and stay fit, the wonders of being a teenager!

jk

I'm extremely health conscious.

Personally, I'd rather just have regular peanut butter, but this isn't bad and I wouldn't mind trying it some time.
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Enjoy it while you can.
 
PirateMk1 said:
So basically this is like the make your own or the Laura Schuders brand peanut butter, and not Skippy. Gotcha. I will try most things once. I was just wondering if could use it as a low cal alternative in baking peanut butter cookies and that sort of thing. I have been learning how to use stevia and splenda in my cooking to cut down on the calories a bit.
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Hmmm, in cookies is an interesting question. I guess you probably could. I've never really paid that much attention to how much oil or butter is used in pb cookies, in addition to the fat in the peanut butter.

If you have any good cookie recipes using stevia or splenda, I'd love to have some.
 
lizzie said:
Well, I love the real deal, but I hate the high calorie content. On my job, I'm in my car much of the day. I keep a jar of peanut butter and a box of crackers with me, because I don't usually stop for lunch. It gets me through the day, and it doesn't tend to cause sugar crashes (which I tend to have), because it is a complex carbohydrate product.
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Peanut butter and crackers is a favourite of mine as well, but I seldom indulge because it's like perpetual motion once I get started. If I sat down with a jar of peanut butter and a box of crackers that would be disaster - for me, it has to be well planned - a certain number of crackers on a plate with peanut butter and that's it. If I did what you're doing, I'd need a bigger car.
 
lizzie said:
It's simple enough that if you have a relatively normal metabolic rate, and you go on a 1500 calorie per diet, you will lose weight, no matter what the source of those calories is.
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When you reduce your caloric intake, your body's metabolism slows down.
 
lizzie said:
Hmmm, in cookies is an interesting question. I guess you probably could. I've never really paid that much attention to how much oil or butter is used in pb cookies, in addition to the fat in the peanut butter.

If you have any good cookie recipes using stevia or splenda, I'd love to have some.
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I was just thinking that this would be a great product to use in smoothies or meal replacement blender shakes or protein shakes etc. to cut down on the calorie intake these often have but providing the flavour.
 
lizzie said:
It isn't fake. It's just peanut powder, with much of the fat content removed.
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Well, Lizzie, I'm a peanut butter junkie. You're so right, it is high in calories - unfortunately.

Jiff is my usual brand. Use to be Skippy's, but I can't find it in my area anymore.

Here's what's on the label:

Ingredients:

MADE FROM ROASTED PEANUTS AND SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MOLASSES, FULLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OILS (RAPESEED AND SOYBEAN), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT.
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We clearly see that it has hydrogenated oils. Anything that is hydrogenated is like something is turned nearly into plastic and that's not good. And of course the sugar isn't helping. Salt - not good for some people, especially the older we get.

Now if I bought pre-roasted peanuts and made my own peanut butter, it would be healthier, but still high in calories.

Peanuts have some serious health benefits such as the list shown in the following link:

The Peanut Institute - Diabetes and Blood Sugar

None-the-less we all know that too much of a good thing is not a good thing. Peanut butter is no exception.

I've managed to back off on my consumption of PB, but like the good junkie that I am, I have good weeks and bad weeks. And at my worst, I'm still doing better than previous times over the course of my life-long history with peanut butter.

Nothing like diluting PB with bananas.
 
CanadaJohn said:
Peanut butter and crackers is a favourite of mine as well, but I seldom indulge because it's like perpetual motion once I get started. If I sat down with a jar of peanut butter and a box of crackers that would be disaster - for me, it has to be well planned - a certain number of crackers on a plate with peanut butter and that's it. If I did what you're doing, I'd need a bigger car.
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:lol:
Now you know why I think I'm going to like this option!
I usually just allow myself a specific number of crackers, and just barely dip them in the pb. When it comes to Peter Pan Honeyroast, I could eat the entire jar in one sitting. :lamo
 
CanadaJohn said:
I was just thinking that this would be a great product to use in smoothies or meal replacement blender shakes or protein shakes etc. to cut down on the calorie intake these often have but providing the flavour.
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I bet that's an excellent use for it!
Maybe for things like peanut butter pie as well (not sure if you've heard of that, but it's good). I think I'll do some googling and see if I can find recipes for it.
 
lizzie said:
I bet that's an excellent use for it!
Maybe for things like peanut butter pie as well (not sure if you've heard of that, but it's good). I think I'll do some googling and see if I can find recipes for it.
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See what I mean from my original post? Now, if you weren't so health conscious, you'd be making and eating peanut butter pies and forgetting all the saturated fat in the pastry and then having some icecream or whatever because the peanut butter pie was "diet".
 
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