PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter,6.5 oz

I bought this Nov. of 2012, opened it, used it for a little while then stuck it up in the cupboard of my RV and forgot all about it. I found it a couple weeks ago. I was astounded to find it's still fresh, tastes just fine, and I'm eating it with no ill effects whatsoever (amazing considering it's about 120 degrees in the motorhome for many months of the year). I bought it when I was on an ultra-low-fat diet, and since I'm returning to it (sadly, the Paleo diet hasn't worked for me), I was most happy to reacquaint myself with this marvelous product. BTW, for anyone who might be interested, prior to buying the PB2 I got the book Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure , by Dr. Esselstyn, which eliminates nearly ALL fat from the diet, along with processed foods. The book is fascinating, based on his work with people dying of heart disease, at death's door. Although it was, will be cheating a tiny bit to incorporate the PB2, I plan to shave a few fat calories elsewhere. This diet worked spectacularly well for me, I lost 30 pounds in a matter of months, like 10 lbs a month, felt better and my blood pressure and bad cholesterol went down. But over the last couple of years I've... slipped, gained back a few pounds. I read up on the Paleo diet, and since I love meat, eggs, etc. I gave it a try. As I said, it simply doesn't work for me, perhaps it's my genotype. I've determined that I simply can't mix carbs and fats, one or the other has to go (and since fat has more than twice the calories of carbs, and since I need to shed pounds, it's a no-brainer as to which). When on the Esselstyn diet, I added very small amounts of ground turkey breast (e.g., to vegetarian chili, to make tacos, etc.), used Kraft fat-free cheese too, and nonfat Greek yoghurt, especially the plain as a sour cream substitute (I love it, actually prefer it to sour cream, use it as a veggie dip too). These technically aren't permitted any more than the PB2, but the diet worked anyway as long as I didn't go overboard. Anyway, the PB2 is like peanut butter on steroids- super-concentrated flavor (of course it would be, with all the liquids removed). What I mainly wanted to say is that I don't bother to mix it with water. I spread "no sugar added" jam (such as Smucker's Simply Fruit), something decadent yet healthy (organic would be better, of course), on good bread (such as Dave's), then sprinkle the PB2 lightly over the jam. Amazing how little is needed- the flavor is so concentrated and rich a little goes a long way. I use maybe a level tablespoon or so. Tastes great, and at least to me just like a normal PB&J. I'm sure there are other things that could be done with it, like sprinkling it on Greek nonfat yoghurt, regular or frozen. All the satisfying taste of peanut butter (even MORE), without all the fat! This stuff ROCKS!

I Love All Nut Butters. Almond Butter, Cashew Butter. Sunflower Seed Butter and Peanut Butter. Ok, Out Of All Those. Almonds Are Actually The Only Real Nuts. But, You Get The Picture. The Problem is That Most of These Butters are High Fat and About 190 Calories For Two Tablespoons. I Never Buy Peanut Butter, Because It Hurts My Stomach. I Don't Know Why. I'm Allergic to a Lot of Foods and Chemicals, But I've been Tested and I'm Not Allergic to Peanuts. It May Be The High Fat Content. I Don't Know. I Do Know That I Can Safely Eat Other Nut Butters With No Problems and I Can Eat All I Want of Powdered Peanut Butter With No Problems. This Stuff is Pretty Crappy Mixed With Water, But YUMMY Mixed With a little Cashew Milk (My Favorite to Mix it With) or Almond, Coconut Milk, Soy Milk or Even Cow's Milk. I LOVE Mixing It Up and Dipping My Apple Slices Into It. Sometimes, I'll Mix Up a Little Pile of the Regular and a Little Pile of the Chocolate on a Dessert Plate With a Sliced Apple and That's My Favorite Snack To Have In Front of The TV. LOVE IT. There Are Several Different Brands of Powdered Peanut Butter on the Market Now. I Know, Because I Think I've Probably Tried Most Of Them. One Brand I Accidentally Bought had a "Vanilla" Flavor. OMG!!! That Was HORRID. YUCK!!!!! I Saw It On Sale at the Health Food Store, So I Picked It Up. UGH!!! I Won't make That Mistake Again. I'm Going To Be Perfectly Honest Here. I Go To Sam's and Buy the 30 Ounce Gigantic Size of Their Container of Powered Peanut Butter for $9.98, I Use That In My Smoothies and Cookies I Bake. Everything Else, I Use This brand. This is All I Use For My Snacking. But, Truth Be Told, in Cookies and Smoothies, You Can't Really Tell The Difference. So, I Use The Cheaper Stuff, To Stretch the Budget. Another of My Favorite Snacks (While I'm Watching TV) is To Take a Banana and Cut it Into Chunks. Then Put Toothpicks Into Each Chunk and Slightly Freeze. Then Put On a Small Plate With a Pile of Prepared PB2 Peanut Butter. It's YUMMY!!! One Night I Made Up My Little Dessert Plate of Banana Chunks, Put the Toothpicks in and Froze the Banana Chunks. But, I Froze Them a Little Too long. So, I Thought, "I'll Just Let My Bananas Sit on the Counter a Few Minutes and Thaw a Little, Before I Eat Them" I Watched a Little TV and Then I Figured They Should be Just About Ready. I Went in and Didn't See The Plate. "Hey, Where's My Banana's and Peanut Butter?" My Sister Said, "Buuuurp!!!!" "Oh No!!!!!" Lesson Learned. Here's Another Great Snack and You Can Use Either Flavor, But the Chocolate Peanut Butter is the Best. Take a Paper Bag. It Has To Be Paper. It Can Be a Paper Lunch Bag or One of Those Paper Freezer Bags You Pick Up Free at Wal-Mart in the Freezer Section, but it needs to be Paper. I Usually Do a Pound of Raw Unsalted Almonds, but You Can Do Less Just Use a Little Less Oil and Powdered Peanut Butter. Place the Almonds Onto a Cookie Sheet and Roast For 5 minutes at 350 Degrees. Let Cool Then Put Your Almonds in the Paper Bag and Add 1 Tablespoon of Melted Coconut oil (Or Any Oil) Shake the Bag Vigorously and Add 2 Tablespoons of The Powdered Peanut Butter (Remember The Chocolate is the Yummiest) Shake the Bag Again, Until Well Coated (Add More PB2 if Needed). Spread Out On the Cookie Sheet, Lower Oven Temperature To 325 Degrees and Roast For 5 to 7 Minutes. Let cool and Enjoy. I Keep the Leftovers in an Airtight Glass Jar, But They Don't Usually Last long at my Place and I Like Putting Them on my Air Popped Popcorn, For Some Flavor. This is Another Snack I Have To Make Plenty Of, Because While My Sister NEVER Touches my Health Food (Which She Refers To as Dog Biscuits and Bird Food) She Loves the Chocolate Peanut Butter Almonds. Thank You For Reading and I'm Always Available To Answer Questions..

Okay, so do not laugh, but I love Peanut Butter with sardines, and Peanut Butter with Tuna and Peanut Butter on whole wheat bread and Peanut Butter with marshmallow creme. You get the idea! I like Peanut Butter. This powdered Peanut Butter completely fills my Peanut Butter obsession, yet keeps me from eating giant spoons of it because I am conscious of measuring the powder and the water to make the spread. I like it, but more importantly, my husband liked it and I did not tell him it was from powder until after he had eaten. The Chocolate Peanut Butter powder is great too, especially since the chocolate flavor is from Cocoa and not a manufactured chocolate candy smear. It really works great in banana smoothies. The plain powder is perfect for my taste without adding any additional sweetener. There is 1 gram of sugar per serving so this is not sugar free. The chocolate powder is also fine without any additional sweeteners. There are 45 calories per 2 tablespoon serving with the powder (unless you add a sweetener: sugar, agave etc.) as compared to a 2 tablespoon serving of jar Peanut Butter which averages about 190 calories. The caloric content is the same for the Chocolate flavor because the chocolate flavor come from cocoa. The low caloric content is because there is 85% less fat than regular peanut butter. The biggest test for the authenticity of taste was my 3 grand kids: 7, 9, and 13. I made them sandwiches first with the chocolate peanut butter and then told them how I made it. Then of course, we had to have more sandwiches with them doing the measuring and mixing. Some folks have complained about how the product is shipped in a hard block form. Actually, the packaging is designed to pull out the air and for us, the consumer, to receive a full bag of the powder. After I opened the powders I put the product into separate air-tight containers and took a fork to gently break up the powder it was easy and the result was a nice, easily measurable powder. Have fun, enjoy and be creative !

Package was well done, got here safely. Used it a couple times already, it was delicious.

I've been searching for a healthier alternative to regular peanut butter for quite some time: reduced fat options, Better 'n Peanut Butter, organic peanut butters... I think that I finally found it. P2B tastes pretty much exactly like traditional peanut butter, but it lacks the same creamy texture and that slightly sweet aftertaste. Per their instructions, you mix the peanut powder with water to form a peanut butter-like spread. I've found that using water isn't ideal if you're planning to pair your peanut butter with things like toast, crackers, or other dry foods. Instead, I tend to substitute with light soy milk for a slightly creamier spread. Water will work fine if you're looking to have peanut butter by itself or if you're going to pair it with "wetter" foods (bananas, sliced apples, etc). I also love adding P2B to shakes, pancake mix, and baked goods for a slight peanut butter taste and a little extra bit of protein. In terms of nutritional content, P2B is GREAT. It's all natural and has 45 calories, 5g of carbs, and 2g of fiber per serving (2 tablespoons of powder = 1 serving). It's made with only 3 ingredients: roasted peanuts, sugar, and salt. No additives. I will say that 2 tablespoons of powder turn into about 2 teaspoons of spread after you add your wet ingredients. A bottle has lasted me about a month, but I only eat small amounts of peanut butter 3 or 4 times a week. The only downside to P2B is that you have to mix it up every time that you're going to eat it. Traditional peanut butter is way more convenient in that it's ready-to-go... you just pop open the lid and get what you need. Sometimes I'll use traditional peanut butter instead of my P2B when I'm in a hurry or when I'm feeling downright lazy. I can't really complain, though, as the calories you save and the other nutritional benefits more than make up for it. I will definitely be keeping a jar of P2B in my pantry from now on... it's a new staple in my diet.

I bought this particular item as a gift for my god daughter who is a nutrionist and like to eat more healthy items. I too have eaten this product. I remember when it came out it was super hard to get. I could only get it on Amazon! Later stores like Whole Foods and other healthy living stores began to stock it making it easier to obtain. I ordered this through Amazon because they make it so easy to gift things to others. I love PB2 because it does contain less fat and calories... it tastes good...and it is so versatile. It is a powder... you add a tiny bit of water and voile! Peanut butter. You can make a tablespoon full or a more... 1/2 cup.. etc. My sister uses it a lot in her daycare business. You can make it more saucy (less of a spread and more of sauce) and add a bit of hot sauce of you choice and you've got a pad thai peanut sauce. You can add to smoothies. Oatmeal... the list goes on. I've even added a bit of coconut as a spread. Awesome! The peanut flavor is slight less strong as regular peanut butter. But I have also found that just a tiny pinch of sea salt develops a bit more flavor. Honestly, if you love peanut butter. you are trying to eat more healthy food, you really should get just one jar and try it. In the years since they first offered this peanut butter powder they have developed other flavors.. chocolate peanut butter powder.... cookie/crackers... etc. If you seach PB2, you can see what is available. Hope this is a little helpful

Let me start by saying that I never write reviews. PB2 sparked a desire to do so. I am a self-admitted peanut butter addict. I can easily house an entire jar in a single sitting. This being said, I am also paleo, and peanut butter doesn't fit in with that based on the omega 3 to 6 ratio and being a legume. I also tend to *really* regret eating peanut butter the next day, as my stomach doesn't really appreciate it. Enter PB2. I was highly skeptical. Opening the package is a little tricky, as it's vacuum-packed without a resealable container. You just have to carefully use a knife or whatever. I just put the rest into empty peanut butter jars. Easy fix. First, I tasted the powder straight up. Highly promising. Tasted exactly like delicious, roasted peanuts. I mixed two spoons of the powder with just enough water to imitate thick peanut butter. My first taste was...a revelation. Amazing. Mind-blowing. I couldn't comprehend it. IT. TASTED. LIKE. PEANUT. BUTTER. Holy crap, this stuff is amazing (both the regular and chocolate), and has limitless applications. I stirred it into mashed bananas with a dash of milk. I put it into my post-workout protein smoothie. Oh. God. I'm going to spend so much money on this. One caveat is that the texture is not like true peanut butter. It doesn't have the viscous, thick, stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth feel. It's more like a light, peanut butter "mousse" if you will. The real litmus test was how my stomach would handle it. No problem at all. PB2. I love thee, and will create a shrine in my kitchen to thee.

I love high-octane peanut butter, but not the fat/calorie content. TASTE: If you are accustomed to low-salt or raw products, the taste will be fine. If someone in the house balks at the taste, you can toss in a dash of fine sea salt or honey (agave works well too). You could easily mix PB2 with PB to wean onto this gradually. TEXTURE: Mixes fast and is very smooth (surprisingly). From the jar, it's similar in consistency to powdered sugar. Open factory seal on jar carefully so it doesn't fly out (trust me). MIXING: Easily mixes using a small spoon or spatula in a gently sloping small bowl (I use a pinch bowl) USAGE: PB2 has recipes on their website (Bell Plantation) and they also sell a chocolate/pb product. I'm a fan of straight PB2 (a spoon by itself) but have had PB2 on crackers, sprinkled on banana/apple slices, and am looking forward to making homemade PB2 ice cream this summer. STORAGE: I was a bit disappointed at shelf life projection. As a dry product, it should last for years but the company says 10-12 months unopened and 4-6 opened. I would prefer to buy the larger sizes or a case to save more. COST: It can be obtained cheaper elsewhere (like on the PB2 website) but I had free shipping purchases to offset the cost. I wanted to try just one jar before committing to a larger sized container from the company. If you purchase natural products, the price won't be such a shock. BIGGEST PROS: lower calorie and fat content - hands down the best. Dogs like it too ;) BIGGEST CONS: high cost and not a product you can 'make ahead' very successfully (though this could be considered a "PRO" because it helps with portion control. I make it as needed. This product will not change your life, but it will satisfy your peanut butter cravings.