Best Thing Since the Invention of Peanut Butter

I LOVE peanut butter--and, it's at least one of the good fats. However, I have never been able to justify the huge amount of calories for a small serving size, so I don't really eat it normally--until NOW. 

Hubby (BobP56) saw an interesting ad in a magazine at the doctor's office the other day, (by the way, he had a GREAT check up again. His blood sugar and blood pressure were all in the normal ranges!!! and he had lost a good amount of weight since his last visit as well. In 3 more months he'll get another A1C test which we are anticipating being as good or even better than his last NORMAL reading!). Anyway, the ad was for powdered peanut butter. At first it doesn't sound that appealing, but it advertised the powdered version as having 75% less fat and 70% less calories, so it was worth checking out. 

When he got home he told me about it and he looked it up on the computer. Sure enough, there it was, PB2-Powdered Peanut Butter... all the numbers were there too. Yeah it has a little less protein than full peanut butter, but only a gram or so difference, still has plenty. It does have a little of the good fat, but not the saturated fat, and even the good fats are a little less, but the big kick 'for me' was the 45, yes you read that right FORTYFIVE calories per 2 tbsp serving. 

45 as opposed to 188 -- That's amazing. 

Okay, we were a little skeptical about how good it would be, and it is a tad bit expensive, but you get a huge jar for the price so we decided to try it. 

We got it yesterday and I quickly made a serving for each of us to have along with our nightly apple. 

OMG IT'S GOOD. 

It's easy to prepare, just measure out 2 tbsp of the powder and add 1 to 1.5 tbsp of water and mix. It mixes easily and is delightfully creamy. 

I love it. It's worth a try if you are looking to conserve on calories but love peanut butter. 

Nutritional info: 

Roasted peanuts, sugar, and salt. Nutrition facts: Calories 45"Calories From Fat 13"Total Fat 1.5 g 2%"Saturated Fat 0 g 0%"Trans Fat 0.01 g"Polyunsaturated Fat"Monounsaturated Fat"Cholesterol 0.01 mg 0%"Sodium 94 mg 4%"Total Carbohydrates 5 g 2%"Dietary Fiber 2 g 8%"Sugars 1 g"Protein 5 g"Vitamin A 1%"Vitamin C 0%"Calcium 1%"Iron 0% Nutrition notes: *Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. 

Here's a link in case you are interested in checking it out amzn.to/2inKTy5 

Edited to add: Just tried IMAWRKNPROGRESS's (a friend from SparkPeople) suggestion on combining the pb2 with yogurt. AWESOME!