You thought you had heard it all, but you haven’t!  Today’s lead on healthy eating is for powdered peanut butter.  What?!?  Did she say, “powdered peanut butter”?  Even the idea is sticking to the roof of your mouth.  But wait!  This product, PB2, is a real find if you love the taste of peanut butter but hate the calories and fat grams of the real thing.  So what is the deal on this stuff?  It is real peanuts, ground, but with the oil removed!  You can eat 2 tablespoons (yes, tablespoons) of this for only 54 calories.  That’s one point for those of you following the Weight Watchers plan.  One serving has less than 3 grams of fat, less than half a gram of saturated fat, but 4 grams of protein!

So how do you use this stuff?  You add one tablespoon of water to the two tablespoons of PB2 and mix.  Then it’s a paste texture you can spread.  Honestly, I wasn’t that enthusiastic about this approach.  When I have an English muffin, I use spray butter and sprinkle the PB2 on top.  It works well if you blend it with preserves and then spread as well.  The best use of all, however, is in recipes.  You can use this in smoothies.  You can use this as a dip for fruit.  It has tons of healthy uses.  Only your imagination limits you!  

Some stores carry PB2, but Bell Plantation is happy to take your order on-line and ship it to you.  They also have recipes at their site.  It has a shelf life of a year, so you don’t have to worry about it going to waste (or waist!).

So what will they think of next?  There is a sugar free version of PB2 in development, so stay tuned!

Cheers!