I have been buying Jif Reduced Fat Creamy for a while. I really have no preference - I buy what's on sale and tastes good. I like this peanut butter. It spreads very easily.
Last week I was looking over the section of P.B. at Wal-Mart while on my weekly grocery run. I came across this peanut butter - one I'd never seen before:
Peter Pan Whipped Creamy Peanut Butter. Whipped. Creamy. "Well, this has to be loaded with fat!" I though. I turned the jar around and read the nutrition facts. 12 grams of fat for 2 tablespoons sure seemed like a lot, so I grabbed the Jif to compare. I was shocked. The Peter Pan brand had the same amount of fat grams as the Jif, and yet it had fewer calories! This whipped miracle had less sodium, carbs and less sugar than the Jif! I'm all about giving my kids less of all of those things - and me, too. I put the jar in the cart and was excited to get home and try my new find. Weird, I know. Who gets excited about peanut butter (who blogs about p.b.?)This new stuff is actually really good! It was a little odd spreading it on bread - that whole "whipped" consistency takes some getting used to...like in those yogurts.....but it was very good. I think I'll stick with this one for now. (Until I find a p.b. with only 8 grams of fat!)
2 comments:
They do the same thing with Philadelphia Cream Cheese. You can get that whipped.Since it's less dense it has less "bad stuff." It's the theory behind Frozen Custard too (it's made with ice milk rather than ice cream). Not that any of them are health food, but every little bit counts, and when it tastes good you don't feel like your sacrificing, ya know?
I have not had the Philly Cream Cheese that is whipped - hmmm. I bet it is super spreadable!
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