If you’re like me, peanut butter is one of your most beloved comfort foods. From soft PB&J sandwiches in your school lunchbox to chewy homemade peanut butter cookies imprinted with the signature criss-crosses, peanut butter is one of the most nostalgic and comforting of the comfort foods.
But like all comfort foods, it packs a heavy weight with about 200 calories per 2 tablespoon serving and 16 grams of fat. Yes, you can rationalize your generous spoonful of peanut butter on your morning toast as a healthy fat and protein source, which it is, but dig into the jar a bit deeper and you’re looking at few hundred calorie splurge. Any way you spoon it, peanut butter is a very energy-dense food.
In the past few years, food manufactures have worked feverishly to concoct a low-fat version of this nutty spread while still retaining its divine flavor and creamy texture. As a peanut butter devotee, here is the low-down on a variety of peanut butters. Some are reduced-fat, some are really reduced fat, some are great and some miss the mark. (more…)
