MisterJC’s BodyBlog

I am an addict!  I will be the first to admit it, I am hopelessly at a loss for self control when it comes to the matter of…Peanut Butter!!  Ok, maybe I am not at the total mercy of PB, but it is difficult for me to resist it.  I am pretty certain that at least in the bodybuilding world I am not alone here.  I am sure that if I were to ask 10 bodybuilders back stage after weeks and weeks of dieting, what one food they missed/cant wait to have after the night show, that at least 8 of them would respond without hesitation: Peanut Butter.  I mean that shit is magical!!  Dont know what it is, creamy/crunchy, on some bread or on its own, it doesnt matter, Peanut Butter is the bomb!!  lol

Unfortunately, there are some concerns with it.  Whereas PB is a great source of some good quality unsaturated fats, it is just so dam riddled with fat that you cant eat too much of it, at least not during a contest prep.  I tend to limit my intake of it even during the off season, due to the amount of oil in there that causes my face to breakout terribly.  But there is no denying the lure of the PB, I could honestly live on that stuff.  I am happy putting it on just about anything.  I even have been know to put it on a hot dog!  You may think that sounds nuts, but give it a try, it is surprisingly good.  So, how do you get around the desire to eat something that contains more fat than you ideally want to be having.  Well, you could go to the super market and pick up a "low fat" PB, which to me in all honestly is a flipping joke.  Peanut Butter typically has 16g of fat per serving (serving size = 2 tblsp), and most "low fat" Peanut Butters contain…what…12g of fat.  Ok, at least it is moving in the right direction, 25% less fat is cool and all that, but at the amount of that stuff that I want to be eating, 4g of fat less really isnt buying me much of anything.  So now what?  I guess you could just…not…eat…much of it, but that would be crazy!!

OR

You could get down on your knees and thank god for the best food product on the planet!!  PB2.  There is a company in Georgia (Bell Plantation), that has learned of a way to exploit everything you love about Peanut Butter while holding back the parts that you dont (the fat).  PB2 is a powdered version of Peanut Butter.  Basically Bell Plantation squeezes all of the oil out of the peanut, and what is left over is a powdered version that has 85% less fat than when it started!  All you have to do is add a little water to it, and you have a creamy butter that you honestly could not tell the difference from any other natural peanut butter.  Simply amazing.

I discovered PB2 just a couple of months ago, and I cant stop putting it on things, it is great mixed in with your oatmeal and some chocolate protein powder, in your shake, or just mixed up and put on a piece of toast.  Looking back now, I have no idea how I ever made it through a contest prep without this stuff.  It is pure powdered gold!!

Check out their site: www.bellplantation.com they are coming out with some new products too.  But if you do end up ordering some, put the following address in the referral field…I would appreciate it: jabberjaw000@yahoo.com

God Bless the PB2!!  lol