I was recently contacted by a great website, Snazzy Gourmet, about trying out some of their unique gourmet food products and telling my readers about them. After a few clicks through their product offerings, I was in. Snazzy Gourmet offers a ton of hard to find specialty and gourmet foods like olive oils, salts, sauces, honey, seasonings, and rubs at a REALLY good price. They even offer some gluten-free spice options including this great turkey brine kit, perfect for Thanksgiving. (You'll be hearing more about turkey brining from me soon and how important it is!)
The item that stood out to me the most was PB2 - powdered peanut butter that I have heard so much about but never tried. I specifically requested this item and my package arrived promptly with many tantalizing items (more on those in a second). Not only had I been given the regular PB2, but also the chocolate peanut butter flavor! Oh boy!
So what is PB2? It's peanut butter that has had the fat removed and made into a powder. It's a powder that you just add water to and creamy peanut butter is created. I too was skeptical at first but it works! This creates an incredibly smooth and delicious peanut butter with 85% less calories than the original. I see two great advantages to this product: 1- you can enjoy the flavor of peanut butter in anything without adding a lot of calories and 2- you can control how thick or thin you make your butter based on how much water you add in.
Let me break down the nutrition facts for you:
Regular Natural Peanut Butter for 2 Tbsp: 200 calories, 16 g fat, 2.5 g saturated fat, 105 mg sodium, 6 g carbs, 2g fiber, 1 g sugar, 7 g protein. Ingredients: peanuts, salt
PB2 for 2 Tbsp: 45 calories, 1.5 g fat, 0g saturated fat, 94 mg sodium, 5 g carbs, 2 g fiber, 1 g sugar, 5 g protein. Ingredients: peanuts, sugar, salt
Not bad, right?! So you don't have to give up yummy peanut butter flavor if you are watching your calories. I think I might even try some holiday baking with PB2.
Not let me tell you about some of the other great items I received from Snazzy Gourmet.
Carribean Peppered Salt & Isle of Capri Seasoned Salt: I love seasoned salts! They add so much pizzaz to food. I have really enjoyed putting just a pinch of these in my scrambled eggs or veggies. The flavor is strong and has a kick so you only need a little bit to get big flavor.
Vegetable Gold Indian Spice Blend: Do you love Indian food? Would you like to recreate it at home? If so, this is the spice mix for you. This spice blend delivers big Indian flavors, organic spices, gluten free ingredients, no added salt and an easy recipe right on the package. Use this to change up your boring veggies.
Gourmet Coconut Soup concentrate: I really love lemongrass and coconut. Being as I am newbie into the Indian food world, I have not gotten around to recreating any recipes at home. This soup starter makes is so easy to enjoy Thai soup at home. The ingredients list is nice and clean too.
100% Organic Garam Masala: I don't think you will find a better price for an all-organic garam masala. This spice is sodium free, uses no irradiation and is packages in the USA.
Please visit my new friends at Snazzy Gourmet. This is a great place to purchase Christmas gifts for your foodie friends and family. Seriously, the prices are fantastic. To sweeten the deal, enter offer code FRESHFOOD at checkout for a 10% discount.
Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below.
Disclosure: I received the products listed above, free of charge, from Snazzy Gourmet in exchange for writing a review blog post. I was not compensated for my time. All opinions are my own.
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