Jif has a new product on the market called Jif Peanut Butter To Go. Are you familiar with those individual containers of applesauce? This is almost the exact same thing, but with creamy peanut butter instead of applesauce. The idea behind it is that the 2.25-oz cups can be tucked into lunch boxes, picnic baskets and the backseats of cars to make a convenient dip for veggies, pretzels or anything else that tastes good with peanut butter.
You might want to limit yourself to veggies, with these though, because although peanuts in general are very good for you, they're also high in fat and calories. Each container has 390 calories and 32 grams of fat - that's 50% of the recommended daily maximum! It's a good source of fiber and quite low in carbs, but that is still a hefty snack for such a little package.
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7-13-2006 @ 11:53AM
amanda said...
Might be good to share with people - celery and peanut butter at a picnic maybe. I had lunch at a corporate cafeteria a few weeks ago and they had little single serve peanut butter packages - similar to the size of single serve jelly packages you see at breakfast places. It was a much more reasonable size that the Jif ones. I've never seen them in stores though.
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7-15-2006 @ 4:22PM
Rob O'Daniel said...
These little single-serving size cups are convenient, but they're a but pricey (when comparing the per-ounce cost with regular-sized jars) and are also kinda loaded with sugar.
You're far better off buying a whole jar of no-sugar added (or sweetened with Splenda) peanut butter. Then you get all the great fiber and protein benefits but skimp on the carbs and calories a bit.
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8-03-2006 @ 3:47PM
Karin said...
You can find those little small travel sizes on their website at the following URL:
http://onlinestore.smucker.com/display_product.cfm?prod_id=330&cat_id=22
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8-03-2006 @ 5:32PM
Mike said...
My dog loves the little travel sized ones. They're a treat for her when we stay at one of the hotels with the lame "free continental breakfast buffet". She'll chase the little container trying to get all the peanut butter out.
Added benefit: Peanut butter breath is better than dog food breath on a road trip.
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