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Originally Posted by guacamole
I like to eat as many whole foods/natural foods as possible. However, as always, I am concerned about calories, sugars, and carbs. When I get a peanut butter craving, which would be the best route to take - PB2 or an organic natural peanut butter?
Food is healthy or unhealthy only in the greater context of the health and health goals of the person eating it. So you have to know your own health issues and goals to answer the question. What is more important to you, the carb, calorie, fat, or "wholeness" of the food.
If you want to be a purist about whole foods, PB2 is not a whole food, because the fat has been removed and sugar added. I'm definitely not a purist. I use artificial sweeteners and some other non-paleo, non-whole foods. I've determined that artificial sweeteners are healthier for me than sugar, so I use them. The determiner for me is calories and hunger. Real sugar is higher in calorie and also triggers carb cravings and excess hunger.
I haven't bought PB2, because I don't eat enough peanut butter for me to "save" much. However, even if I ate peanut butter every day, I might not switch to PB2, because I'm carb-sensitive. It would depend on the carb content (not just the sugar content). If it's nearly as low-carb as natural peanut butter, and saved a lot of calories, and if I ate it often enough to warrant the savings, I might choose PB2.
You have to know your own "if's." What is more important to you - flavor, calories, carbs, fat... and how much do you save, and or lose in the trade.