I really miss my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches...

I was hoping that someone could help me with a lower calorie alternative to normal pb&J on white.

I was thinking that I would use Sara Lee white wheat bread, sugar free fruit spread and the peanut butter that diabetics use. It's supposed to not spike your blood sugar and digest slower.

What do you think? 

 

 

sara lee delightfuls bread is only 45 calories per slice, sugar free fruit spread is like 10 calories for one little container like you would get in a restaurant, and I'm sure you're on the right track with a lower calorie peanut butter too. It probably wont taste as good, but you'll get used to it

I say just eat a peanut butter and jelly.  Don't deprive yourself. 

If you absolutely need to use alternatives, use wheat bread which everyone will say its better than white (I dont like wheat anything, so I always have white anyway, but I dont eat much bread), and I use a thin layer of regular Welches Concord Grape jelly and 1 serving (which is 2 tbsp) of regular ol' JIF peanut butter.  Yummy.  The sandwich is actually only like 240 calories.  I use Sunbeam thin white bread which is 110 cals for 2 slices, 2 tbsps of PB which is 90 (and peanut butter is good for you in small doses) and say maybe 40 calories worth of jelly (and I say that overestimating). 

Good luck!

Sometimes I use whole wheat tortillas and spread 1-2 tbsp of natural PB and 1 tbsp of natural jam (I use mixed berry Smuckers with no added sugar and real fruit... it's like 20 cals per tbsp). So that's a total of

wrap: 150, PB: 70 (1 tbsp), Jam: 20 = 240 cals. Not too bad for a lunch option!

Other times, I'll have just one piece of whole grain toast and it does the trick.

I would never give up PB!

Do open faced--you'll get half of the bread calories and only need to use half of the PB you would use on a whole sandwich.

^yeah. Try a whole grain bread. There are many wonderful whole grain breads out there.

 I like peanutbutter & date sandwiches. Dates are delicious & have fiber. They're delicious nuked too... mmmm!

 I also like peanutbutter & berries, fresh or thawed. Better than jam or jelly!

 

2 tablespoons of regular JIF is 190, not 90, bringing your sandwich total to 340 vice 240.   Eat a PB&J--use sugar free blackberry or raspberry preserves instead of regular grape jelly and some kind of whole grain bread instead of plain white.

My point exactly davey!  Jif is 190 bread 110 and 50 for the grape jelly so it has nothing to do with deprivation, that's more than a whole sandwich from subway (the one I eat anyway).

two slices nature's own light fiber-enhanced bread: 80 calories

two tbsp PB2 (available at bellplantation.com): 54 calories

1 tbsp sugarfree grape jelly: 10 calories

TOTAL: 144 calories for pb&j! 

My error all, sorry to upset you guys.  Yikes. 

A serving of JIF peanut butter is 2 tbsp.  I use 1 tbsp.  I apologize, I meant to word it that way, didn't think I would get bashed pretty much for making a simple mistake.

Now I want a PB&J for dinner!

If you like PB&J, try this:

2 whole wheat waffles (mine are 70 cals each)

1 TBSP low fat PB (90)

1/4 cup fresh berries

Toast the waffles, spead on the PB on one and top with berries and 2nd waffle.  Very tasty breakfast for about 250 calories.

The only thing you really have to watch is the peanut butter, use half a serving and spread it well. Smooth pb is easier to spread, the chunky stuff (even though it's the best) clumps up so you end up using more...

Exactly joanne!  That's why I love PB on toast/waffles as the heat makes it spread and a little goes a long way.

Now I'm contemplating this for dinner!

mmm..................   peanut butter

*drool*

 Maybe I will have PB and J for dinner too :) 

Of course the Aussies here usually think I am crazy when I talk about a PB and J sandwich!  I always say, it sure beats Vegimite,  That stuff is AWFUL! (but low cal)

I still eat a pb&j about once a week.  I use some high fiber bread (usually Nature's Own or some kind of sprouted bread), a tablespoon of natural peanut butter and a tablespoon of a just fruit preserves without lots of added sugar or other sweeteners.

My Low Cal PbJ Recipe;

Make Real PB&J and Eat 1/4 Of it

Then throw 3/4 Of it out - LULZZZZ

 BTW...Hows the other stuff taste?

~MF'er 

 

 Bread, Pita, Whole-wheat (mini pita) A- 75

Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy C+ 95 (1 tablespoon)

Concord Grape 100% Fruit Spreadable Fruit - Smucker's 40 (1 tablespoon)

Total Calories  210

definitely choose a low cal bread to start- you can find them @ 35-40 calories a slice.

but for alternatives for peanut butter here are some things to try:

Walden Farms Peanut Butter Spread - ZERO CALORIES. tastes a teeeeeeny bit like peanut butter - but takes getting used to. Has a whipped texture. I like it ON things (sandwiches, celery, crackers, etc.. ) other people think it's aweful. www.waldenfarms.com for all zero calorie jellies/sauces/syrups/dressings- plus you can find it at amazon & netrition and other places on the net. some grocery stores carry it too..

PB2 (powdered peanut butter- you add water) about 1/4 the calories of reg PB  www.bellplantation.com  or ebay.

Better N Peanut Butter (or something like that forget the exact name) a lower calorie peanut butter - about 1/2 the calories of reg PB. i'm sure amazon, & my local health food store carries it.

Low Calorie regular peanut butter (many different brands) about 3/4 the calories of reg PB

Regular Peanut Butter - just cut down on the amount - or say screw it and eat it anyway!

 

for the jelly:

Walden farms fruit spreads - ZERO CALORIES. They come in all different flavors. The grape is good. & I actually enjoy the apple butter - although detest real apple butter. hahah. They are more of a hard jell-o type thick-solid texture than jelly or jam.

Sugar free or reduced calorie jellies... Just start reading the labels of everything to find the lowest cal alternatives.

 

You have to remember you essentially have 3 choices:

*Accept higher calorie foods for what they are - treats - and enjoy every delicious bite.

*Enjoy higher calorie foods in small amounts. Portion control.

*Start enjoying the funky taste of reduced calorie food replacements in order to have larger portions (or just any portion!) of things that resemble the higher calorie foods you love.

taste for amount - or amount for taste... or reward!

:)

 

good luck! peanut butter = love!

 

 

Country Kitchen Light Wheat or WHITE bread...35 cals each

Better n peanut butter (local supermarkets like hannafords) may carry it... 100 cals a serving.. alot better than the 200 cals

and i mean jelly already isnt TOO high of a food anyway.. but u could try the sugar free kind thats onlyh 10 cals.

I LOOOVE Peanut butter and have been on a search for how to cut the calories on my morning PB and toast. 

Lately I have been mixing my peanut butter with purees.  It sounds kind of funky but tastes great and ups the nutrition a lot.  I personally like it best mixed with carrot puree, but unsweetened apple sauce isn't bad either in a pinch.  It doesnt change the consistency tooo much and keeps the yummy pb taste.  It virtually cuts the calories in half!

 

Try some of the fruit only preserves and jams with no added sugar. As for the peanut butter, make sure you measure with a measuring spoon. It's way too easy to use more than you think. If you have to use white bread, at least get a whole grain lite variety.