What can I mix in?

I'm trying to think of something that I can mix with my peanut butter so that I still get the fats & taste of the PB, but have more than just one serving worth to try to spread on my sandwich.  Any ideas?  Do you think that adding in a tiny bit of almond milk and mixing it together very well would work?  Any other ideas?

maybe fat free cream cheese

What about spreading it on apple slices that way it goes longer and takes longer to eat than just between 2 pieces of bread.  Almond milk probably wouldn't do much other than make it slightly runny.

Peanut butter and honey is oh, so delicious!

I 2nd alaskanmama!!!  I used to eat tons of it as a kid. 

This is a good question as I have never thought of mixing in something, I end up tearing up my bread trying to get the 1 tblspn of PB to spread to each end.  I think the milk idea is fine and sounds good but how many cals in the almond milk?  I also have better luck with toast that is still warm cause the PB loosens up and thins out so maybe heat up the PB in the micro if you want it on bread.  Other ideas might be unsweetened soy milk, agave or maybe even add a little water since most of my ideas will still add cals so your not really saving anything.  I'm going to try this out this week since I LOVE PB and especially on bread. 

the first thing i thought of is maybe some mashed up banana. banana and pb are so good together and the consistency might make it more spreadable and tasty! plus, you'd get two extra servings of f&g not to mention the potassium and fiber.

Oh and Marshmallow Creme.  I LOVE marshmallow creme and peanut butter sandwiches.  Sometimes with a banana on it too!

idk about mixing anything in, but i recently found this really good raisin cinnamon all natural peanut butter; it has less calories than reduced fat peanut butter, too.

 

i suggest finding something like that, and if not, try cinnamon and raisins because it's really good.

I just put it on a smaller slice of bread... DH loves peanut butter apples.

Cool whip, or marshmallow fluff. I've tried both, and it works perfectly. The texture does change, but I don't mind.

If you're making a pb&j, mix it with sugar free jelly.

If you like peanut butter and aren't shooting for pb & j, you can take your serving of peanut butter and a little bit of water in a bowl, then warm it slightly in your microwave (or double boiler type arrangement if you are sworn off microwaves) and either use it straight up now that it is warm and spreadable or another way I like is to mix in shredded lettuce.  The warm pb will coat the lettuce and the lettuce gives your sandwich a little "crunch factor" without the calories.  And before you go "ick"  this is just basically the base for thai peanut sauce which so many folks like on pasta or veggies, etc.  It is far better than it might initially sound.

Cheers, skn

 I have found that my love of PB has gone somewhat out the door when I started this lo-cal diet. However, I have managed to be able to put 1 tbsp of PB, 1 tbsp of I can't believe it's not butter and 1 tbsp sugar free organic blueberry jelly on a piece of whole grain toast and still be under my 300 calorie breakfast count.  I am only eating 1000 calories each day, and that allows me more flexibility during lunch and dinner.

 

I mix 1 tbs of PB into oatmeal! =)

I second and third warming your PB slightly in the micro or stovetop.  Just slightly, enough to make it somewhat spread/stirrable.  Honey thins it out a little and helps it spread, but this is also helped if you warm it up a little first.  I've also used lowfat/FF vanilla or plain yogurt added to PB.  Again, warm the PB slightly.  You don't want it hot or to bubble/boil/scald/cook, and I'm assuming you don't want it runny.  The yogurt mixed with slightly warm PB helps it spread but doesn't thin it out as much as milk might. 

I sometimes make a thick drizzle topping for homemade "power" pancakes using a Tb of PB and either honey, pure maple syrup, yogurt, or some combination of all.  I warm everything except the yogurt for a few seconds, stir it up, then add the yogurt until it gets to the consistency I'm looking for.  Of course, depending on how much you use, the honey and/or maple won't help you much in the calorie dept., (but it really doesn't take that much, especially for just a sandwich), but the yogurt has fewer calories and obviously more health benefits, to boot!

Oh, I've also microwaved frozen berries just until all the juice comes out and mixed that with the above concoction to use as a pancake topping.  That might work for you, too.  The liquid from the warmed fruit might help spread your PB, and you get a "PB&J" with no added sugar and no artificial sweeteners.

I've mixed it with cocoa powder,  yum! and to that you can even add honey, or coconut. It makes for a good sweet snack. I also really like adding raisins or dried cranberries. Dried apricots go really well with almond butter and honey. If you're just getting tired of pb ( completely understand!) Start trying other nut butters. I really love almond butter, cashew butter, and sunflower seed butter.

Do you mean you're trying to get half a serving of PB to spread?  Because one serving is 2 tbls which seems like it would be plenty for a sandwich...?  I can see how 1 tbls would not cut it at all though.