Substitute for Peanut Butter

Peanut butter was always a staple in my life - on almost every type of bread, cracker, and even on its own, just off the Tablespoon.

Today, eating leaner and no sugar - AND NOT NUTS TODAY - I am allowing myself to eat soynuts and its bi-products.  In my search for sugar abstinent food alternatives, I researched SOYNUT BUTTER.

I am a reader of labels and suggest that everyone read the backs of labels, for the actual contents.  I found several soy butters on the market.  Many of them are made with soy flour and cane juice, per the ingredients.  Regardless if the product is on the counter of your favorite health food store, read the label!

Pay attention to ingredients and Calculation for net carbs.

I treat soybutter as part protein and a fat.  

The Soy Butter product I purchase is "I.M.Healthy".  It comes creamy and chunky.  It is unsweetened and offers a net 1 carb.  The serving size is 2 Tbsp which gives you 180 calories but 120 fat calories ( if you are counting calories ).  At this serving size - total fat is 14g, protein is 10g, and sugars is 1g.  (Hence the reason I attribute this product as a "fat" first and also a "protein".

More important, the Ingredients are :  Roasted Soybeans (no-gmo), naturally processed soybean oil, soy concentrate, soy lecithin and mono and diglycerides ( derived from vegetable oil ), salt.   

No sugars.  It isn't sweet tasting so you may want to put a dash of sugar free maple or raspberry syrup on top - or agave - or stevia.

I use this SoyNut Butter on whole grain ( no flour! ) breads, whole grain crackers, and raw breakfast crusts.

Let me know if you try!