Week of JUNE 16 :   PRODUCT REVIEW

Better'n Peanut Butter

 Taste: I love peanut butter and adding it to everything. I love making Thai peanut curry. I add PB to my cereal and have even notoriously wrapped it up with seaweed and eaten it that way. That's right, I live on the dangerous side sometimes. So, when I saw this product, my first thought was that it was going to be amazing. Sadly, it was not. It just tasted fake and slightly gritty (must the peanut flour with all the other stuff). After trying it once, it sat in my fridge for about 3-6 months. Desperate one day for some nut butter, I had nothing but this, and decided to give it another try. Quickly I was reminded why I hadn't touched it in a while. Apparently people either love it or hate it. I'm in the latter camp. Perhaps you can hide it into a recipe, but I'd say for nut butter lovers, stay away from this one.

GRADE: 3.3/10

Nutrition:
 Good: low sodium, GMO free, no saturated/trans fat. Gluten free, dairy free, no preservatives
 Okay: lower in calories and fat than regular nut butter (if these things are what you want),
 Bad: too many obscure ingredients: vegetable glycerin, grain syrup? And the ever encouraging "natural colors and flavors"

  Overall: stick with the real peanut butter, or go with almond butter instead

GRADE: 4.2/10, 

Price: Around $4 at Trader Joe's. Too high to pay for something inferior to the real thing...

GRADE: 4.8/10

PRODUCT website: http://www.betternpeanutbutter.com/index.php