Hi all. I just wanted to share two great things I found out about today.

The first: I bought a jar of PB2, powdered Peanut Butter. You can read about it, order it etc. from their website: Bell Plantation, Inc. - PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter - Home. There is only 50 cals per serving (2 tablespoons), 2g of fat, 3 carbs. Compared to regular peanut butter (188 cals, 16g of fat, 6 carbs), its like too good to be true. I put it in my Protein shake and it was AWESOME. The shake was less creamy than usual, but it tasted like my regular chocolate peanutbutter shake, but with hardly any fat and calories. I'm so happy I found this product and wanted to share.

The second: I learned today that it is possible to substitute bread crumbs (in a recipe such as salmon burgers, meat loaf, crab cakes, etc.) with ground sesame seeds. I have been looking for something like this FOREVER! I've been wanting to make crab cakes and salmon burgers, and also veggie and black bean burgers, but I have not done it because I don't want to use the bread crumbs. I haven't tried it but I think it will be an effective and tasty substitute.

Just wanted to share those good finds and good news!

Thanks for posting this. I'll check it out. I use ground-up pork rinds and parmesan cheese, but it would be nice to have a change.

Parmesan cheese is such a good idea!! What kind of things do you put it in? Will it work for things like crab cakes or salmon burgers? And do you just use the powdered kind that you can get at the market?

I hear everywhere that pork rinds are good for a bread crumb substitute, but unfortunately I don't eat meat (just seafood) so I can't use them. I'm hoping the sesame seeds work and I will DEFINITELY try to the Parm cheese. That sounds amazing! Especially for the crab cakes!

I use:

Half and half ole' green-can store-bought parmesan and ground-up pork rinds,

or

half and half parmesan and almond meal,

or

1/3 parm, almond meal, and soy flour.

In fact, just parmesan works well, too. I use these for anything from chicken to eggplant (I fry a lot). Spice it up with poultry seasoning, Italian seasoning, thyme, sage, etc., and you're good to go.

I love PB2, and I use ground almonds, or flaxseed meal (small amounts - it's kinda slimy!) or parmesan for crumbs. I love the sesame seed idea! I am meat-free AND wheat-free so any ideas for "bread" substitutes are very welcomed!

Has anyone tried fiber one cereal ground in the blender or coffee grinder as a bread crumb sub...get fiber too.

I have also found that ground up almonds would work too, becky