Walden farms new products

[cakebaker]

Their calorie free salad dressing are outstanding, especially the ranch dressing. I was excited to see that they are introducing two new products to stores - a peanut butter spread and a mayo salad & sandwich spread. BUT - their chocolate syrup is NOT good so don't bother with that. Here's their website:

http://www.waldenfarms.com/

http://www.waldenfarms.com/Peanut_Spread_01.jpg

http://www.waldenfarms.com/Mayo_2.gif

 

[Stephanie0523]

It says "natural fresh roasted peanut flavor." I'd rather have the real thing, not the flavor. I think regular natural peanut butter (I use Smart Balance) in moderation is better for you. Just my opinion. I don't like mayo.

 

[peytonsmommy]

Huh. I wonder how exactly it's made? It doesn't say anywhere on their site.

 

[eriniski]

I've had a couple of their products before and like them so excited about the pb. They are not "clean" per se uses splenda but I like the taste of some of them! Did you order the pb?

 

[kathryn]

>Huh. I wonder how exactly it's made? It doesn't say
>anywhere on their site.

I can't imagine there are very many real ingredients in it.

And they get by saying there are no calories because if there are fewer than 5 calories per serving, then they can round down (so their servings are very small: that's how "Pam" can say it has 0 calories...per 1/3 or 1/5 SECOND spray, depending on the kind you get. If anyone actually uses--or can actually come up with!-- 1/5-1/3 of a SECOND's worth of a spray, I'd like to see that!)

 

[kathryn]

>It says "natural fresh roasted peanut flavor." I'd rather
>have the real thing, not the flavor. I think regular natural
>peanut butter (I use Smart Balance) in moderation is better
>for you. Just my opinion.

I agree completely.

 

[kathryn]

>Huh. I wonder how exactly it's made? It doesn't say
>anywhere on their site.


Interesting that they don't show the ingredients on their site (though after finding them elsewhere, I can see why). Here's what's in their "peanut-flavor spread":

Ingredients: Triple Filtered Purified Water, cellulose gum, salt, corn starch, xanthan gum, natural fresh roasted peanut flavoring, natural peanut extract, peanut flour, caramel color, lactic acid, propolyene glycol alginate, sucralose.

So, water is the first ingredient (and probably the healthiest!), and the rest is basically various starches and gums for texture, flavoring, and some other assorted 'stuff'(including some things that actually come from peanuts!). Not much 'food' there, is there?

 

[tneah]

OMG!! Stay away from the peanut spread, I swear to god it tastes so bad you will think you are eating nuclear waste.
I bought it, along with the marshmallow dip, caramel dip and chocolate dip. All were soooo bad.x(

 

[cakebaker]

Thanks for the review - I wondered how the PB spread would be when the chocolate syrup is so yucky. At least they got the salad dressing right. Maybe the Mayo would be OK, too. I may go ahead & try that.

 

[tneah]

Back to say I actually like the marinara sauce, the salad dressings, the pancake syrup and the BBQ sauces. I was just horrified when I saw that jar of PB because it really is the most vile, disgusting thing I have ever tasted.