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Fitness and diet myths that just won't go away
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I love PBJ sandwiches. They're not good macros or anything but I will eat them all day long. ...But only on toast.3
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I used to be very confused by the concept of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, until I realised that jelly is something different to what it is in the UK
(This was about 20 years ago)3 -
I used to be very confused by the concept of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, until I realised that jelly is something different to what it is in the UK
(This was about 20 years ago)
In addition, many of us will use "jelly" and "jam" interchangeably when even by American usage they are technically different! (I call them peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but I almost always make them with jam.) No wonder it's confusing!
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I know that by ' jelly' Americans mean jam or something very similar to jam
Not jelly as we know it in Australia.
Peanut butter and jam don't get put in sandwiches ( or on toast, crumpets etc), together here , you would have one or the other,not as a combination.0 -
paperpudding wrote: »I know that by ' jelly' Americans mean jam or something very similar to jam
Not jelly as we know it in Australia.
Peanut butter and jam don't get put in sandwiches ( or on toast, crumpets etc), together here , you would have one or the other,not as a combination.
That was what confused me, being in the UK.
Once I realised what it meant, I tried it. I can see the appeal, but I think it's an acquired taste.0 -
ahhhh, the days of coming home from school and having 2 PB&J's as a snack!
And I liked using preserves actually, to through another type in there. Orange marmalade too.
jellies, jams, preserves, marmalades - oh my!4 -
You mean peanut and Concord grape isn't a universally-beloved flavor combination??? 🤯
(me, to me: well, when you put it like THAT...)1 -
paperpudding wrote: »I know that by ' jelly' Americans mean jam or something very similar to jam
Not jelly as we know it in Australia.
Peanut butter and jam don't get put in sandwiches ( or on toast, crumpets etc), together here , you would have one or the other,not as a combination.
In the US, jelly is made with fruit juice only, jam is made with the fruit (usually crushed or in very small pieces), preserves are larger pieces. But they're all a similar product and many people here use the terms somewhat interchangeably.
https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-jam-jelly-and-preserves
I do make PBJs with some frequency for my kids, but my personal taste prefers peanut butter only. Or peanut butter and nutella, especially with thin apple slices.
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@penguinmama - in Australia (and UK) Jelly is that dessert thing made from flavoured gelatine crystals disolved in hot water and set in the fridge - what you call jello, I think.0
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paperpudding wrote: »@penguinmama - in Australia (and UK) Jelly is that dessert thing made from flavoured gelatine crystals disolved in hot water and set in the fridge - what you call jello, I think.
Hmmmm - slices of jelly/jello on bread with peanut butter.....
Ya - that doesn't sound right, not for the flavors/colors that are coming to mind.
Might as well put a dollop of banana pudding on there.
And pudding (not paper) there is actually ?0 -
Apologies if this has already been mentioned, but the quote, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger..."
Just my 2 cents...
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One of the staples of school lunch for me was PBJ with grape or strawberry jelly. It definitely had to be jelly, not jam, I used to gag on the bits of fruit. I've seen PB sandwiches paired with all kinds of something sweet - my cousins used to eat them with bananas, and I had friends that used honey. I really like the taste of honey with PB, but the honey makes the bread texture weird
I also had a friend who ate PB with sweet pickles
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I must be an outlier because I love PB sandwiches and jelly sandwiches but not PB and jelly together.1
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One of the staples of school lunch for me was PBJ with grape or strawberry jelly. It definitely had to be jelly, not jam, I used to gag on the bits of fruit. I've seen PB sandwiches paired with all kinds of something sweet - my cousins used to eat them with bananas, and I had friends that used honey. I really like the taste of honey with PB, but the honey makes the bread texture weird
I also had a friend who ate PB with sweet pickles
I think I lived almost exclusively on PB and honey sandwiches for about a year, when I was very very broke. I've never had PB and jam or jelly. I didn't grow up with peanut butter and I think eating so much of it for a while put me off because I'm not crazy about it.
I had a former coworker who ate PB and mayo sandwiches.0 -
One of the staples of school lunch for me was PBJ with grape or strawberry jelly. It definitely had to be jelly, not jam, I used to gag on the bits of fruit. I've seen PB sandwiches paired with all kinds of something sweet - my cousins used to eat them with bananas, and I had friends that used honey. I really like the taste of honey with PB, but the honey makes the bread texture weird
I also had a friend who ate PB with sweet pickles
I think I lived almost exclusively on PB and honey sandwiches for about a year, when I was very very broke. I've never had PB and jam or jelly. I didn't grow up with peanut butter and I think eating so much of it for a while put me off because I'm not crazy about it.
I had a former coworker who ate PB and mayo sandwiches.
The last time we allowed my husband to fix any meal for himself was about six years ago.
He made himself a peanut butter, Mayo, ketchup, relish, lettuce, and hot sauce sandwich.
That was it. Kitchen closed.
He can make his own Keriug coffee. That’s it. And he even screws that up occasionally.5 -
MargaretYakoda wrote: »One of the staples of school lunch for me was PBJ with grape or strawberry jelly. It definitely had to be jelly, not jam, I used to gag on the bits of fruit. I've seen PB sandwiches paired with all kinds of something sweet - my cousins used to eat them with bananas, and I had friends that used honey. I really like the taste of honey with PB, but the honey makes the bread texture weird
I also had a friend who ate PB with sweet pickles
I think I lived almost exclusively on PB and honey sandwiches for about a year, when I was very very broke. I've never had PB and jam or jelly. I didn't grow up with peanut butter and I think eating so much of it for a while put me off because I'm not crazy about it.
I had a former coworker who ate PB and mayo sandwiches.
The last time we allowed my husband to fix any meal for himself was about six years ago.
He made himself a peanut butter, Mayo, ketchup, relish, lettuce, and hot sauce sandwich.
That was it. Kitchen closed.
He can make his own Keriug coffee. That’s it. And he even screws that up occasionally.
Sounds like he did that on purpose to get out of any cooking duties.
Recently, I discovered that my brother-in-law doesn't know how to turn on the oven in his own house. I'm attributing that to a conscious effort to make sure he's not asked to ever help in the kitchen.9 -
MargaretYakoda wrote: »One of the staples of school lunch for me was PBJ with grape or strawberry jelly. It definitely had to be jelly, not jam, I used to gag on the bits of fruit. I've seen PB sandwiches paired with all kinds of something sweet - my cousins used to eat them with bananas, and I had friends that used honey. I really like the taste of honey with PB, but the honey makes the bread texture weird
I also had a friend who ate PB with sweet pickles
I think I lived almost exclusively on PB and honey sandwiches for about a year, when I was very very broke. I've never had PB and jam or jelly. I didn't grow up with peanut butter and I think eating so much of it for a while put me off because I'm not crazy about it.
I had a former coworker who ate PB and mayo sandwiches.
The last time we allowed my husband to fix any meal for himself was about six years ago.
He made himself a peanut butter, Mayo, ketchup, relish, lettuce, and hot sauce sandwich.
That was it. Kitchen closed.
He can make his own Keriug coffee. That’s it. And he even screws that up occasionally.
Did he enjoy the sandwich? Some people like odd flavor combinations. Years ago I would have thought the idea of salted chocolate or caramel would seem odd. Now I love it. Of course I also like kimchi and sauerkraut. Growing up we made pizza often. My mom would get together with friends and order a whole bunch of frozen crusts, large cans of sauce, and very large packages of cheese. She would make smaller portions of the sauce and the cheese and keep them in the freezer. My sister and I came up with some really odd combinations that we actually did enjoy. There were one or two that were bad ideas. There's a local pizza shop that has unusual toppings, and one of my favorites used to be roasted red potatoes, caramelized onions, and bacon. It's good with cheddar also, but the rare times I'll go get pizza these days I leave off the extra cheese because that one slice is already several hundred calories.
I don't keep mayo in the house, but I can almost imagine the sandwich your husband made being OK without the mayo. Maybe it would be good with some kimchi.1 -
SuzySunshine99 wrote: »MargaretYakoda wrote: »One of the staples of school lunch for me was PBJ with grape or strawberry jelly. It definitely had to be jelly, not jam, I used to gag on the bits of fruit. I've seen PB sandwiches paired with all kinds of something sweet - my cousins used to eat them with bananas, and I had friends that used honey. I really like the taste of honey with PB, but the honey makes the bread texture weird
I also had a friend who ate PB with sweet pickles
I think I lived almost exclusively on PB and honey sandwiches for about a year, when I was very very broke. I've never had PB and jam or jelly. I didn't grow up with peanut butter and I think eating so much of it for a while put me off because I'm not crazy about it.
I had a former coworker who ate PB and mayo sandwiches.
The last time we allowed my husband to fix any meal for himself was about six years ago.
He made himself a peanut butter, Mayo, ketchup, relish, lettuce, and hot sauce sandwich.
That was it. Kitchen closed.
He can make his own Keriug coffee. That’s it. And he even screws that up occasionally.
Sounds like he did that on purpose to get out of any cooking duties.
Recently, I discovered that my brother-in-law doesn't know how to turn on the oven in his own house. I'm attributing that to a conscious effort to make sure he's not asked to ever help in the kitchen.
He definitely didn’t do it to keep from any cooking duties. He did it because he has dementia and had slipped to the point where making a sandwich was too many steps.
He used to be an excellent cook. LOVED cooking. Which…. (to put it mildly) became a problem early on in the dementia process since he adored making Thanksgiving dinner. And had completely f’d it up. And adored all other forms of cooking.
My solution was to join our local American Legion and we would bring a salad and pie and enjoy the dinner there with family and friends.
And we removed the knobs from the stove for a few years.MargaretYakoda wrote: »One of the staples of school lunch for me was PBJ with grape or strawberry jelly. It definitely had to be jelly, not jam, I used to gag on the bits of fruit. I've seen PB sandwiches paired with all kinds of something sweet - my cousins used to eat them with bananas, and I had friends that used honey. I really like the taste of honey with PB, but the honey makes the bread texture weird
I also had a friend who ate PB with sweet pickles
I think I lived almost exclusively on PB and honey sandwiches for about a year, when I was very very broke. I've never had PB and jam or jelly. I didn't grow up with peanut butter and I think eating so much of it for a while put me off because I'm not crazy about it.
I had a former coworker who ate PB and mayo sandwiches.
The last time we allowed my husband to fix any meal for himself was about six years ago.
He made himself a peanut butter, Mayo, ketchup, relish, lettuce, and hot sauce sandwich.
That was it. Kitchen closed.
He can make his own Keriug coffee. That’s it. And he even screws that up occasionally.
Did he enjoy the sandwich? Some people like odd flavor combinations. Years ago I would have thought the idea of salted chocolate or caramel would seem odd. Now I love it. Of course I also like kimchi and sauerkraut. Growing up we made pizza often. My mom would get together with friends and order a whole bunch of frozen crusts, large cans of sauce, and very large packages of cheese. She would make smaller portions of the sauce and the cheese and keep them in the freezer. My sister and I came up with some really odd combinations that we actually did enjoy. There were one or two that were bad ideas. There's a local pizza shop that has unusual toppings, and one of my favorites used to be roasted red potatoes, caramelized onions, and bacon. It's good with cheddar also, but the rare times I'll go get pizza these days I leave off the extra cheese because that one slice is already several hundred calories.
I don't keep mayo in the house, but I can almost imagine the sandwich your husband made being OK without the mayo. Maybe it would be good with some kimchi.
He did enjoy the sandwich. But never in a million years would have made anything like it prior to the dementia.
I can assure you, he wasn’t attempting any adventurous combinations. He was just doing his best at the time.
Editing to add: When he was younger he invented an awesome pizza combo:
Cheese and smoked oysters.
Very VERY good!7 -
For the record, I (the guy) am the chef of my family, while my wife (the gal) made it clear to me when we got engaged that she would have to be held at gun point to ever do any cooking, she'd rather clean the bathrooms. I said deal, and we've never looked back.
Coming or going to work has caused us to have some pretty random meal times (evening meal as early as 3, as late as 10), but she's held true to her desire to never enter the kitchen so long as I'm alive to prepare food. (I've taught the kids how to prepare a number of meals for those nights where I'm working the 2-10 swing shift and can't help them out at all.)3 -
For the record, I (the guy) am the chef of my family, while my wife (the gal) made it clear to me when we got engaged that she would have to be held at gun point to ever do any cooking, she'd rather clean the bathrooms. I said deal, and we've never looked back.
Coming or going to work has caused us to have some pretty random meal times (evening meal as early as 3, as late as 10), but she's held true to her desire to never enter the kitchen so long as I'm alive to prepare food. (I've taught the kids how to prepare a number of meals for those nights where I'm working the 2-10 swing shift and can't help them out at all.)
Realistically, we could start a whole separate thread about "gender role myths that just won't go away"**. This one would be a point of overlap between the two.
** Let's don't. 😉2
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