Peanut butter and jelly lovers PBJxoxoxoxo

BigAlfrn
BigAlfrn Posts: 173 Member
edited December 25 in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone here love PBJ as much as i do? would you consider it a "healthy" snack? i eat it on wheat bread and i will use reduced fat peanut butter unless i get it at work but i use regular jelly. i have yet to try the reduced sugar jelly.
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  • vitty1
    vitty1 Posts: 58 Member
    i have an obsession with peanut butter and honey on melbatoast. I consider melbatoast to be healthy along with the low fat peanut butter, and the honey is a good sub for sugar.

    it helps to fulfil my sweet cravings. in moderation of course

    yummm
  • sassafrasy
    sassafrasy Posts: 113
    @vitty...in moderation of course...is once a day acceptable...
    I have this uncontrollable love for pb and j...LOL!
    maybe instead of looking at pb and j as healthy we should look at the whole day...did we go over sugar, cal, fat, sodium...if not...i think i would call it a healthy day...what do you think?
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    It's a perfectly acceptable snack/meal. Honestly, I don't bother with reduced fat/sugar for peanut butter or jelly b/c there's just more chemicals added to do that. If you want to try to save a few calories/added sugar, you can use fresh berries or other fruit instead of jelly. I love love love peanut butter in a pita with fresh sliced strawberries or blackberries!
  • SF2514
    SF2514 Posts: 794 Member
    I'm eating it right now =). I love it because it fills me and takes away my craving for something sweet. Also, it's only a 240 calorie lunch.
  • ShakeyMD
    ShakeyMD Posts: 59 Member
    I love me some PBJ. Perhaps too much. LOL
  • JMPerlin
    JMPerlin Posts: 287 Member
    I'm eating it right now =). I love it because it fills me and takes away my craving for something sweet. Also, it's only a 240 calorie lunch.

    Yeah! What She Said!
  • MeliJean78
    MeliJean78 Posts: 249
    Love Peanut Butter. Had me some this morning.
  • curvykim78
    curvykim78 Posts: 799 Member
    I LOVE me some PB&J.....what I don't love is the 450 calories that go with it. :( I have it every now and then though, kind of like a treat. Moderation is the key. :)
  • gerkhead
    gerkhead Posts: 1
    I LOVE PBJ. I have not given it up at all. I have one for breakfast everyday. Orawheat HealthFull Bread, Skippy Natural Super Chunk, and Polaner Sugar Free with Fiber (the apricot is my favorite). Perfect breakfast.
  • twistofcain
    twistofcain Posts: 190
    PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!



    One of my favorite sandwiches.
  • SF2514
    SF2514 Posts: 794 Member
    @curvykin78 Have you tried using lowcal bread? Sara Lee 100% Whole Wheat with Honey is only 45 calories. I prefer Great Value 100% Whole Wheat(Walmart brand). It's 50 calories a slice and its $2 cheaper =).
  • classic_1
    classic_1 Posts: 147
    I just ate some for lunch...:D...PBJ's are the best lol
  • richiefixo
    richiefixo Posts: 104 Member
    i am addicted to peanut butter period!.....i have been known to eat a 500g jar in one day......:D....now i dont even want to see it or every fibre of my being will crave it!...:D
  • dfborders
    dfborders Posts: 474 Member
    YUMMY! YUMMY! YUMMY!:love:
  • DoOrDoNotThereIsNoTry1
    DoOrDoNotThereIsNoTry1 Posts: 149 Member
    That was my lunch today. A good ole staple.
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    <---- Check the shirt! Loves me some pb&j :bigsmile:
  • Preesy
    Preesy Posts: 37
    I love love love PBJs, but yeah I hate all the calories. What I do is make my own sugar free jam. If you'd like I can share the recipe. The jam comes out to about 10 calories per sandwich.
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    I have some Jif on an apple every day. My life is complete...
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    full fat pb and no sugar rasp/strawberry jelly on a josephs flax pita.
  • tasiamere
    tasiamere Posts: 233
    BigAlfrn!......PEA-NUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!!!!! I normally eat mine on Very Thin White bread so I can keep the cals as low as possible and not cut any of the PB&J from the equation.
  • oldscratch57
    oldscratch57 Posts: 71
    LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE !! ! ! ! ! ! ! I'M actually a crunchy convert. never thought i would switch from creamy. but i did. :bigsmile:
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    I love it! I'll have a sandwich for breakfast if I have to run somewhere early with no time to eat at home. Once in a while after a really good workout, too. I buy natural pb (Smucker's or Crazy Richard's) and I use regular jelly on whole wheat. I had one on one of those Arnold's bread thins, but it just wasn't the same. I need it on "real" bread!
  • susieq101178
    susieq101178 Posts: 305 Member
    No microwave at my office, 45 minutes from home, VERY tight budget . . . I eat PB&J for lunch A LOT. Fortunately, I'm not sick of it yet.

    Here's what I use for a 263 calorie PB&J . . .
    Sara Lee 45 Calories & Delightful 100% Whole Grain bread - 2 slices, 90 calories
    Smart Balance Omega-3 All Natural Rich Roast Peanut Butter - 1.5 Tbsp, 143 calories
    Polaner All Fruit with Fiber in various flavors (currently seedless raspberry) - 1 Tbsp, 30 calories

    33 Carbs (10 fiber), 13 Fat (mostly the healthy kind), 11 Protein

    And it's tasty! :tongue:
  • oldscratch57
    oldscratch57 Posts: 71
    <---- Check the shirt! Loves me some pb&j :bigsmile:

    rad
  • sbernardy
    sbernardy Posts: 188
    I love peanut butter and Nutella on Whole wheat Bread... YUMMY!
  • Monny287
    Monny287 Posts: 109
    I just had a PB and J for lunch! I use homemade whole-wheat bread, but regular peanut butter and regular jelly. I'm struggling to eat enough calories to reach my BMR, so I can use all the extra help I can get! But I'm not a huge fan. I don't really use a serving size of peanut butter or a serving size of jelly--I use less. I tried to see what a 2 tbsp serving size of peanut butter was today and it was way too much for me!
  • jojosmojitos
    jojosmojitos Posts: 14
    I love it too! I use Ezekial whole grain sprouted bread and 100% natural peanut butter (the kind that only has one ingredient, peanuts) and for jelly I use organic Apple butter, or smuckers Simply Fruit spread. I have found that this satiates my need for sweets and also is only 320 all natural calories. I have it just about every single day.
  • Michelleypoo82
    Michelleypoo82 Posts: 156
    Wegman's natural chunky peanut butter is so good!
  • LolaVersion2
    LolaVersion2 Posts: 114 Member
    UHHMM YES!!!!! And with not just Peanut butter but Almond Butter, too.

    Peanut Butter & Banana
    Peanut Butter and Raisins
    Almond Butter APPLE sandwich (lose the bread!)
    Peanut Butter and Graham Cracker Sandwich!
    Peanut Butter and Jelly OATMEAL!!!!!!!
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE !! ! ! ! ! ! ! I'M actually a crunchy convert. never thought i would switch from creamy. but i did. :bigsmile:

    Me too!!!
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