Does it get any more classic than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? I know my husband and I ate our share growing up and my kids are no exception. It is always a lunchtime crowd pleaser.
I have to say that sandwiches are not the only thing we use jelly on. Jelly is my daughter's spread of choice for her pancakes, my son likes to smear it on his bananas and I enjoy using it in my baking from time to time. One of my biggest concerns is always the ingredient list. We love to keep it short. Welch's Natural Spreads are a winner for me because they contain no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives.
As for the flavor? Welch's is by far my favorite classic grape jelly. The Concord grape smells so good straight out of the jar and I love that they use Concord grapes grown in the US and Canada. You can tell the strawberries in their Strawberry Spreads are vine ripened because the flavor and natural sweetness really comes through with every bite.
My kids love helping out in the kitchen and making their own food. So we decided to have a little fun with our classic sandwich. The filling was traditional, Welch's Natural Strawberry Spread for my son and Welch's Natural Grape Spread for my daughter, but the toppings were anything they wanted!
I offered them little cups with dried fruit, fruit leather shapes and sliced baby carrots. With a dab of our favorite spread to hold it on, they could get creative. The usual sandwich sides became our edible art supplies.
This sandwich was 5-year old approved. That makes this Mom pretty happy.
Did you know April 2nd is National PB&J Day?
Welch's is celebrating with the "PB&J Your Way" Facebook Contest. Share your creative spin on this classic sandwich for a chance to win $500 and a one year supply of Welch's Grape Jelly, plus 50 others will win a sandwich keeper. So start spreading and you could win!
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*Disclaimer - I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Welch's. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item as a thank-you for participating. All opinions and experiences are my own.
So much fun! My son would love to make those faces!
ReplyDeleteSo much fun!!! I've gotta try this with my guys!
ReplyDeleteHow fun does that look! You guys made pb&j much more exciting than we do in our home.
ReplyDeleteI love to add banana eyes & a blueberries mouth to my kid's French toast... Sometimes it's ok to play with your food
ReplyDeleteWay to upgrade a classic! Love it.
ReplyDeleteThat sandwich is adorable. Love strawberry jam!
ReplyDeleteThose sandwiches are totally making me smile. Love these!!!!
ReplyDeleteI bet my girls would get a kick out of funny faces on their sandwiches!
ReplyDeleteI love the edible art supply idea! I know my oldest would love to get creative with his sandwich!!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I love that! My kids would spend hours playing with their lunches, I don't know if I could get them to actually eat them!
ReplyDeleteToo cute! My son likes to make sculpture in his sandwiches before he eats them. Very creative. :)
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea April 2nd was PB&J day! I'll have to come up with something fun to do for lunch!
ReplyDeleteI love PB & J sandwiches! Of course homemade jam is my favorite, followed by PB & banana!
ReplyDeleteI recently found that all natural Smuckers and tried it and it loved it but the only downside is that it's not available at all the stores locally yet.