# Parents do you make peanut butter sandwiches for your kids? What kind? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 14, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796 "2014-06-14T22:15:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/1 "2014-06-14T22:15:21Z")
Peanut butter sandwiches were a huge staple for Baby Boomer kids and kids in the 70’s. I carried a peanut butter and banana or pb & jelly sandwich to school every day in my lunchbox. I still love them and have one a couple times a month for lunch. We sent our daughters to school in the 90’s with pb sandwiches too. Remember the [fluffernutter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluffernutter)? I loved those when I was a kid. They are too sweet for me now. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/2 "2014-06-14T22:28:26Z")
I didn’t want to confuse the poll with the two varieties of peanut butter and banana sandwiches. 1 Slice the banana into rings and place on top of the peanut butter. 2 Use a fork to mash the banana and peanut butter in a bowl and spread on the bread. I like mine mashed up. Its juicier and less sticky in my mouth. Bananas that are a few days old and brown spotted make the best tasting sandwiches. A great way to use them up before they go bad. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/3 "2014-06-14T22:30:25Z")
Peanut butter and honey. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/4 "2014-06-14T22:35:14Z")
I forgot about Peanut butter and honey. That should have been in the poll too. :smack: Its too late now. I usually mix Peanut butter and honey and spread on graham crackers. But I bet it makes a good sandwich too. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/5 "2014-06-14T22:42:34Z")
My wife did insist on using the Jif low salt, no added sugar peanut butter for the kids sandwiches. [![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I43uV1x7YVw/UH4Yr4TJcOI/AAAAAAAAHmQ/lD1GTb0PJa0/s400/DSC_1320.JPG) ](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I43uV1x7YVw/UH4Yr4TJcOI/AAAAAAAAHmQ/lD1GTb0PJa0/s400/DSC_1320.JPG) It tastes just as good and is healthier. I prefer it now. Regular pb seems too salty. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/6 "2014-06-14T23:19:46Z")
Its reassuring our childhood diets were actually beneficial. A daily pb sandwich is a bit extreme, but a couple times a week seems fine. > **[Why is Peanut Butter](https://www.health.harvard.edu/nutrition/ask-the-doctor-why-is-peanut-butter-healthy-if-it-has-saturated-fat)** > > I keep reading that peanut butter is a healthy food. But it contains saturated fat and has more sodium than potassium. That doesn't sound healthy to me.... > [@](#): > > Over the years, numerous studies have shown that people who regularly include nuts or peanut butter in their diets are less likely to develop heart disease or type 2 diabetes than those who rarely eat nuts. Although it is possible that nut eaters are somehow different from, and healthier than, non-nutters, it is more likely that nuts themselves have a lot to do with these benefits. > > Saturated fat isn’t the deadly toxin it is sometimes made out to be. The body’s response to saturated fat in food is to increase the amounts of both harmful LDL and protective HDL in circulation. In moderation, some saturated fat is okay. Eating a lot of it, though, promotes artery-clogging atherosclerosis, the process that underlies most cardiovascular disease. In contrast, unsaturated fats, which make up the majority of the fat content in peanut butter, help reduce LDL cholesterol and lower the risk of heart disease. > > I try to eat as healthful a diet as I can. It includes all kinds of nuts, as well as peanut and other nut butters. > > — Walter C. Willett, M.D. > Professor of Nutrition > Harvard School of Public Health ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/7 "2014-06-14T23:22:33Z")
Our almost-four-year-old’s favorite lunch…and he’s had deep exposure to many world cuisines (Malaysia, Mexico…). ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/8 "2014-06-14T23:31:40Z")
I _have_ made my son fluffernutters, but infrequently enough that selecting it the poll felt incorrect. He’d eat peanut butter and bacon ever day if I’d let him. He’ll eat PB & grape jelly, but some years ago developed a preference for apple jelly. I only had it in the house initially because it’s used as a glaze in a dessert recipe I make once in a while. No berry varieties, please. There was a time when he was not permitted to take peanut butter in his school lunch due to other students’ allergies. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/9 "2014-06-15T01:42:57Z")
Your son has discerning taste. 😃 I’ve always preferred PB & apple jelly sandwiches. I’ll eat one with grape or even strawberry. We try to keep a jar of cheap store brand apple jelly for our sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/10 "2014-06-15T04:32:58Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > Peanut butter and honey. No kids, so didn’t vote, but this is the only peanut butter sandwich that tastes better on **toasted** white bread. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/11 "2014-06-15T05:33:49Z")
He doesn’t like peanut butter sandwiches any more, but it used to be just peanut butter on bread. We only have the old fashioned kind of peanut butter (peanuts, salt) and I think my husband is the only one who make sandwiches. I just eat it out of the jar with a spoon or sometimes dip apple slices in it. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/12 "2014-06-15T12:00:11Z")
At home they get peanut butter or almond butter (or mean-Mummy peanut and cocoa spread which looks like Nutella but is nothing like as good); at kinder they can’t bring food with nuts so 4 yr old gets pepita spread (pumpkin seed spread). ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/13 "2014-06-15T13:10:25Z")
I’d happily eat PB&J every day, and my little dude likes them too. Banana is definitely a worthy substitution. Neither of us likes honey on peanut butter, and I refuse to have marshmallow fluff in the house so no fluffernutters. ---
**Author:** ![bufftabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/14 "2014-06-15T13:33:04Z")
Peanut butter and molasses on toast. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/15 "2014-06-15T13:36:04Z")
Don’t have kids, but PB with thin-sliced apple is a decent alternative option. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/16 "2014-06-15T15:20:43Z")
My kid just didn’t like peanut butter, so I never made sandwiches for her. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/17 "2014-06-15T15:20:56Z")
Jelly? Blech Only I do jams and preserves. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/18 "2014-06-15T15:38:10Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > No kids, so didn’t vote, but this is the only peanut butter sandwich that tastes better on **toasted** white bread. Disagree. If it’s not a PBJ (with boysenberry jam), I toast the bread. Don’t care for plain PB sandwiches, but the added flavor and texture of toasting makes them yummy. ---
**Author:** ![prettydorky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@prettydorky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prettydorky)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/19 "2014-06-15T15:48:10Z")
Another one for peanut butter and honey- often with raisins added. And peanut butter with marmalade. Now, he won’t touch a peanut butter sandwich, but my husband and I love it. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796/20 "2014-06-15T17:03:30Z")
peanut butter and butter sandwiches on toast are also popular. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-do-you-make-peanut-butter-sandwiches-for-your-kids-what-kind/690796.md?page=2)