The peanut butter and jelly sandwich or PB&J; is a sandwich, popular in North America, that includes a layer of peanut butter and either jam or jelly on bread, commonly between two slices, but sometimes eaten open-faced.
A 2002 survey showed the average American will have eaten 1,500 of these sandwiches before graduating from high school.
Some variants add honey, chocolate, maple syrup, the hazelnut-chocolate spread Nutella, marshmallows, raisins...
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The peanut butter and jelly sandwich or PB&J; is a sandwich, popular in North America, that includes a layer of peanut butter and either jam or jelly on bread, commonly between two slices, but sometimes eaten open-faced.
A 2002 survey showed the average American will have eaten 1,500 of these sandwiches before graduating from high school.
Some variants add honey, chocolate, maple syrup, the hazelnut-chocolate spread Nutella, marshmallows, raisins, bananas, butter, marshmallow fluff, potato chips, cheese, other dried fruit, or another slice of bread. Other variations include slices of fresh fruit besides bananas such as apples or strawberries.
In 1968, The J.M. Smucker Co. introduced Goober, a jarred product which combined alternating vertical stripes of peanut butter and jelly.
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich made from white bread, with two tablespoons each of peanut butter and grape jelly, provides 27% of a person's Recommended Daily Intake of fat and 22% of their calories.
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