peanut butter and jelly

[Anonymous]

My son has a peanut allergy and isn't a huge fan of sun butter. But I'd be open to a daily sandwich if on whole wheat bread. Two relatively healthy things - protein spread and whole grain - with a sweet garnish. I don't see any problem with that but my son is also super-active and has no tendency toward cavities.

[Anonymous]

I vary the butter (I don't like sunbutter, but we do PB, almond, or cashew) and instead of jelly I do no sugar added applesauce (with difference mix-ins like peach, strawberry, etc.) or slices of whole fruit like bananas or strawberries. I also only make a half-sandwich each day (slice of bread folded in half) so that they don't fill up on it, and get variety by eating the other components of their lunch (cheese or yogurt, freah fruit or veggies and dip).

[Anonymous]

Mother of 4 (currently between the ages of 6-12) here. I've never had to limit pb & j...my kids would get sick of it if I gave it to them more than 2 or 3 days a week.

But if they wanted it for lunch every day, I'd let them. As long as they were getting a variety of other foods at other meals, I don't see it as an issue.

[Anonymous]

I see so many people mentioning "whole wheat bread"...It's "whole GRAIN bread" that's good for you, not whole wheat...

[Anonymous]

I also have a special needs son (he's 10) who has major sensory issues and only eats 5 things. I'd be THRILLED if he'd eat a pb&j. I guess if you don't have major health concerns that you're constantly dealing with and running to specialists 3 times a week, these are the things you worry about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also have a special needs son (he's 10) who has major sensory issues and only eats 5 things. I'd be THRILLED if he'd eat a pb&j. I guess if you don't have major health concerns that you're constantly dealing with and running to specialists 3 times a week, these are the things you worry about.

I find comments like this very irritating. "My special snowflake only eat chocolate pudding. I guess anyone who worries about feeding their child 23 pudding cups every day must just have way too much free time.". Uh, no.

Parents of typically developing kids know that nutrition is one of the ways they can help their kid stay on track. The fact that your kid was born "off-track" is completely unrelated to the parenting choices that are developmentally appropriate for a typical kid. Your attitude isn't doig the SN community any favors. Many Parents of SN kids feel very isolated, and the attitude that Parents of NT kids aren't allowed to discuss normal concerns isn't going to encourage anyone to reach out and bond over the things all parents have in common.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also have a special needs son (he's 10) who has major sensory issues and only eats 5 things. I'd be THRILLED if he'd eat a pb&j. I guess if you don't have major health concerns that you're constantly dealing with and running to specialists 3 times a week, these are the things you worry about.

I find comments like this very irritating. "My special snowflake only eat chocolate pudding. I guess anyone who worries about feeding their child 23 pudding cups every day must just have way too much free time.". Uh, no.

Parents of typically developing kids know that nutrition is one of the ways they can help their kid stay on track. The fact that your kid was born "off-track" is completely unrelated to the parenting choices that are developmentally appropriate for a typical kid. Your attitude isn't doig the SN community any favors. Many Parents of SN kids feel very isolated, and the attitude that Parents of NT kids aren't allowed to discuss normal concerns isn't going to encourage anyone to reach out and bond over the things all parents have in common.

not the PP. A special snoflake is totally different than a SN child. I can't believe how you just belittled those of us on here with SN children. Our issues, while maybe different than yours, are no less valid. And nutrition is a concern for ALL children.

[Anonymous]

i find that my 3.5 year old wants only one thing in her lunch for days on end and then it abruptly changes - we had a run of 3 weeks of chicken salad sandwiches.

i would go with the pb and j as long as it lasts, which probably won't be too long if she gets one every day!

[Anonymous]

PB&J is a weekend-only food at our house since DS's school is nut-free. But he has it for lunch every single Saturday and Sunday.

[Anonymous]

instead of jelly I do no sugar added applesauce

Applesauce does not belong on bread. Yuck.

[Anonymous]

Great...now I want a PB&J and we don't have peanut butter, bread or jelly in the house currently.

[Anonymous]

Op here. Thanks everyone the responses have been very helpful.

[Anonymous]

DS has a pb sandwich probably at least 4 times a week for lunch. I give it to him plain or toasted with a little honey and sometimes thin slices of banana. I give him fresh fruit on the side instead of jelly, and he has not complained once since I stopped using jelly the last time I ran out a few months ago. I do feel bad not giving him more variety, though. Sure, it is relatively healthy with the natural pb and whole wheat bread... but would be nice to vary it more. Our issue is that we are usually out and about all morning doing different activities and there sometimes ends up being a very short window for lunch before nap time and a pb sandwich is about as quick as it gets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't see a problem with letting your kid have a pb&j every day. If you use wheat bread and a low-sugar jelly then it's not necessarily bad for her. Besides, she's going through a big change (going into kindergarten) and it might be comforting to her to have a consistent and familiar food every day for a while.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see so many people mentioning "whole wheat bread"...It's "whole GRAIN bread" that's good for you, not whole wheat...

Wheat IS a grain. What's good for you is 100% whole grain, but it can be any grain including wheat. The problem is when it says "made with whole grain." then it could have only a tiny bit.