Do you think peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a healthy lunch for kids?

I think of them as a snack now PB&J but I was the same way sometimes I had PB&J for my lunches growing up in the 70's and 1980's.

Jelly isn't very high on nutrition but peanut butter has a lot of protein in it, so between the protein and the sugar in the jelly, I think they give kids a well-needed boost of energy they use up during the day. My son will take a PB&J anytime.

School lunches are hard, but if you have an insulated lunch box and a freezer pack, you can do lots of fun things with them. How about a yogurt, a bagel and some fruit. My son loves this, even the school's version of it. The Lunchables are fine once in a while, but they're very salty. Still, good to keep around for the morning you are too tired to pack a lunch. The pizza ones are probably the best, but my son likes the burgers and hot dog ones. I shudder at the thought of all those foods served cold but kids don't seem to mind.

There are lots of things you can put in sandwiches, just be a little adventurous. Tuna, egg salad, ham & cheese, or even just some crackers with cheese and ham slices for him to stack on his own. Another great thing are the wraps. Use any tortilla or wrap and layer ham, tuna salad, even chicken fingers with some lettuce and ranch dressing.

In the end, I sometimes just give my son lunch money, the school has fairly nutritious things to choose from and it's nice to eat out occasionally, even if you're a kid.

I think peanut butter is a good option for children. I think the protein in the peanut butter much outweighs the sugar and the fat. And the peanut oil is good for us.. it is a healthy kind of fat. I keep a big jar of peanut butter at our house. I don't buy the super sweet kind, just he Skippy brand or the Walmart brand if I am running low on money.

Not at all.I think when the kids are at school, they need something healthy like cereals, fruits and vegetable.Then their brain can work better and they can concentrate.

Nothing wrong with a good old fasion peanut butter and jelly sandwich for your child lunch . How about cookie cutters into cool shapes and a simple ILU note.Grade k-3 only

oh, I do not find much wrong with them - though only one of my children is interested in a pbutter sandwich (sometimes with jelly)

pbutter is full of protein so I think it is a good option for growing minds. it could be spread on whole grain wheat or oat bread or at least something a little more wholesome than white bread - maybe even a muffin.

I would rather see some fresh fruit like an apple or some berries than the jelly, but I am okay with jelly or fruit spread too. I do not concern myself about sugar consumption so long as their is nutrition attached to it.

carrot and celery sticks are also a good accompaniment to the pbutter sandwich.

I think that it's fine. The protein in the peanut butter is great, and as some have said you can put it on whole grain bread for added nutrition. There are also jellies and preserves with less sugar added that you can use instead of the regular stuff.

I don't think there is anything wrond with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The all the optins out there....natural/organic peanut butter, sugar free jelly, whole wheat bread. I think it is possible to make it a healthier option.

It's probably not the healthiest option but I don't see anything wrong with it as long as there is other nutritious things included, such as milk and fruit or veggies. Jelly is full of sugar but there are reduced sugar jellies available as well as natural PB. Natural PB is not low fat but it doesn't include added sugar, just peanuts and a bit of salt. It's delicious! I think the biggest issue is portion control. Oh, and it helps to coat both sides of the bread with PB and put the jelly in the middle. Keeps the bread from getting squishy. Gawd, I hated when the bread got all red and squishy. Blah.

I used to love PJ but I now have a daughter who is allergic to peanut butter so it is no longer an option in our house. Where i am from and most if not all of Ontario the schools are nut free. As a parent of a child with this allergy i find this very assuring. I wish she did not have this allergy because i would most definitely send this for lunches.