Am I too old to eat peanut butter and jelly?
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I have a secret addiction, and it’s something I used to harbor a lot of guilt about. Recently, however, I decided that I will no longer feel ashamed. I will confess loudly and proudly for the whole world to hear that I am a 37-year-old man who eats peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Lots of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I indulge at least two or three times a week — which seems excessive for anyone over the age of 9, I admit — but there you have it.
The lowly PB&J has always been a fixture in my diet. I’m a purist and still appreciate it in its basic form, although the components have evolved slightly with age. Gone is the classic Wonder Bread of my youth: now it’s got to be double-fiber wheat bread serving as the platform for the gooey insides. Where I used to insist on crunchy Skippy or Jif peanut butter (or worse yet, sugar-laden Goober), these days it’s the all-natural peanut or almond butter that I enjoy, straight from the refrigerator of course. Lately, I’ve been opting for the low-sugar fruit spread instead of jelly, but one thing remains the same: strawberry always has been the only flavor for me.
I wonder how PB&J became saddled with a “for kids only” reputation. I’m sure I can’t be the only adult out there who defies the stereotype and relishes a well-made peanut butter and jelly sandwich now and again. And the truth is, I’m not. It seems that lots of adults are in on the peanut butter and jelly craze. With dozens of different variations to experiment with, the advent of peanut butter-themed sandwich shops, and even an Internet song phenomenon, PB&J is doing OK for itself. No need to be ashamed — enjoy! Just don’t get caught with a milk mustache.
How many other adults out there still indulge in the sinful goodness of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? And what’s your favorite variation on the original?
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Nah! You have the right of pleasure to eat your peanut and jelly sandwich! Enjoy it!
No i love penutbutter and jelly and i lov eyou pete
your never to old for P&B J’s
There is no age limit for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!
let others eat it….
I don’t think that you are too old. I am 28 and I love eating a pb&j sandwhich. The frequency of eating a pb&j varies from week to week but I could one several times a week. The only time that I eat a different type of sandwhich like a turkey sandwhich is when I go to Arby’s.
I forgot to mention that my pb&j is typically on white bread with creamy peanut butter and grape jelly. The drink of choice is usually 2% white milk but I have had a can of coke and some chips with the sandwich. The coke and chips was usually as a kid when my family would go to Florida.
I’m 55 and love peanut butter and pomegranet (Home made of course). My mom is 77 and still loves peanut butter and marmalade.
Of course PB&J is not complete without a couple of chips and a delicious glass of ice cold milk.
As a practical matter, they are very good for you. Peanut butter is a high quality protein, and if you’re a lover of the crunchy variety, even more so (Skippy Super Chunk is my favorite). I’ve always been more PB&H than PB&J.
NEVER NEVER NEVER too old. They are my favorite sandwich. I have them everyday for lunch, with a side of chips, and a few tossed inside. The day they make a law against adults having pb & j sanwiches is the day I say goodbye…LOL…..
I love PB&J. You’re never too old! I’m in my 40’s and still east PB&J a lot. I would even take it to work for lunch.
I too have switched to whole grained bread and all natural PB. So yummy! And it really is good food for you when done this way.
It’s easy to fix, good for you, tastes great and is inexpensive!!
Go for it!!
My mom eats them and she is 62! No food has an age limit, well baby food I guess but hey if you like to eat it, who am I to judge right?
I love Kinder Eggs. Not ashamed at all. Get it ate
About ten years ago I took to eating Peanut Butter for breakfast and I find it satisfying and easy to make . Since I am diabetic I only cheat once in a while and add jelly to the mix , Delicious !
I’m 58 and I still like pb&j. With a very cold glass of milk! Whole milk none of that sissy stuff.
A day with a PB&J and cold milk is like a day with sunshine!
PB&J forever
I have to say It’s one of those foods i just get a good craving for every once in awhile. I don’t variate. We do eat whole grain wheat bread but i do prefer the white sunbeam. Strawberry or grape. Used to be crunchy now creamy. Have you tried toasting your bread then adding the p.b. To melt it. Then sometimes i like honey instead of jelly.
Never.A lot of people are unemployed,including myself, and have found pb&j is a great lunch sandwich
for a reasonable cost.
This is also good for quick and sustained energy.
And I am 57 years of age.
i think its sweet! you can’t ever be too old!
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I’m 51 and can’t go a day without peanut butter – whether it’s a sandwich or a glob on a spoon. My favorite variation is peanut butter (I’m now using Jif Natural-yummy!) and Nutella on whole grain bread. I have never been ashamed or hidden my obsession with peanut butter.
I’m 17 and I’m actually eating a PB&J right this second. My Dad is 47 and still eats PB&j’s My step mom is the same age and eats them. My mom is 40 and eats them as well. Hell my step dad who is/was(he’s not my step dad anymore) 60 eats them as well as my grandparents who are around the age range of 75+. I don’t personally think anyone is too old to eat a PB&J
No, there is nothing wrong with eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Just be sure that the peanuts do not come from Peanut Corporation of America, that company in Georgia.
nobodys ever too old for pb&j sandwiches!
food is food.
never too old
Nah! I’m 60 years old and I still enjoy a good PB&J. You could hardly call it a kid’s meal if you’ve graduated to whole wheat bread and all natural Penut butter. And almond butter? For crying out loud that is no longer a true PB&J. You really should try some new jellies, though. I’ve devloped a fondness for blackberry, huckleberry and even peach.
I LOVE PB&J and I’m proud! I have lived abroad in countries that don’t have peanut butter and had it shipped in just so I could indulge in my PB&J sandwiches. For a truly special treat I like to put my sandwich in the pannini press, heating it up and making the peanut butter all melty, mmmmmm!
What’s so great about peanut butter and jelly? And why do you keep calling it jelly? isn’t it really jam? I never ate this stuff and I know it’s kind of traditional American food. I wanted to try it so many times but how do I know what’s it supposed to taste like? I mean, in my country it’s something rare to even find peanut butter in stores. How do I know it’s the same stuff?
Thank GoD WHAT U IT IS P.B&J,ATLEST u can aford it.i eat pkuf pkuf,kulikuli & chinchin
You’re definitely not alone. I take them to work all the time. However, I eat mine on squishy Italian bread. Not so healthy but I do use sugar free jam.
You’re never too old to enjoy a good ol’ PB&J.
i live in the uk and i am the only one out of my friends who actually appreciates the divine combination of nutty, smooth and sweet!! my requirements are wholewheat bread, crunchy peanut butter and any black jam (bramble jelly is top!)
I absolultey do NOT think you are too old to eat PB&J. I have personally never viewed PB&J sandwiches as strictly being for children. I still love a good PB&J sandwich every once and a while and I am 20 years old. I prefer my PB&J sandwiches with grape jam over other flavors. I also prefer it with jam over jelly because jelly is just too frustrating to spread!
I love PB &J’s as well. I’m 23 so at my age I tend to worry more about this girl or that girl. But I like food and I eat what I want when I want. I even get all natural peanut butter and blueberry jelly for my sandwiches. I also enjoy a glass of milk with my meal. There is nothing wrong about eating what you like. Enjoy and let the world know!
I hope you are not too old. I’m 40 and still enjoying them. It is the perfect food. When working at a job site and my small cooler is filled with bottled water and a soda for a hot day at work. I can take my pb&j (always strawberry and the j is jam) no need for keeping it cold. Pack a bag of fritos and a twinkie and you have the perfect field lunch. Don’t be shy enjoy your pb&j.
omg!! i LOVE pb &j’s!!! and i say that everyone is a kid inside, no matter how old, and no matter how stubborn. so eat all the pb&j’s you want hun! have a fantabulous life!!
You’re never too old for good old Peanut Butter & Jelly!
It’s a perfect comfort food and instant nostalgia.
I’m in my 40’s and still eat PB&J, though I have to agree I now prefer a heartier type bread – that Wonderbread stuff always stuck to the roof of my mouth. I tend to stick with cruchy peanut butter and use various flavor jellies and jams, though orange maralade or apple butter are also good.
Another sandwich a friend got me hooked on is peanut butter and dill pickle slices. Not as bad as it sounds – a sweet and sour combo.
I love you to.
that’s like asking if one is too old to breathe or drink water.
I am 50 years old and still love PB&J. when I need something sweet i usually eat PB&J
I have a poor, poor friends that is allergic to PB, and it makes me really sad. he’ll come over and my fiance will be making some brownies or something (yeah that’s right, PB Brownies yum!) and he’ll be like sweet brownies, and she’ll give him a spoon. that’s when he’ll notice the brownish tint from the PB. i useally hear a damn it all or sick or something before he gives it back. really, it is sad… Did I mention his best friend since he was like 5 is named Reece? classic.
You think PB&J is good try peanuit butter and mayo!! Oh yeah it doesn’t sound inviting but OMG its great!!
Peunt butter is my fabvourite sandwich!!!!!!! i eat it lots 2.. and im 14…. i dont EVER think i could give it up! but i lile mine on wonder bread with LOTS of PB on it.. it tates sooo good right out the toaster with tons of pb on it.. im not a big fan of jam on my sandwich…. umm i think ill go have one now
Its not a big deal lots of people of all ages enjoy some good ol’ fashioned pb and j sandwiches. i love them, im only 15 but from an early age i already know that there is know age limit to the things u love most
It’s already been said, but you’re never too old for PB & J
you eat the heck out of PB&J sandwitches girl
NOOOO
OK this is just strange. Fix a sandwhich, open laptop, click on Answers and see Blog. Click over to Blog being careful not to get PB&J on my keyboard. I am in my ’50’s. I like it more now than I used to.
Reading all these posts is making me hungry! My husband takes a PB&J sandwich to work every other day! I haven’t eaten one in a long time but I think I might make one right now! I like creamy peanut butter on white bread with grape jelly. I have to eat Wise Cheez Puffs and drink a glass of ice cold milk with the sandwich. Another sandwich I used to enjoy before having to watch what I eat is bologna and mustard. Sometimes I would add American cheese. Always would I have plain potato chips and an ice cold Coca-Cola in a can!
I’ve only recently discovered PB&J sandwiches. For years I was put off, by hearing about them on Sesame Street (as a kid!), because what we in NZ call jelly, is not something you would put on a sandwich. Not easily, anyway. Raspberry or strawberry jam, or even apricot, is good. Wholegrain bread preferred. Oh and try it on toast, it’s lovely warm!
ur never to old for pb&j its one of the best foods ever .
instead of a leaning tower of pizza there should be a leaning tower of pb&j
You’re never too old for anything! I’m 20 years old and I still eat pb&j, mac&cheese, and chicken nuggets. All of which people seem to think only kids eat. While i love pb&j i have to say my favorite variation is peanut butter and fluff(Gosh I want one right now!!)
peanut butter and jelly rocks dude!
No, I’m 35 and I love PBJ sandwiches too.
I’m am curious as to who convinced you that eating P&J sandwiches was something for kids; perhaps some conservative shame/guilt inducing parents? It’s sad that you had to go through so much suffering of something so small but it is a happy day that you’ve moved past child-like shame. Eat whatever you like with no shame… long live P&J in whatever form you choose!
If you are over 120 years old, you definately are much too old to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Younger than that? Then you are welcome to eat that or any other combination you like!
My most favorite midnight snack with a cold glass of milk.
I’m 50 and my daughter is 17. When we both get a chance to relax at the same time….we do it with a PB&J (honey flavored and grape jelly) and a cold glass of milk and a good movie! She’ll be leaving for college soon! I will really miss this little ritual!!
There’s no age limit on pb&j and thank goodness.for that but you might want to try my favorite, sinfully delicious, combination of raisin bread with peanut butter, sliced banana and a shmear of Nutella. It’s to die for.
What does age have to do with eating a pb&j sandwich? It’s only food. Personally I don’t care what age you or anyone else is when eating pb&j. If your hungry and thats what you want to eat, then go ahead. Nobody is stopping you!!!
Does it really matter? haha
I’ll be 29 in a couple of months. I need more jelly to go with the peanut butter. Too old for good food = dead.
PB&J ROCKS! :] AND IM 27
You’re not to old! My dad still has one everyday for breakfast, and he’s 51!
I’m 17 and I still enjoy eating them evry once in a while.
And why should any food have an age limit? I still enjoy eating Fruit Gushers and Fruity pebbles even though they’re meant for kids. Screw what people think or say about it.
im 17 & i love peanut butter and jelly.. i am a vegan so it’s an essential in my diet. My favorite is peanut butter and banana! when i went to spain i had to bring a jar with me
Oh please don’t be embarrassed about eating peanut butter and jelly. I bring soup and sandwich to work every day. I love soup. Half the time I have a meat sandwich or peanut butter and jelly. By the way I’m a 52-year-old male. Eat it and enjoy.
Lightly toasted rye bread, 2 slices, 1/8 inch of chunky peanut butter, 1/8 inch good grape jelly and a cold diet co-cola. The breakfast of champions. The older I get the more I appreciate the things I enjoy.
Who doesn’t like PB n’ J?
peanut butter and jelly sandwich is the shit!
There’s never anything wrong with PB&J sandwiches, unless it begins to show too much on your waistline. Have you ever tried PB & Mayonese? Has to be Best Foods.
mmmmmm pb&j
I love to toast a piece of wheat bread, put the peanut butter on it so it melts and then add strawberry jam…for break fast of course! Mmmm so good! Long live the PB&J!
Never…
meow, my friends.
*throws a platter of PB&J on the floor and walks away*
Yes I love real peanut butter and jelly sandwiches=nothing new fangelled peanut butter, but Peter Pan, Jif, and Skippy, or store brands. And Welch’s grape jelly. I will have to wait for my walking stroke to be over to eat jelly. Heart=no gel. I’ll even take Wonder bread. Love it. Thank-you and Truly, Susan D. Snavely.
I’m sad now because I can have peanut butter, I am just going to go cry now….No not really I’m not going to cry, but I to have a confession I cant get enough BBQ
there isnt a age limit to them is there? PB&J are amazing nothing better then that. keep eating and eating them=]
I am 45 and make my own jelly. It is cheaper than buying it as many PB+J’s as I eat.
omg the person in that picturing is making it SO WRONG
actually I just got back from the store and due to being broke I had just bought bread and peanut butter thats what I am eating for the next week! lol
no ur never too old to enjoy a PB&J… i love them!
enjoy it!
I love pb&j and Im 25
I’m 25, and I love uncrustables. You know, those “fancy” PB&J sandwiches you can get from the freezer that already have the crusts removed? I eat them daily at school for lunch and buy them in bulk at Sams. I often have people ask me if I help out with a daycare, but I just smile and say I love PB&J.
BTW- Strawberry is the best, but I will opt for fancy organic fruit flavors like orange/grapefruit preserves.
No, you are never too old for ANYTHING!
However 2 – 3 times a week might be excessive. I am not a PB&J hater, I just want to emphasize that there is little nutrition in the jelly, besides the bit of vitamins that you’ll see on the nutrition label. It’s all sugar really. The peanut butter has healthy amounts of fat and some proten, and your choice of bread is okay since it’s whole wheat. For health reasons, maybe enjoy it just 1 or 2 times a week. Try celery sticks with the peanut butter if you like the peanut butter taste. They pack more fiber than the whole wheat bread. You could also get your jelly fix with reall strawberries or grapes. I’m not saying quit PB&J, just moderate your PB&J intake. Hope this doesn’t offend anyone. Just watching out for the guy’s health.
I love PB&J’s!
I’m still in my teen year, but my parents, and my Grandparents love them too!
I like using “Cinnamon Raisin Swirl” bread, toasted with some Jiffy peanut Butter, and Banana slices!
Ohh, and don’t forget your glass of milk!
Sounds good right now.
I’m in 11th grade and eat atleast 5 pb&j’s a week. You can never be too old.
Are you kidding? A good PB&J sandwhich is wonderful. There is no age limit or a such thing as consuming to many. Once my son ate them every meal for like 3 days. My grandma almost had a stroke so I called the doctor and he was like there is nothing whatsoever wrong with him eating them, they have all the major food groups. We tend to indulge in them alot…but my brother takes the cake with his because he adds cheese, bologna, and crackers for a crunch….ewwwww….but he loves it…to me Reeses peanut butter is the best and some grape jelly…lol…now im getting hungry
No food has no age.. unless it gives gas. lol
I love PB&J! I too use whole wheat/whole grain bread, and sugar free preserves. I also make them into paninis. Just spray a little Pam or Olive Oil Spray on both sides and pop it in a press or george foreman. Its also wonderful with PB&Bananas! Yum!
food is food, you are a troubled aging man if you can’t resolve that food is suitable for all ages.
now your thinking NO! baby food is for babies only!
when your 80 and you have no teeth, who will point the finger?
I love PB & honey i’m 26 at trust me if I felt that way about grilled cheese my weakness forever. I’ve been in some nice bed & breakfast and eaten a 15 dollar grilled cheese and loved it.
Pb & J is what I live on when I’m broke with a grilled cheese here and there to get over the monotony
24 years old and I still find the quickest, least expensive protein-rich food is a classic PBJ. Like you, mine has become strawberry-only, with nutty whole wheat.
NOM.
NO!!! u can never be 2 old 2 eat PB & J
YES. As you age, the digestive chemical that breaks down peanut butter becomes less and less common thus prolonging the time it stays in your system.
i am 11 and if i dot like what they have at school i order pb and j
yum
I’m 38 and LOVE pb&j!! I have a roommate and about twice a week I sneak into the kitchen late nite and grab the bag of bread a paper towel, the peanut butter, grab a spoon, quietly open the fridge and grab the homemade blueberry jelly that my mom makes and go to my room spread everything out on the bed and enjoy!!!!! I mix my peanut butter and jelly together. I totally have a picnic on my bed. It’s really fun!!!!!
I just woke up not long ago only to open yahoo answers and see this disgusting post here about peanut butter and jelly. My god, you should be ashamed of yourself, at that age. tsk tsk.
haha, you’re never too old for pbj, my dad (61) has one every day. haha
yeah its cool man, me and my dad (who sill be turning 49 this year)(im 14) both love to kick it with some PB&Js and a tall glass of choclate milk!! mmmm…..
We enjoy grilling them like grilled cheese and noisily tearing into them hot and gooey! I think there iIS an age limit: 121.
Frederic Kahler,
Apalachicola, FL 32320
The Forgetten Coast
Nah – my 46-year-old mom brings one to work everyday to eat for lunch. I love them too. I use whole wheat bread, reduced fat Skippy’s creamy (occasionally all-natural peanut butter), and Polaner’s All-Natural fruit spread.
it’s food! ur never too old for it, nd even on the outside chance that u were, so what…do it anyway. its not bad or dangerous…it’s good to enjoy cvhildhood things. i love fluffernutters as well as pb&j n crustables rock. not as much as desi n middle eastern food but they rock.
naw!!! you have the right to eat what ever you want!!! your a grown man it does not matter if people think you are too old to eat that!!
you guys are naking me want one! ill think ill go make one now
You’re NEVER To Old For PB&J Sandwiches Silly!!!!
ya man thats right let the world know that ur never to old to have a classic pb&j sandwhich, i respect u for that
not only is pb&j still the best….I love it even better with a bowl of Campbells Chicken Noodle soup to dip it in!! o great….here we go again, back to the kitchen!
liking pbj is fine, butl why are you making pbj sandwiches on top of canned food? seems kinda precarious to me..
Yes. You are much too old and mature for such childish food. You should probably seek therapy.
I would write more but I don’t want my Frosted Flakes to get soggy.
well no rehad for peanut butter &jelly… so go for it baby…..
sorry… I mean no rehab for it… means,… you dont need to worry
i have you beat 74 yrs. and at least one a day (breakfast)
some times two
one a day 74 years (breakfast)
PB&J sandwiches are just that…. another sandwich. There’s no wrong age to like or have a PB&J. You could be 80 years old and still have them everyday. So enjoy!
Of course not,
You can eat whatever you want,
im pretty sure that there is no age limit to eating a certain type of sandwich,
Enjoy! (:
no … o-o you are never to old to eat a food. except maybe like formula or baby food. But not a solid food
def. not never to old. Are you too old to eat a Popsicle? noooo How about bananas? noooo. 
I am 44 and love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!! It is like comfort food that you can take any where. I usually take one to work on Saturdays. I like Skippy and Smucker’s strawberry jelly on white bread.(toasted)
I also would take them in my lunch in grade school.
Never too old!!!
No there are some things you are never to old for hey I still like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to and I am 27 I still like to color as well.
There’s nothing wrong with eating PB&Js..I personally LOVE them! Eat up! LOL.
Yay, I’m not the only one! I’m 28, and I still love a PB&J once in awhile. I like my wheat bread toasted lightly, and I use crunchy peanut butter and seedless strawberry jam (with no sugar added, of course). Add a tall glass of milk, and I’m happy.
When I turned 10, I declared my HATRED for PB&Js and instead went for “cream-cheese-and-jelly” sandwiches”, and I’m still eating them–at 31!…and so are my kids!
But the jelly must NOT be Concord Grape:I HATE IT!…
Take THAT, you fans of Jif PB!
No! You can NEVER be to old to eat Peanut butter and jelly! Peanut butter and jelly forever!
Props to the PB&J sandwich lovers out there. Personally I am only a PB lover, but I respect a good J when I find one. No age limit, my boss brings a loaf of bread to work on Monday and keeps the PB&J in the drawer for lunch each day. By Friday the bread is gone and he is full, about 4 sandwiches a day give or take.
I used to think it was childish or strange to still eat some foods but I recently decided to not care anymore. It’s my life, and as long as it’s not hurting myself or anyone else, enjoy!
I like chunky peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, also I went to school each day eating a bolonga sandwich, and I still eat those also. Comfort food!!
Mmmm… PB&J just the way my grandma used to make it. The perfect amount of creamy peanut butter on white bread and her homemade jam. And of course no PB&J sandwich is complete without milk and chips.. yum now im hungry!!!
wtf no ur never to old to eat a PB&J thats like asking are you ever to old to smoke weed i meen wtf
NEVER! I am 53 and I eat it every day. EVERY DAY!
As a college student I usually eat a pb and j sammich every single day for lunch at school.
There’s an age limit for PB&J?? geeze!!!…..I’m glad that at age 57 I am still not too old. Guess I take after my mom, she’s 89 and still enjoys her PB&J on occasion. But then what’s not to love? They are quick, simple and nutritious, the perfect food for a busy (or not so busy) day.
So let’s shout it to the world!! As long as we can still gum it, we’ll continue to enjoy a good Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich!!
mmmmmmm- i like either peanut butter(skippy creamy only) and orange marmalade on rye bread, or skippy and raspberry preserves on potato bread. lays original chips and either a coke or iced tea to accompany this yummy lunch- 3 or 4 days a week!!!!!
I am a few …… years older than you and I love peanutbutter sandwiches (never was much on jelly). I eat a few a week, and probably will as long as they make peanutbutter.
So keep on munching as long as you enjoy them.
well,
^^
you’re never too old for it
but you might want to cut back on it
it’s not neccessarily healthy for you
but ya
it’s your choice
I bet I’m older than most who have posted here, and I can tell you that I LOVE peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I can add that if you put butter or margarine, etc., on the bread before you spread the peanut butter on, it will be much easier to swallow, and a bit tastier too. And, as an avid bicycle rider / racer, I can tell you that peanut butter and honey sandwiches are fantastic, and give you the additional necessary calories to race / ride further. Enjoy.
I should have said “former” avid bicycle rider / racer. I’m a bit too old for that now, but NEVER too old to love peanut butter and jelly or peanut butter and honey sandwiches, with margarine or such spread onto the bread before the peanut butter. God Bless you.
I love pb&j sandwiches..but I’m still a kid!
I like my pb&j sandwiches with apple juice or milk. Yum!
if you want it you go eat it
I crave it once in awhile. It definitely has to be strawbery jam or jelly, but in a pinch grape will do. I like to have grilled PB & J too, just put it in a pan and cook it like a grilled cheese sandwich, without buttering the outsides of the bread! It’s the best!
Seriously? I guess you’re having a slow day if you can get away with writting a blog about if it’s okay to eat a particular type of food after a certain age.
wow.
I hope you don’t recieve any money from pop up advertisements. I would feel ashamed for contributing.
Not only is it normal for children and senior citizens to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches, but anyone who actually has to take their work to lunch will often slap together this simple and quick masterpiece. I often will recruit their services for an after dinner desert or late night snack. (Age 25)
And in this “deminished economy” or “recession” as some would call it, a imagine the peanut butter and jelly sandwhich is doing just fine.
Good luck with your addiction there killer.
P`B&J I feel is one of the best,near 100% natural foods that can be eaten !?! . jelly for the most-part is made of or from grown grapes from trees!! & Peanut Butter’s from a naturally grown plant from the ground !! even if from a tree it grew from the ground !!!. ;-D .,. ;-[ but yess it too had been put through a process to so0`,called preseve it!! atleast til it get spoiled . eat them both til the day you die if you’d like !! “ENJOY” !!!. r’`R`’r
i still eat fairy bread occasionally(it’s an australian thing that’s usually made for childrens birthday parties.) so unhealthy, and pretty sure there’s no way to be able to make it healthy. so don’t feel bad, we all have a guilty pleasure
Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmy! i lovve pb and j!!!!!!!!!! I eat one pb and j snwch per day(breakfast)
in australia we dont reli eat pb&j sandwiches but i tried it and loved it…i hardly eat it though, its not a daily thing in aust…gosh sooo many comments0-o lol
Peanut Butter. I love it. I eat it with jelly, jam, honey, apple butter, and often plain.
There so many varieties other than the grocery store standards.
There organic brand that sometimes are incredible tasting. I found a local store that will grind the peanuts for you and bottle the butter fresh. You can bring your own peanuts or choose from the different varieties that they have for sale.
It may be my last meal. It is one foodstuff that I have never tired of.
If someone made a peanut butter lovers website. I would definitely join.
Mmm PB&J! I’m 23. Never too old. I’m eating a brownie right now and really would like to trade it for a PB&J sandwich. =/
No i love it too xx
Are u kidding? I am 77 and love PB and jelly. Try pb and sprinkle wiyh brown sugar and cinnamon.
Life is short. Enjoy as much peanut butter jelly sandwiches your sweet tummy can tolerate. Age should never come between your peanut butter jelly sandwiches and your tummy. Your tummy has been good to you. It’s okay to be good to it. Have no shame when it comes to treat your best friend, Mr. Tummy. Have fun and enjoy!
Peanut butter is my husbands survival food of choice.
If it had never been invented, I would never be able to leave home for a few days, as he would starve to death while I was gone.
But………..With PB&J in the house, along with cold milk, he doesn’t even care if I leave!. :~)
your never to old to eat it!
You’re never too old for eating any kind of substance. Heck, you could eat baby food and it’d be okay.
It’s just a sandwich…Enjoy whatever makes you happy!
There is nothing like a peanut butter jelly sandwich especially when someone else makes it. Honest I can remember the days being in school when my mom made the sandwiches, (gasp) Tasted like pure heaven.
My boss had to have PB&J sandwiches when she was working and she would ask if I wanted one and she would make them. Always tasted like mom made them. She kept the food on the premises to she could have one when ever she wanted them.
Hey, I have a nice theory for you:
Why should you worry about what anyone else thinks? You can’t be truly happy trying to be what SOMEONE ELSE wants you to be!
Seriously, I recently started this myself. Now I don’t care what anyone thinks of me. Here’s something I kinda shout to the world, and hear me clearly:
I’m 22 and watch Dragon Tales. I seriously love that show.
Now don’t feel so guilty
you are kidding right?? i mean seriously. who the heck honestly questions if you are too old for PB&J?? if you like it eat it. who really cares?? i mean seriously. why would you ever question that?? the older we get the less we care if anyone likes or doesnt like what we do. what was the real point of this article.. ??? seems pretty pointless to me.
You can go back to Wonder Bread because they now have high fiber alternatives that look and taste just like the old one you remember. Also, Skippy Natural Peanut Butter does not have the dangerous partially-hydrogenated oils that most PBs have but you don’t need to refrigerate it or break the bank on it, and it can be found at any supermarket. Go organic jelly, though, especially with strawberry. I love the PBJ’s, but if they aren’t made properly they are a health bomb. The ingredients I described could not be distinguished by anyone if given to them, so there is no excuse not to go healthy with your indulgence.
No one is to old to eat peanut butter and jelly
its tasty so its really up to you if u like it
i personlayy love it
My everyday breakfast is two slices of high fiber toast with Jif’s reduced fat peanut butter. I’m not really big on jelly or jam but like to add some honey to it occasionally. I guess I “adult” up my breakfast by having coffee with it.
My fiance goes for the extra crunchy peanut butter with grape jelly. We’re both in our 40s.
What type of blood are you? AB maybe?
oh yeah! keep the PB&J spirit alive, sandwhich brother!
oh, and im actually a sandwhich sister. orry if i got a little to surfer on ya there, dudes. but PB&J is my all-time favorite sandwhih, so, i say HECK YES!!!!
your never too old to eat peanut butter and jelly! (:
You’re never too old to enjoy peanut butter and jelly! Hell, my 50 year old father still has it to this day.
I lovr peanut butter and I eat it with pancakes, and sometimes will put it on a spoon and eat it, I like crunchy,it is even better with your’e favorite jelly
peanut butter is good on pancakes,toast , I like it with strawberry jam.plus my aunt used to make a peanut icing for my cake on birthday
You are NEVER to old to enjoy food, no matter WHAT it is! If you are alive to eat it, want to eat it, enjoy eating it, then I say down the hatch !
P.S, don’t forget the TALL glass of cold milk
Enjoy!!………
You are NEVER too old to eat PB & J….My grandparents who are 62 LOVE them…We eat them at least twice a week…and not just one sandwhich sometimes 2 or 3
You like strawberry jelly?! It’s all about the grape man! lol You have every right to enjoy a good ol’ PB&J. Heck, I still eat Scooby Doo fruit snacks!
YOU ARE NEVER TO OLD TO EAT THAT STUFF, YOU ARE AN IDIOT TO THINK SUCH A THING!!!1!!!1!ONEONE!!!!1
Of course your not too old…im 406 and i love pb&j
well there is actually a good reason it’s given to children, the nutritional value of peanut butter supports growth and muscle building, one small problem is the amount of calories per serving,(http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/legumes-and-legume-products/4453/2) check this page out, very informative on most products
If you indulge yourself each week and you don’t gain any weight that means your body actually needs the amino acids and stuff…so don’t even be shy about having your weekly pleasure i do it almost daily! fav is PB&syrup
I love peanut butter and strawberry preserves. It can make me smile even on the worst of days. There is something so comforting about it. It is just very calming for me. Plus I tell myself that the peanut butter has protein, so its good for me. hahaha.
PB&J is a great sandwich, no matter what age you are! Peanut butter is a wonderful protein packed food (and a frequent key ingredient in Health Bars) that many a diabetic rely on for quick nourishment and a blood sugar stabilizer…(slow rise, no crash).
Though some folks look at it as kid fare–that’s mainly because it’s cheap, easy and most kids will actually eat it! My grandson, who suffers from autism, ate only peanut butter and jelly for three years, breakfast, lunch and dinner…while I know that for most people that would be overkill, it was all he would eat. It’s still the only thing he will eat for lunch to this day! Since peanuts are not a true nut, it’s a legume…research says that its a healthier alternative to processed lunchmeats and cheeses, and putting it on whole grain wheat bread is an excellent way to add to a healthy diet. So as mothers have said for decades, eat your peanut butter and jelly sandwhich!
I will soon be 77 yrs old, and PB&J sandwiches go back to the depression days, in the 30’s as I carried one in my lunch every day to school. Now for the last 25 years I have to have my crunchy free, can’t chew the nuts anymore, Peanut butter (open face) and strawberry jam sandwich with a large glass of mile, each and every night before I can go to bed.
noooo!! EVERYONE loves an old time favorite!
Dude, your def. never to old. How could you think something like that? Yea i’m still pretty young, but your never to old for anything! I just turned 18 and hell, i know many people that love PB&J’s! Especially when you want something to just quench that hunger for a sec; it’d be nice to eat one right then and there. Let the world know, and share with them! I’d gladly eat one if someone gave me one =P
The bread may have yeast and the jelly gelatin, which I will not eat usually anymore.
There is a funny anime link below pertaining to food and laughter on the episode.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG7zAscATpo
who told you peanut butter is for younger kids a kno atleast 20 college students who eat PB&J for lunch everyday
HARDCORE PB&J!!!
You can never be too old to eat pb&j. But you should not be addicted to it. That is not healthy.
Im 16 and I eat PB&J everyday for lunch or dinner I don’t think I could go a day without a crunchy PB&J sandwhich.
I love a to much p–nut butter and just enough jelly sandwich. The more p-nut butter the better. And home-made red raspberry jelly is just the best thing. Homemade bread is awesome too. Wish I could make home-made p-nut buuter but don’t have a press for it. Am looking at flea markets for one though.I’m 50 and have been eating this type of pbnj for years.I even take them to work for a snack and I work at a bar. I don’t care what people think or say, I’m the one eating it, not them,so I say go for it.The sandwich police are not going to arrest you.
well if u like pj its supposed to have protein in it so that good 4 u
Never too old for pb&j!! I miss it sometimes, but don’t feel deprived. I’ve gone the healthy route with natural pb (& don’t miss Skippy one bit!), and more apt to have it on a whole grain toast or on apple wedges, avoiding the jelley, (even the natural fruit).
Absolutely not! You can’t out grow food. My algebra teacher used to tell us all the time that he packs PB&J and animal crackers for lunch. I even still enjoy PB&J occasionally.
Of the many idiotic things I’ve seen posted in this forum, this has to be one of the most idiotic. Where in the world did you ever get the idea that certain foods are only appropriate to certain age groups?
Eat what you like, whatever your age.
Nonsense!
lol ur WAYYYY TO OLD!!!!!;D go play bingo XD
I love pb&j’s. Try grilled pb&j,like a grilled cheese.
You’re not too old! My whole immediate family loves pb&j and we range from 16 – 64!
I love PB&J too! I still use regular chunky peanut butter, never really liked the taste of the natural stuff. I generally use some kind of whole grain bread, sometimes what I’ve baked myself. I usually prefer strawberry, but right now I’m enjoying some homemade blueberry jam on my sandwiches. I also occasionally like to forgo the jam/jelly, and put a sliced banana and some honey in its place.
YES. You are too old to eat peanut butter and jelly you old fart. Feel ashamed.
I love pb&j. I limit my use of jelly to when I take the sandwiches on long hikes, but I often make it with banana or fresh berries. I also only use natural nut butters, and I am totally addicted to cashew butter right now. Nut butter on grain bread is also a great post workout meal.
what kind of questionis that? you should stop eating those immedietly you must have no life if you are asking that question. call me if you want to talk about this addiction to PB and J. luv ya!!!
do you mant to go out and eat a sandwich together sometime cause you sound like a sexy PB and J eater.
do you like nuts…..in your sandwich
You’re never too old for Peanut butter and jelly! I LOVE it, though I can it eat anymore because I’m dieting.
At one job, the frequented deli had it on the menu. I ordered it everyday for months. They even had it ready for me when I came in. Fresh white bread and grape jelly! Yummy, yum, yum!
Oh wait not tell me that (at 64) I though PB&J was one of the 4 major food groups. Have you tried it with cream cheese on bagels????? it’s a died & gone to heaven taste. I have also tried the bagel thing with blueberry Jam,YES!!!! Sorry gotta go, Need PB & J
energy boost fast.
HAVE YOU TRIED IT WITH HONEY? THAT’S MY FAVORITE AND I’M 79 YEARS OLD.
IN GOD WE STILL TRUST.
I love pb&j sandwiches!!!!!! They are the BEST!! When I make them, I toast & butter the bread and then spread Jiffy Creamy pb and Strawberry jelly…mmm mmm good!!! =0)
i’ve had PB&J ever since i was a little child. ever since then i’ve had 1, too 2, every day, too every other day. it never gets old. so yeah. if someone asked me the most of foods i lived off of. i’d have to say its PB&J. at 7 i know for sure i started eating them. i’m 24 and going to have two more today lol.
no they had pb n j at woodstock
I love peanut butter and Jelly, peanutbutter and Honey. Anything! Sandwiches Are amazing and never too old to enjoy them!
I bring PB & J Sandwiches for lunch with me in my office. I even still eat PB & Fluff sandwiches. I do like strawberry jelly but grape jelly is my favorite
Everyone has a right to love PB & J. Plus who cares what others think of what you like to eat. If you love it, you love it then make a sandwich and eat it.
No theyre nothing special though,unless its just peanut butter with honey made with the peanut butter.or jelly and crackers,yumm.
We have a friend who loves PB&J’s. He’s in his late twenties. He eats at least one every day!
I have PB & J’s almost every day for lunch with whole wheat bread, creamy peanut butter, and strawberry jelly diagonally sliced. It is amazing. =)
Hahaha I just had a pb and j just yesterday and I’m 21 years old.
Man hell no it is not a big deal. It’s a sandwich for crying out loud. There is nothing wrong with that dude eat your PB & J sandwichs until you run out of jelly!
I never knew there was an age limit. I like pb&j more than lunch meat so I eat them almost everyday for lunch, usually paired with a bowl of soup. I am a 28 year old female
it’s always peanut butter jelly time! I prefer grape jelly with creamy jif….mmmmmgood..oh wait that’s campbell’s!
Your never to old to enjoy something from your childhood! Enjoy!
I wasn’t aware that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were considered “kid food”. huh. Well… I still eat them. I like a layer of butter underneath the jelly, which is probably horribly unhealthy but I don’t care it tastes wonderful to me.
I also eat spagettios cold from the can. Almost 30 and apparently my taste buds refuse to grow up. Fine with me!!!
Listen to me, and listen to me carefully for I will only repeat this about a hundred million times more.
You are NEVER too old for peanut butter and jelly!! =9 Peanut butter is THE best thing, it’s healthy and delicious.. mmm.. I love the reduced fat peanut butter with honey and strawberry jelly… it has a tingling deliciousness that leaves a bite for your tastebuds..
!!SEN-SATION-AL!!! So I’m a peanut butter addict, I admit it. Does that make me a little kid? Of course not! And all those out there ever saying that I am, they can go be poor, lost people because a world without peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, isn’t a real world at all.
lol. I’ve spoken my peace. Have fun enjoying your oeanut butter and jelly!=))
No human is ever too old to eat something. As simple as that =)
Nah, theres no age limit to eat those sandwiches! Very simple to make but sooo satifitying!
I don’t think PB&J requires a certain age group they would probably give it to us on the fire line.We used to give it to the senoirs in assisted living as a snack since they sometimes like snacking on things.I’m 31 and I eat it at times.
I will soon be 77 yrs old, and PB&J sandwiches go back to the depression days, in the 30’s as I carried one in my lunch every day to school. Now for the last 25 years I have to have my crunchy free, can’t chew the nuts anymore, Peanut butter (open face) and strawberry jam sandwich with a large glass of milk, each and every night before I can go to bed.
I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches too and try to eat one whenever I can.
If I were you, i wouldn’t worry about it, I am 62, and love my PB&J there is no subtitution, I am a child at heart, so why worry about it, I have pleasure eating it and I will continue until 80 or 90, I love my PB&J
pb&j is very good and ur never too old but someday try pb& honey its the bomb
Happy with your life. SRI ARN stamp the world
already.
So you are smart enought to do so.Keep going on.
That ok,just go exercise immidiately.
It doesn’t matter if you like Peanutbutter and jelly! You can like whatever the hell you want!
Eat as much as you want. You shouldn’t feel ashamed or embarrassed for eating a sandwich.
I am 40 and I love pb & J, dipped in a hot bowl of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup. YUMMY!!!
NO! you have the right to eat whatever you want!
noooo ur not to old :] my dads like 50 and he still takes them to work :]
I believe your are mentally ill.
Please seek help immediately.
nope
Don`t feel bad! We all have some kind of an addiction.
its funny, because, I’m eating one right now. I’m 17, your addiction is fine, bu actually kinda fattening
OK WELL, I AM 50 AND A FEMALE AND I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY ALTHOUGH I DONT DO JELLY PER SE BUT I DO SMUCKERS STRAWBERRY JAM. AND THE PEANUT BUTTER HAS TO BE JIFFS CREAMY. NO OTHER WILL DO. AND YEAH TO ME IT DOES TASTE AND SMELL LIKE FRESH PEANUTS. YEAH I AM OLD SCHOOL WHY FIX SOMETHING IF ITS NOT BROKE ?
no, but you are too rich to, peanut butter and jelly is for poor people that go to free food pantries
No way brother …. I eat at least 2 per week & I’m 32 years old. Arnold’s double fiber wheat bread, Smuckers Strawberry Jam & JIF lowfat Peanut Butter…..And milk in a frozen glass…… You can’t beat it ….. And if you’re really hungry go for the double decker.
PB&J has been a staple of my diet as far back as I can remember, and I’m 35. I LOVE peanut butter anything! Be loud and be proud – if you’re a PB&J freak, say so!!! LOL!
Man cannot livr by bread alone. NO,He must have peanut butter! My 92 year ol friend eats PB & J every chance she gets. Loves Reeses cups and pieces.
Another friend’s family is fond of Peanut Butter, bacon and dill pickle sandwiches.The dad in their family is an internal medicine specialist and it is one of his favorite snacks
Relax! You’re never too old for peanutbutter & jelly *smile*~
No, nobody’s too old to eat Peanut Butter & Jelly! I mean everybody can eat anything they want to! Nobody has a say in what you eat, so just eat!
heck me too…..at middle age
You are never too old to enjoy PB&J’s. I love them, my family love them, why can’t you?
I believe that you are never too old to have peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches! Even when people are as old as my mom who is 41 could have PB&J!
its your life.. enjoy it.. i love it too
No one is ever to old to eat peanut and jelly!
As long as someone can chew bread they can eat this. I see they have it in different ways now, with peanut butter and honey, pb and j on whole wheat, this combination without crust (smucker’s makes this). They also sell it combined as in pbj in a jar.
I tasted it once.It depends on your preference on the pb as to if you like a certain brand or flavor in that.
I also see you can have a pb and jam sandwich. It is good any time of day. Pb has protein that’s good for strong muscles and jelly or jam can be a form of fruit to eat often. So enjoy,if someone says anything they secretly want your sandwich or wish they had one.lol
PS I forgot before, my favorite variation of the original is the smuckers brand no crust whole wheat pb and honey.
It is so tasty and full of honey you can’t have just one.
Peanut Butter and Jelly make any day better! your deff. not too old, your never to old to enjoy some good ol fashioned PB&J!!!! Enjoy!
If my older brother [22] still eating Happy Meals at McDonald’s why cant you eat peanut butter and jelly? xD <3
NEVER!!! your never too old for PB&J!!! i always eat every night! the same thing for dressing for halloween,its just something fun to do and eat peanut butter!! do what you wanna do. no one will stop you from eating peanut butter! oh god..now im hungry…ill go make my self some peanut butter crackers!!! see ya!!
Peanut butter and jelly is a comfort food that I think can be enjoyed by all ages. Just hearing peanut butter and jelly makes me feel like a little kid again in the summertime making my own sloppy mess of jelly, and globs of peanut butter. Ah, memories.
Im 53 and love it and dont care what others think so there!
I am 22 and I eat PB&J”S
i think you really love eating PB &J, but no matter your age whether young or old mind they quantity you eat. for me i don’t take it as food because i don’t really like sugary foods.
I don’t think your too old or will ever be! Everybody should enjoy a snack whenever or whatever. I don’t think people will make fun of you, but you might get sick of it eventually
Too old? Are you kidding? And at 37? Yer a youngin! I’m 48 now, looking forward to at least another 50 years of PB&J. Gotta stay away from the concord grape, too much sugar and too much of a chance to get kidney stones from too much of it. I go with apple jelly.. less suger, too. Just so darned yummy!
Im british and have never tried PB&J i would never of thought it to be nice, suppose each to there own, and i will try one day, the nutella and pb sandwich sounds yummy!!
By all means, you are never too old to eat PB&J. I’m 55 and I still eat PB&J. I like it with grape jelly, my favorite. Um! Um!
foods have no mandatory age
so your never to old to eat anything, but thats kinda a false statement because explain gurber food products for babies??? ppl can debate about this a day 
Has there ever been a question with more comments – I think-not. PB & J on toasted wheat bread spread with butter first – then the PB and if you call it PB and jam –
you know nothing about the sandwich, IT’S JELLY!!
(regardless to what the jar says)
PB & J : truly it is PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY, but I use jam as it spreads better and i don’t like jelly falling onto my shirt/lap. I also run with the better whole grains breads and toast them so the pb is warm and melting….YUM!
You never get too old for PB & J. Though I love it (Crunchy PB with grape jelly and wheat bread )and I much prefer fluffernutters ( PB with marshmallow cream).