Lunch

Lunchbox PB and J (Nut-Free Option)

The classic, with a sunflower seed butter swap for schools that do not allow nuts.

⏱ 5 min (5 min prep) 🍽 Serves 4 · 1 sandwich quicklunchboxkid friendlybudgetfreezer friendly vegetariandairy free
📅 Add to my plan

ContainsPeanuts, Wheat. Check the labels on what you buy; brands differ.

Ingredients

Make 4 servings

  • Sandwiches

  • 8 slice Sandwich bread, whole wheat
  • ½ cup Peanut butter, or sunflower seed butter
  • ¼ cup Strawberry jam
  • 1 Bananas, thinly sliced (optional)

Make it yourself

Make the whole-wheat sandwich bread yourself → Make the half whole-wheat sandwich bread yourself →

In the planner, Make it on the shopping list swaps the store item for these ingredients and puts the work on your prep day.

Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: butter knife.

  1. Spread 4 slices of bread with peanut butter (or sunflower seed butter) all the way to the edges; this keeps the jam from soaking in.
  2. Spread jam on the other 4 slices, add banana if you like, and close the sandwiches.
  3. Cut and pack. Make sandwiches the night before if mornings are rushed.
Make aheadMake up to 1 day ahead; keep refrigerated.
❄️ FreezerPeanut butter and jam sandwiches (without banana) freeze for up to 1 month; pack frozen and they thaw by lunch.
🧒 With kidsUse a cookie cutter for fun shapes. Check your school rules on nuts before packing peanut butter.
Gluten-free swapUse gluten-free bread.

Goes well with

🍇 Rainbow Fruit Salad

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.

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