Most of us grew up on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch – although I always hated it when the jelly soaked through the bread (and I didn’t realize until I was an adult that you can just put PB on both pieces of bread first to keep that from happening!!). Now that the kids are back in school (woo!!!), coming up with cool lunchbox ideas is easy with these brilliant PB & J recipes from around the web.
When cooking with peanut butter, I recommend using an all-natural variety so that you can limit the added sugars and fats. I used to have the hardest time finding natural peanut butter, but these days most grocery stores carry several brands. Santa Cruz Organics sent me some samples over the summer that would be perfect (if only they were still around in my house – my hubby is a peanut butter freak!).
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| Honey Cinnamon Peanut Dip | Honey Peanut Balls | Honey Peanut Butter Cookies | Peanut Butter and Honey Fudge |
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| Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie | Peanut Banana Bread Pudding | Peanut Banana Lunchbox Rolls | Peanut Butter and Banana Crepes |
For more back to school fun, check out 10 awesome kids lunch boxes, back to school review worksheets or all of the content on the newest Woo! Jr. Network site at Classroom Jr.!
What a great resource! I am always looking for new and fun activities to entertain my little ones! Thank you!