Peanut butter and jelly sandwich facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Peanut-Butter-Jelly-Sandwich
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich on white bread
Origin
Place of origin United States
Details
Serving temperature Room temperature
Variations Peanut butter and jam, other nut butters, with butter or marshmallow fluff, or with hazelnut chocolate spread
Approximate calories
per serving		 403

The peanut butter and jelly sandwich or PB&J is a sandwich, popular in North America. It has a layer of peanut butter and jelly (called "jam" outside the USA) usually on 2 slices of bread. The sandwich is sometimes eaten with one slice of bread.

A 2002 survey showed the average American will have eaten 1,500 of these sandwiches before graduating from high school.

Images for kids

  • Peanut butter and jelly sandwich (11120683916)

    Sandwich preparation

  • Oozing 3 365 (2752498522)

    Close-up view of a cut peanut butter and jelly sandwich


All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.