Is peanut butter and jelly good for you?

If you left peanut butter and jelly sandwiches behind in your childhood, it just might be time to try one again. Even though jelly has sugar, the combination of peanut butter and bread provides protein, B vitamins, iron and zinc. Peanut butter is also a good choice for healthy unsaturated fats. read more

Some commercial brands of peanut butter are high in sodium. To limit the sodium content of your peanut butter and jelly sandwich, look for unsalted varieties. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich made with reduced-sodium peanut butter with all other ingredients the same contains 378 milligrams of sodium. read more

When good choices are made in terms of bread and peanut butter, the sandwich is a good source of protein, healthy fats, fibre and B vitamins. However, it is a high calories choice and if unhealthy options are chosen with regards to bread and peanut butter can contain very little nutritional value. read more