In America, a typical student might make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to take to lunch. Usually, people make it because it is quick and easy to make, but the sandwiches aren’t as good as people make them seem.
In my opinion, the richness of peanut butter doesn’t go well with jelly and it turns into mush inside of the bread. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are also pretty messy and they leave your hands sticky.
I find myself needing a glass of water with the sandwich because of the feeling it leaves in my mouth. As a singer, I hate eating anything that coats my throat. When your throat is coated with thick peanut butter and bread it makes it harder to articulate words clearly. When you have stuff in the back of your throat, normally people would clear their throat, but clearing your throat is bad for singing because it slaps your vocal folds against each other.
If you make the sandwich at the beginning of the day and don’t eat it until lunch time, it becomes soggy, making it a total texture mess.
There aren’t many nutrient benefits of eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich either. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are high in calories and fat. If I was to pack a quick sandwich for lunch, I would make a normal sandwich with meat, lettuce, and tomatoes.
Although they can be one of the quickest things to make, the overall quality and experience of eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is underwhelming and doesn’t satisfy your hunger.
