PB and Js

Classic kids' sandwiches

PB and Js are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches—the plural of PB and J.

The sandwich is an American childhood staple: white bread, peanut butter on one slice, grape jelly on the other, pressed together.

I packed PB and Js for the kids' lunches.

The abbreviation reflects how casually familiar the food is.

Related

quick meal · finger food · bread · white bread · almond butter · spread · school lunch · picky eaters · comforts · nostalgia · comfort food · staples · brown bag · childhood · sticky fingers · American cuisine · pantry staple · family meals

Opposites
sandwich sophistication/formality

PB and Jslobster roll

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preparation method

PB and Jsgrilled cheese

Fried sandwich with melted filling

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flavor profile

PB and JsBLT

Abbreviated sandwich name

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Family

PB and J, peanut, peanuts

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G