After School Snack: Free Uncrustables Sandwiches

By: Ben Kessler, posted Sep 28, 2009 at 11:00 am

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Smucker's Uncrustables

If you ask us, peanut butter and jelly pretty much tops the list of snack time sandwiches. Quick and easy to make, and very satisfying, there’s a PB&J for everyone; some of us like fruit preserves, others jam, smooth or chunky peanut butter is always an ongoing debate. These days however, parents live hectic lives, rushing out of work to pick the kids up at school, and having to put together a tasty snack. Apparently, it’s too stressful to even take the time to spread some peanut butter and jelly on bread, or so a recent survey conducted of mothers by Mom Central and J.M. Smucker reports. A whopping 68% of those moms said they feel pressure when deciding on a nutritious after school snack, while 43% serve junk food like cookies and chips, and 32% are hitting the drive through at Mickey D’s.

Today, through October 30th Smucker’s will be giving away coupons for a free 4-pack of Uncrustable sandwiches. If you haven’t tried an Uncrustable before, they are surprisingly tasty, a premade peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a soft, crustless bread pouch. There’s your typical peanut butter and grape or strawberry jelly, but also new flavors like peanut butter and honey, and a choice of white or whole wheat bread for all flavors. Head over to Smuckers and submit an after school organizational tip to receive your free sandwiches, but hurry because only 20,000 coupons will be given away.

Give Moms a Snack Break [Smucker's]

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  • Christine

    You have a FOOD blog and I would assume you love food! But I'm not sure that is the case because you are promoting a premade sandwich with tons of preservatives and crap. Do you really think busy moms don't have enough time to slather some pb and j on bread? is it faster to de-frost a sandwich?? Gross. Go back to loving food. Real food. Whole food!
    Here are the ingredients in Uncrustables…hope you have some time b/c it's a long list:

    BREAD: ENRICHED UNBLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, UNBLEACHED WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, YEAST, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF: DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES [DATEM], MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ETHOXYLATED MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, AZODICARBONAMIDE, L-CYSTEINE), YEAST NUTRIENTS (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF: MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE), CALCIUM PROPIONATE (MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), CORN STARCH, ENZYMES (WITH WHEAT). PEANUT BUTTER: PEANUTS, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: PARTIALLY AND FULLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OILS (SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED AND/OR RAPESEED), SALT, MOLASSES, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES (PALM AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL). GRAPE JELLY: GRAPE JUICE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM CITRATE.

  • Christine

    You have a FOOD blog and I would assume you love food! But I'm not sure that is the case because you are promoting a premade sandwich with tons of preservatives and crap. Do you really think busy moms don't have enough time to slather some pb and j on bread? is it faster to de-frost a sandwich?? Gross. Go back to loving food. Real food. Whole food!
    Here are the ingredients in Uncrustables…hope you have some time b/c it's a long list:

    BREAD: ENRICHED UNBLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, UNBLEACHED WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, YEAST, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF: DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES [DATEM], MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ETHOXYLATED MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, AZODICARBONAMIDE, L-CYSTEINE), YEAST NUTRIENTS (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF: MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE), CALCIUM PROPIONATE (MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), CORN STARCH, ENZYMES (WITH WHEAT). PEANUT BUTTER: PEANUTS, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: PARTIALLY AND FULLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OILS (SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED AND/OR RAPESEED), SALT, MOLASSES, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES (PALM AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL). GRAPE JELLY: GRAPE JUICE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM CITRATE.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ben-Kessler/10500021 Ben Kessler

    I guess you missed the sarcasm in this line:

    “Apparently, it’s too stressful to even take the time to spread some peanut butter and jelly on bread…”

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ben-Kessler/10500021 Ben Kessler

    I guess you missed the sarcasm in this line:

    “Apparently, it’s too stressful to even take the time to spread some peanut butter and jelly on bread…”

  • http://twitter.com/IanKaroshi Ian David Vaflor

    Quixotic much, Christine?

  • http://twitter.com/IanKaroshi Ian David Vaflor

    Quixotic much, Christine?

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