Premade PB&J Sandwiches- ARE WE THAT LAZY NOW?

[underpants]

Are we really in that much of a hurry?

This is funny too



What are Uncrustables®?
Uncrustables® are the perfect "grab-and-go" sandwich for families on the move. Simply keep them in the freezer, then pack them in your lunch in the morning. By lunchtime, Uncrustables® are thawed and ready to eat.

ON EDIT -the link
http://www.smucker.com/fg/pds/default.asp?groupid=3&catid=46

[mrbill]

1. yum......

will look for coupons in the sunday paper.

not.

[underpants]

2. Yet another task/decision taken out of parenthood

Geez Mom PB&J AGAIN?!?!?!?

Just take it oh don't forget your pill, Now let's go I am late for spinning class.

[BigMcLargehuge]

11. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Spinning class!!!

I used to work in an early learning center and I head variations on that sentence at least 100 times a day...

Always made me angry too... Now that I am a Dad (a 2 year old and an embryo) I'll NEVER short change my boy for the sake of convenience and a tight schedule...

Criminy...

Spinning class... Hey, here's a thought, go play in the yard.

[underpants]

12. In the yard?

What with all the deer ticks and west nile mosquitos?

Yes indeed go play in the yard. Hitting 5 home runs on Xbox doesn't really mean you did it.

[BigMcLargehuge]

15. LOL

My 2 year old would live in the yard like a free range baby if I gave him the chance.

I spend more time in the yard with him than I do anywhere else...

[trogdor]

22. Keep your grass cut.

That'll take care of the deer ticks. Skeeters, OTOH, like to come out in the early evening, right before the sun goes down. Have him in the house by 6 PM.

[GOPisEvil]

3. You have GOT to be kidding me!

[underpants]

5. Hell you can pack a kids lunch for a whole week

Just throw a box of them in Tyler/Carson/Amber's backpack and let them eat whenever they want to.

I saw this advertised on the Today Show this morning and thought "Oh they have to be kidding me" Nope, it's real.

[GOPisEvil]

7. Ya know...I know this makes life easier for parents who work...

...I get that, I really do. But, have these people ever considered the that their children will be better off if they learn to make their own damned sandwiches? "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." How HARD is that?! A PBJ takes 5 minutes, and you get to control the quality of the bread, PB and J.

:argh:

[SOteric]

14. As much as I appreciate the truth in what you say,

My friend Dennis teaches Special Education and high-functioning autistic children. He spends weeks at a time just mastering the rudiments of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, over and over and over again. He marvels at the academic resistance to 'shoe-lace tying' which was resolved with velcro-fastened trainers.

Now, I'm going to agree that a homemade sandwich isn't all that complicated that we need to be purchasing a pre-made frozen product for the vast majority of us. But I'll bet it's a godsend for a wealth of those dealing with various physical and mental challenges in our society.

[GOPisEvil]

17. You're correct...

...I amend my rant as noted in your lovely post.

Nice to see you again - I assume you have disinfected your computer. :-)

[SOteric]

19. Yes,

I'm fit for posting again.

What a pain in the patoot. I hope there's a special warm and toasty segment of Hell reserved for people who think it's fun to send out viruses and computer worms.

[GOPisEvil]

21. I got a spot picked out right near a vent!

Of course, they will be seated across from the vent so the toasty air will forever blow in their faces. }(

[ForrestGump]

33. You been living it up large with the frijoles refritos again, amigo?

:o

[GOPisEvil]

37. Refrito con manteca senor!

:-)

[havocmom]

38. PBJ takes 5 minutes?

Ah, you must do the gourmet version!

[GOPisEvil]

39. I'm including...

...walking into and out of the kitchen, retrieval of ingredients and utensils, and clean-up.

The eating takes about 30 seconds for me. :9

[TlalocW]

4. Still too difficult...

They have jelly in squeeze bottles now. They have jars of pre-mixed jelly and peanut butter. They need to put the jelly and peanut butter into squeeze bottles along with croutons so I can just open my mouth and squirt in the three elements of a p&j sandwich. THEN and only then will I buy pre-made p&j "sandwiches."

TlalocW

[underpants]

6. So you don't even want to have to wait for the THAWING??

LOL very funny.

Croutons you say???? :think:

[TlalocW]

8. No, because when I want something

I want it NOW! Why should I have to wait? (Unfortunately, this attitude is showing up more and more in kids these days)

TlalocW

[underpants]

10. Gimme gimme gimme

Welcome to DU :hi:

[BigMcLargehuge]

16. LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!

Eat like the Astronauts, kids!!!

[havocmom]

40. Have you seen the pudding in a squeeze package

Do we now have latch key children home alone so young that they have not yet mastered the spoon?

Children are supposed to be raised, not warehoused. Gadszooks.

I do like the DUer who refered to the free range baby. That will be a good kid!

[BigMcLargehuge]

41. Yeah, they do yoghurt that way too...

I will say this about my "free range baby". He's two, drinks from a glass and uses a fork and spoon (and fingers... come on, he's two) well.

We didn't use sippy cups (though I had kids in my program as old as 12 who still did)
We didn't use a pacifier
My wife breast fed
He eats at the table with us, for as long as we all sit together (family dinner time)
He's learned to say "please and thank you" and "No kitty that's my POT PIE!!"
He's as respectful as a 2 year old can be
He kickers a soccer ball like a pro
He runs like the wind

[havocmom]

43. "No kitty that's my pot pie!"

YOMANK! That is great! What a wonderful tyke!

I have the wonderful privlidge of caring for a charming young lady of three. One day at lunch, she bent down from her little booster seat, kissed my 90 pound hound on the nose and said, "You're a pest. This is my lunch". She did it so sweetly yet firmly it brought tears to my eyes. Good to know there are kids out there that parents actually talk to! Sometimes I see things that make me wonder!

You, your wife and that independent thinking future Pele can run round and pick peas and tomatoes in my range anytime!

[BigMcLargehuge]

45. We made the descision to sacrifice one job on his birthday.

Since the Mrs. and I made roughly the same yearly we decided to see who'd be laid off first following her materinity leave, and that would decidethe identity of the stay at home parent.

I worked for years in an early learning center and watched far too many kids end up warehoused there so the folks wouldn't have to give up a job. And I know that many of them COULDN'T give up a job. So, don't think I'm judgemental. It's just a shame that their lives were like that.

To avoid such, we simplified our lives to make the transition easier

Well, in the second week of her 8th month she was fired, so that decided it. Mom would be the stay home mom.

Now I work as a telecommuter so we're both home all day, and It's great :)

you can see my little Pele here: http://www.spymac.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46251

Also, if you're ever in NH and want some blueberries or raspberries feel free to stop in and pick to your heart's content.

[havocmom]

46. What a cutie!

Thanks for the link. There are weeks only a sweet little face can save and this has been one of those for ol havocmom!

Blueberries, huh?
Havocdad is a Vermont boy and loves his berries!
And I have a great jam recipe made with blueberries and loganberry wine. We can make PB&Js for grownups!

[Loonman]

9. Crustless PB&J...

What are we, an nation of milquetoasts?

[BigMcLargehuge]

13. When I was a school-age program teacher

We had a whole bunch of kids who brough "Lunchables" every single day... No matter how many times I tried to explain to the parents that these cardboard encrusted "meals" were calorie deficient for the age of the kids eating them, overloaded with salt, sugar, and fat, they still brought them.

To emphasize how bad these things were, to the kids, I used to suggest the kids bring a can of Mighty Dog and some crackers for lunch as it had about the same ingredients. Well, the kids all argued that I didn't know enough about lunchables because I'd never eaten one. I agreed to eat a Lunchable the next day, but that I'd choose the "flavor", if they'd come with an actual home made lunch for the remainder of the week.

They agreed. Thne next day I came to class with "my equivalent" of a Lunchable. A small can of Mighty Dog, three cracker, three sugar cubes, and four packets of salt.

And I ate it, all of it.

I thought I was going to have to get my stomach pumped that afternoon. I guess "not for human consumption" isn't a marketing ploy... I had stomach pains for two days.

I made my point though, half of the kids stopped asking their parents for Lunchables.

Lead by example. It works every time. The moral of the story? Don't play poker with kids, they call the bluff everytime.

[Loonman]

18. Mighty Dog?

Ewww. Stick with Milk Bones. Crunchy! :)

[BigMcLargehuge]

20. took lots and lots of hotsauce to choke that down

but I did it.

My body was not impressed.

[slappypan]

23. Lunchables

I have a friend at work who is always battling with her young daughter over those damn things — she wants her daughter to more healthy food and those things are EXPENSIVE. But they're what the "cool kids" eat, so that's what all the kids want.

And what's with the "crustless" nonsense? When did American kids start eating like frail eighty-year old aristocratic ladies having high tea?

[underpants]

24. You realize that someone still has to CUT the sandwich

as that is soooooooo important (another commercial).

I guess they will cover that in the upgrade.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

31. LOL

I don't know what the big deal about kids and food is. I never made eating 'fashionable'. :shrug:

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

30. WOW

There were a lot of kids in my elem school who brought lunchables and I always knew they were bad for you. I bought school lunch, but that wasn't much better. I'm proud to say I've never eaten Lunchables.

Good idea though, the lead by example technique.

[masslib]

25. I don't see uncrustables as any worse than Spaghetti O's or

Kraft Mac and Cheese - all fake food and at least the uncrustables don't smell bad.

Kids are very faddish when it comes to eating. My son likes uncrustables right now (though he never liked PB&J sandwiches) and I buy them for him on occasion. He'll get sick of them soon enough.

I wouldn't assume this has anything to do with parent's laziness but more to do with kids quirky tastes.

[underpants]

26. How much do they cost?

And how many do you get in a box?

Point taken. But I am curious of the cost.

[masslib]

32. Sorry I don't know, I've only bought them twice and we seem

to be fresh out.

However, I would guess that they're not cheap, although 1 can of Spaghetti O's is about $1.00 and one uncrustable would definitely be less than that.

[Bunny]

44. About $ .60 each.

My oldest daughter loves them, she'd eat them three times a day. My youngest doesn't like them at all, mainly because she doesn't like jelly. Neither kid likes crust on any sandwich.

I keep them around for snacks and the occasional time when I'm out of sandwich stuff, like bread for example. They're good to have for back up, and yes - if you cannot wait for it to thaw, you can nuke it for about 30 seconds. Warm PB&J!

The whole culture of convenience has overrun our society, hasn't it? Yet I tend to be a prime offender. If it can get the job done faster and with fewer hassles, then I'm all for it!!

A couple of years ago, they HAD to have lunchables in their lunchbox. I only let them do this occasionally, as lunchables are real expensive. That fad seems to have run its course with them - they'd no sooner eat a lunchable now than they'd eat a brussel sprout. I think the Uncrustable will soon be history as well. Till the Next Big Thing....

[donotpassgo]

27. Reminds me of that SNL skit about Mayo-stard...

or is it Mustardaionaise?

[BigMcLargehuge]

28. It's a floor wax... it's a desert topping!!!!

LOL

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

29. They don't even look good

Ew! Just made your own pb&j, they taste better than that and have way less sodium. Frozen foods have unnatural amounts of sodium in them. :puke:

[underpants]

34. Hey Rusty I'm so hungry I could eat a sandwich from a gas station

Hand me one of those sandwiches from the gas station
-Clark W. Grizwald "Family Reunion"

Is it the sandwich-made-at-undisclosed-location element that spooks ya?

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

35. LOL

That and the fact that there looks like there is a waxy covering over the entire "Uncrustable" :scared:

[cosmicdot]

36. get to buy all of Smuckers products in one convenient

uncrustable ... hope they'll be able to display GM free once this country starts making progress again ...

[havocmom]

42. Hey, y'all there's a food fight in GD too!

come on over... not really a fight, but some good stuff for those who like food in a more natural state and willing to play in the dirt to get it!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=176684&mesg_id=176684