By Suzanne Rhodes
Official Kids Mag
News of National Peanut Butter
Day on January 24 is spreading
like peanut butter, and I'll bet if
you ask most any kid what their
favorite sandwich is, they'll say
PB&J.
One report notes that the
average child will eat 1,500
peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches before graduating
from high school!
I asked a few kids what they like
about PB&J.
Eight-year-old Blaine from Valley
Springs: "It's creamy and flavory.
The sweet and salty together
tastes good."
And Amy, 10,
from Fayetteville:
"I like peanut butter
sandwiches without
jelly. My sisters like jelly
sandwiches without
peanut butter."
Three-year-old Collins,
also from Fayetteville: "I
like the jelly and the peanut
butter together in my
mouth."
Have fun on National Peanut Butter Day with a
Your adult works hard to keep you fed
and healthy. Ask how you can be a good
kitchen helper. Here are some ways that
you might be able to help in the kitchen:
• Wipe tabletops
• Wash fruits and vegetables
• Tear lettuce or greens
• Break cauliflower or broccoli into pieces
• Carry ingredients from one place to
another
• Knead and shape dough
• Mix or pour ingredients
• Shake liquids in a covered container
to mix them
• Apply soft spreads
• Put things in the trash
• Peel oranges or hard-boiled eggs
• Mash bananas or cooked beans with
a fork
• Cut parsley and green onions with
kid-safe scissors
• Set the table
• Measure ingredients
• Use an egg beater
P-nutty
party!
✔Start with:
• A new kind of bread
(whole grain or rye
or something you
don't normally eat)
• Whole grain
crackers or graham
crackers
• Mini rice cakes or
popcorn cakes
• Small bagels
• Small pieces of
whole-wheat pita
bread
Get creative in the kitchen and make a new HEALTHY snack
or sandwich by combining these foods:
Finally name your new snack or sandwich! Find lots of healthy snack
choices at a Harps Grocery store near you!
Kitchen
kindness
Kitchen creativity
✔Add a spread:
• Fat-free or low-fat cream cheese or
cheese spread
• Fat-free or low-fat peanut butter
• Bean dip
• Jelly with no sugar added
✔Add a topping:
• Slices of apple or banana
• Raisins or other dried fruit
• Strawberries
• Slices of cucumber or squash
• Cherry tomatoes cut in small pieces
Be sure to wash your
hands before and after
helping in the kitchen!
38 • January 2021 • www.officialKidsMag.com
