A childhood classic. It evokes carefree days. Back when you could run out of the house, without thinking twice about bringing a cellphone or iPad. You were free, and you’d ask everyone to “play”. When was the last time you did that? Asked them to go ride BMX bikes. Compete with them to see who can skid their back tire across the pavement the farthest. Those were the days, and that’s the nostalgia--PB&J conjures.
Everyone’s opened up a Ziploc bag to find a smooshed sandwich. You know? The kind with jelly seeping through the bread. You take a bite, and it suction-cups to the roof of your mouth. You can't even talk before gulping it down with a glass of milk. Try that to liven the old work cube.
Granted, you shouldn’t be noshing on PB&J in front of your co-workers. That’s when you should assemble a slightly healthier stack of ingredients. Using breads with words like “whole grain". And, not “cinnamon swirl”.
Overall, PB&J is one of the great sandwiches of all time, and maybe the greatest in style. Invented by soldiers to ration food in WWI. It's a humble meal. The simplicity of two slices of bread--one with peanut butter, the other with jelly. The salty and the sweet.
“Town Talk” or White Bread – Going purist, brown bag lunch style. You are a cut above the rest. Literally trading in the pleasant security of health for cool. Cutting off the crust is debatable. But, overall, you're really throwing caution into the wind. That’s what style is all about.
Notes of Nutrition – Okay, you’ve grown up. You're trading up for more "granola" breads. You dabble in fancier jellies like blackberry, raspberry reserves and blueberry. Steady choices for a sophisticated palette.
Bark Sandwich – The bread is like bark from a tree. The peanut butter is out of the self-serve buckets at Whole Foods. Sometimes, people go so minimalistic, they just use raw peanuts and grapes on bread. It's going super-hippie, but committed.
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