Helping you prepare healthy foods in a hurry

Alice Henneman, MS, Registered Dietitian and Extension Educator
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County

Enjoy a PB & H Sandwich!

It's quick, it's comfort food and it's good for you, too! For a change of pace:

Spread a piece of whole grain bread (or toast) with a tablespoon of peanut butter (or other nut butter, such as almond butter).
Smear on top a teaspoon or two of honey.
Enjoy!

Health benefits include:

peanut butter and honey sandwich

Enjoy a PB & H sandwich!

Whole grain bread provides important fiber and nutrients. MyPyramid recommends half of the grains you eat be whole grains.

For more information, click HERE.
One tablespoon of peanut butter or almond butter counts as a 1 ounce equivalent in the Meat and Beans group of MyPyramid. Including nuts and nut butters in meals can boost your intake of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Most fat in the diet should come from these types of fatty acids.

For more information, click HERE.
One to two teaspoons honey (about 21 calories per teaspoon) add a bit of sweetness at a calorie level that fits into most meal plans. NOTE: DO NOT feed honey to children under one year of age. Honey might cause infant botulism, a potentially fatal disease. For more details on botulism and young children from the National Honey Board, click HERE.

For more information on what MyPyramid says about including added sugars in your diet, click HERE.

Return to Cook It Quick Main Menu

Sign Up for COOK IT QUICK! Updates
This site is updated about once a month. Sign up here if you'd like us to e-mail you when we add new material.

Developed By:

Alice C. Henneman, MS, RD
Extension Educator
University of Nebraska
Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County

Fax: (402) 441-7148
Phone: (402) 441-7180
E-Mail: ahenneman1@unl.edu
Web site: lancaster.unl.edu/food

Use Of These Materials:

You may reproduce these materials for educational purposes but not for sales purposes. You're also welcome to link to "Cook It Quick" from your website. Please credit: COOK IT QUICK!, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension (lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciq.htm)

Use of commercial and trade names does not imply approval or constitute endorsement by the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. Nor is criticism implied of products not mentioned.

For more information about preparing healthy meals, contact your local University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Office; for the location of the office nearest you, click here. For a listing of Cooperative Extension Offices throughout the United States, click here.

Address: 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln, NE 68528-1507, Phone: 402-441-7180

University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska and the United States Department of Agriculture.