The Average American Child Eats 1,500 Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches

The most popular sandwich in the country is honored on Peanut Butter and Jelly Day! Whether you enjoy grape, strawberry, orange marmalade, blackberry, or any other type of jelly, peanut butter is the perfect accompaniment to all of them. There are countless variations of peanut butter and jelly because it has become such a well-liked flavor combination.

Many children in the Western world consider peanut butter and jelly to be a basic food. Nowadays, peanut allergies, which only affect 1% of the population, and restrictions that don't truly work because accidental exposure occurs in both locations that ban them and areas that don't may make it less welcome in schools. However, that does not preclude anyone, especially children, from enjoying them at home.

According to a 2016 report, the average American consumes a respectable 2,984 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches throughout their lifetime. Before they graduate, kids will consume more than half of those, according to the National Peanut Board. Comparatively speaking, the typical European will eat less peanut butter than one tablespoon year, which is not nearly as much as the average American.