Grilled PBJ&B

Not all PB&J sandwiches were created nutritionally equal. It all depends on the quality of the ingredients that you use.

If you use white wonderbread smeared with corn syrup-filled peanut butter and refined sugar-filled jelly, the result would be a sandwich that sky-rockets your blood sugar, promotes fat storage and leaves you feeling hungry a short time later.

However, if you use sprouted grain bread, true peanut butter made from one ingredient: peanuts, and fruit preserves that are naturally sweetened with fruit juice rather than sugar, then the result would be a nutritionally dense food that would promote stable blood sugar levels and provide you with hours of sustained energy.

Both examples are technically PB&J sandwiches, but the latter is the obvious nutritional superior.

Here’s what you need:

• Sprouted grain bread (Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin is my fave)
• Pure peanut butter (Valencia Peanut Butter with Roasted Flaxseeds by Trader Joe’s is my fave)
• Natural fruit spread (St Dalfour is awesome, Royal Fig is my fave, but I buy them all!)
• Banana, sliced
• Vegan buttery spread (Earth Balance)

1. Spread each slice of bread with Earthbalance, then flip the slices over and spread one with peanut butter and the other with fruit spread. Line one side with the sliced bananas and sandwich it.
2. In a grill pan over medium heat, grill each side until grill marks appear and the sandwich is warmed.

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