Peanut Butter: The wonder meal
I heart peanut butter. On toasted wheat bread. On untoasted wheat bread. In cookies. In candy. But not in ice cream.
And now my daughter is part of the Peanut Butter Cult. She requests peanut-butter sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I haven't saved so much money since she stopped wearing diapers. There is nothing like a peanut butter sandwich consumed on the way to a restaurant to ease the dent in our bill.
And for the one-too-many nights when a proper dinner hasn't been planned for, I reach for the jar of creamy peanut butter.
I know for many families, having a speck of peanut butter can lead to severe allergies.
For me, it's a nutritional time-saver and low-cost meal. (Why this topic was never covered in the parental tome What to Expect: The Toddler Years is beyond me.)
When my sister was a kid, there was no end to how much butter-coated noodles she would consume.
What's your child's favorite low-cost meal?
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