Did we discuss uncrstables & the NFL?

Something changed with them about 12-18 months ago and now no one in my family can eat them. It's a bummer because they are so yummy and convenient.
And they dont have anything different in them compared to the usual ingredients of a pb&j on white bread.

I was never anti uncrustables.. my two oldest loved them, my youngest won't touch them. I bought them on occasion. Usually they were a backup when needed. I don't like PB&J so I never eat them. I believe the Denver Broncos were like number 3 HA we are number ONE offenders of the most Uncrustables. hahaha

I wish my son would eat them! I’ve tried. He’s not into them. I think he inherited his dislike of peanut butter from his father.

I just find it humorous that NFL players eat Uncrustables. It seems like something they'd each need 3 boxes of just to feel full. No wonder they go through so many!

I’ll take the jelly but peanut butter is disgusting. 

That's kind of hilarious. Somehow, I think it makes football players a little more endearing and relatable that they enjoy a comfort food like PB & J.  Here's the original article.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/5854102/2024/10/24/uncrustables-nfl/

I had no idea that teams (any sports teams really, but especially the NFL) would be serving uncrustables - and in such huge volumes! I always imagined sports teams having a sort of high-end buffet or catered meals or something like that. Not pre-packaged PB&Js!

Anyway, we were not really an Uncrustables house when my kids were growing up. We did buy them once in a while, but it was very rare. So we're not anti-uncrustables, just...we had many reasons:
* I dislike PB&J for the most part and only eat one like 2x a year, if that. So it was never something I'd crave or have on my radar as a must-buy...and I did/do most of the grocery shopping when the kids were Uncrustable/PBJ/school lunch aged.
* No one in our house likes or eats grape jelly/jam. Gotta be strawberry & only strawberry with PB. And if you've ever shopped for Uncrustables you know how hard it is to find the strawberry ones in stores...most stores only carry the [disgusting IMHO] grape.
* DD#2 was soooo particular about how her PB&J was made when she was growing up & needing school lunches packed. To her taste, the Uncrustables had proportionally too much PB relative to the amount of jam, especially in the middle...you know in the rare instance that we actually passed through #1 and #2 above to get to the point of buying a box. 

My solution for the convenience of it was to buy the $$Pampered Chef compressor thingie that cut the crusts off and seals the sides, and I made our own Uncrustables...with the proper proportions of PB to STRAWBERRY jam. LOL I still have that thing but have not made an uncrustable (or a PBJ for that matter) in years! DS also didn't eat much PB and by the time DD#2 was in HS she preferred her PB sandwiches with honey, which seeps out of the middle when you try to make an uncrustable...fun times we had in our house, let me tell you! 

I had my one and only Uncrustable on a long drive. I stopped for gas and a snack and bought one. It was surprisingly delicious.

I read a review not long ago that suggested the Walmart version is better. link

I think quick, easy, safe snack. Less waste, pop one in the mouth enjoy! Good shelf life. Easy storage and travel. Minimum packaging. All for happy football players!