*Repost from the archive, still a goodie.
We all know that ramen noodles, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and microwaveable macaroni and cheese are what sustain our college students. I don’t know where we’d be without them although looking back I may have changed my eating habits (besides the peanut butter of course). But unlike the others, peanut butter is a highly nutritious food source that is still incredibly cost effective. Besides providing sustenance to the collegiate population peanut butter can also help you pay for college.
I recently stumbled upon the Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest which features a $25,000 scholarship fund as the grand prize and four runner-up $2500 scholarship funds. The contest runs from August 4th, 2008 to November 14th, 2008 and is open to kids aged 6-12 but of course parents can help their kids develop their recipe. Ten finalists will be posted on Jif’s website and open to a nationwide vote. From there, the Top 5 will compete in a live judging event in New York City. This will be the 7th annual running of this contest and you can check out the previous winners on the website above and I’ll be posting last years winning recipe below.
I’ve always said that peanut butter would change the world, I just never knew how. This seems like a great opportunity that I wanted to share with you guys. While I doubt I have any 6 year old readers, I know that a lot of you are moms and may have children in that age range. As a mom, you can apply to the Mom’s Voice Their Choice Contest to win a 4-day trip to NYC and to sit on the judging panel for the aforementioned sandwich contest.
I also want to thank everyone who submitted an entry to The Peanut Butter Exhibition #4 – No Bake. In total, we received 16 recipes which ties for the largest number of entries with the original Peanut Butter Exhibition #1 – Cookies. The roundup should be up and running sometime next week!
