{"id":18427,"date":"2015-05-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18427"},"modified":"2021-01-03T21:24:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T07:24:19","slug":"review-trader-joes-peanut-butter-and-jelly-with-nonfat-greek-yogurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/04\/review-trader-joes-peanut-butter-and-jelly-with-nonfat-greek-yogurt\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter and Jelly with Nonfat Greek Yogurt"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

The Muffaletta<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The B\u00e1nh m\u00ec<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Fat Darrell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What do all three of these sandwiches have in common, aside from being excellent examples in regional specialties with cult-like followings?<\/p>\n

They\u2019re all, unequivocally, the three least desirable sandwiches on the planet earth to make a yogurt flavor out of.<\/p>\n

Of course, this begs the question of why in God\u2019s good name would you want to make yogurt that tastes like a sandwich? Granted, I think of a lot of weird shit when I\u2019m standing at an open fridge thinking \u201cgeez what\u2019s for lunch?\u201d But to tell you the truth this has never really crossed my mind until Trader Joe\u2019s debuted their Peanut Butter and Jelly with Nonfat Greek Yogurt.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s correct — with<\/i> nonfat Greek yogurt, as if Greek yogurt has been reduced to some third-rate opening act. Ok by me, if<\/i> Trader Joe can pull it off. Let\u2019s be real though, putting peanut butter and jelly into a yogurt isn\u2019t like putting peanut butter and jelly into a <\/a>Pop-Tart. No, this is something only a man in a Hawaiian shirt would be capable of pulling off.<\/p>\n

\"Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

For something produced by a company that supports such an eclectic sense of style, the look and feel of the yogurt leaves much to be desired. It\u2019s more viscous than Greek yogurt ever should be, with a texture reminiscent of nonfat light yogurt that\u2019s been sitting on the counter for too long. The color is, in its most flattering sense, a somewhat stained shade of beige that might adorn a dilapidated beach house. In less flattering terms, the color of your dog\u2019s throw-up.<\/p>\n

\"Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

Moving right along, I\u2019m struck by the presence of small strawberry seeds in the yogurt, a welcomed sign given my uncompromising position in the highly contentious issue of grape vs. strawberry jelly (no offense to you grape jelly loving heathens out there). Yet when I dip my spoon into the gloptuously gloopy m\u00e9lange of peanut butter and jelly with<\/i> yogurt, I\u2019m just not getting that burst of unpretentious strawberry jelly I expect. It\u2019s there, certainly, but the prevailing taste is peanut butter. Like real, seriously roasted and even stick-to-your-throat, peanut butter.<\/p>\n

This is both supremely exciting and altogether disconcerting.<\/p>\n

Let me explain. If it hasn\u2019t occurred to you before now, the bread component is of unquestionable value to the heart and soul of peanut butter and jelly. Not just the sandwich<\/i>, but peanut butter and jelly. Its glutinous texture and non-offensive taste serve as the perfect medium for the flavors to come together, a perfect balance of salty and sweet to mingle in unison to a Strauss Waltz. Get rid of the bread, or at least something functioning as bread (as with a Pop-Tart) and you remove that which allows the flavors to register in the familiar sense to the taste buds. Not being a taste bud I can\u2019t speak with absolute certainty, but I\u2019m pretty sure each spoonful caused those little guys to send a WTF meme to my brain.<\/p>\n

\"Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

There are a few other minor issues which add to this quandary; a slightly noticeable taste of peanut butter extract (which can be bitter), while the tartness standard in regular Greek yogurt isn\u2019t quite offset by the strawberry sweetness. Probably the most noticeable, though, is the absence of a salty component. A salty peanut butter is the jam to my perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but the saltiness hardly registers with only 40 milligrams of sodium per container.<\/p>\n

Trader Joe\u2019s Peanut Butter and Jelly with Nonfat Greek Yogurt captures the peanut butter taste we all know and love, but it does so in such an unfamiliar medium that even longtime PB&J fiends will find something\u00a0 disconcerting about taking the plunge with their spoon. Coupled with a tart aftertaste which just has no place with the PB&J flavor profile, it makes for a novelty snack and proof that iconic sandwich flavors aren\u2019t complexly off limits to being shoved into yogurt. But seriously, it\u2019s weird, and one can only handle so much weird at a time from Trader Joe.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 170 calories, 6 grams of fat, 1 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, less than 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 40 milligrams of sodium, 17 grams of total carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 14 grams of sugar, 14 grams of protein, 10 % calcium, and 4% iron.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Trader Joe\u2019s Peanut Butter and Jelly with Nonfat Greek Yogurt
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> 99 cents
\nSize:<\/b> 5.3 oz.
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Trader Joe’s
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Nails the peanut butter and jelly flavor with uncanny accuracy. Real bits of strawberry. Natural ingredients. No crusts. Probably much better than a cheesesteak flavored yogurt.
\nCons:<\/b> Missing the bread. Peanut butter lacks salty component to add to salty-sweet synergy. Strawberry isn\u2019t as sweet as it should be. Tart aftertaste is just weird. The single most aesthetically displeasing product ever manufactured by a man in a Hawaiian shirt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Muffaletta. The B\u00e1nh m\u00ec. The Fat Darrell. What do all three of these sandwiches have in common, aside from being excellent examples in regional specialties with cult-like followings? They\u2019re all, unequivocally, the three least desirable sandwiches on the planet earth to make a yogurt flavor out of. 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