Are Uncrustables healthy for kids?

Uncrustables: snack check

• Added sugar
  8 g added sugar per sandwich (Smucker's label)
• Highly processed
  Dough conditioner, guar gum, hydrogenated oils (Smucker's label)
• Has protein or fiber
  6 g protein per sandwich, above 5 g (FDA 10% DV)
• Not on choking lists
  Nut butter is a layer, not a spoonful; not a listed form

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Numbers: Smucker's Uncrustables Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Sandwich label, smuckersuncrustables.com, checked Oct 23, 2026. Checked October 2026.

What's in it

Smucker's lists three parts. Bread: enriched flour, water, whole wheat flour, sugar, yeast, soybean oil, and under 2% wheat gluten, salt, guar gum, and a dough conditioner. Peanut butter: peanuts, sugar, fully hydrogenated rapeseed and soybean oils, salt, molasses. Grape jelly: sugar, grape juice, pectin, citric acid, potassium sorbate. Per sandwich: 210 calories, 9 g of fat (2 g saturated), 28 g of carbohydrates, 10 g of total sugars (8 g added), 2 g of fiber, 6 g of protein, 220 mg of sodium. Allergens: peanut and wheat; may contain hazelnut and milk.

For kids 4–8

The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines set the sodium limit for ages 4–8 at less than 1,500 mg a day; one sandwich has 220 mg, about 15% of that. The 8 g of added sugar is close to the 10 g per-meal ceiling, so a sweet drink or dessert in the same meal goes past it. The AAP and CDC name thick chunks or spoonfuls of peanut butter; here it is a layer inside bread, which is not a listed form. Smucker's says not to microwave the sandwiches.

Swaps and pairings

With 6 g of protein, the sandwich passes the FDA's 10% Daily Value mark of 5 g; fiber (2 g) is under the 2.8 g mark. Adding a fruit and milk or plain yogurt rounds out the lunch. Smucker's also sells a Peanut Butter Only version and versions on wheat bread; their labels differ, so compare the added-sugar line.

Store-bought vs homemade

A homemade sandwich lets you pick bread, a peanut butter without added sugar, and a thin layer of fruit spread, so the numbers depend on what you use.

Are Uncrustables good for kids?

We don't rate foods as good or bad. The Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly sandwich has 210 calories, 8 g of added sugar, 6 g of protein, 2 g of fiber, and 220 mg of sodium per Smucker's label.

How much sugar is in an Uncrustables sandwich?

The Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly version has 10 g of total sugars, 8 g of which are added. Other flavors differ.

What allergens are in Uncrustables?

The Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly sandwich contains peanut and wheat and may contain hazelnut and milk, per Smucker's allergen statement.

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