No more crusts!

Unfortunately, these are only useful if you feed your child those Wonder Bread type breads.

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I'm fairly laid back about food but a stickler about crusts. As a result they like them just fine. It never occurred to them that they had a choice.

I'm sure it's a generational thing. I was raised with "crusts will give you curly hair". Or "eat it - it's good for you".

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Same here, i occationally don't care for crust so I just peal it off, my kids can do the same. Also onestepahead.com has one that cuts the kids sandwiches in fours, not twos. Besides, my mom never cut my crust off, if I didn't like I could take it off myself. She said if I didn't like something it was my problem not hers and she was right. While I LIKE the IDEA of this, the PRICE just isn't worth it.

Also what is this about sandwich contents oozing on to "sensitive hands". That doesn't make since.

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I am lucky I guess to have a curly haired toddler. Til now I never realized the 70s proliferation of Wonder Bread and AliMcGraw hair went together

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Hi Mo-Wo.

Wonder Bread may go all the way back to my generation.

Our crusts though were homemade back then. I remember begging for store bought bread.

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Ann, it's funny you mention homemade bread. Because I'd LOVE to have the time to make homemade bread instead of buying store-bought! When my mom or grandmother makes it, I positively drool all over myself because it's so good. And I LIKE the crusts - Mom and I always cut the ends off the loaf and eat them first. :)

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As kids, we never knew that NOT eating the crusts was an option and I'm committed to keeping that notion from my children.

Besides being a little wasteful, another really good reason to NOT trim the crusts off of your kids' bread is that German researchers have discovered that the crust is a rich source of antioxidants that may provide a more health benefit than the rest of the bread.

A recent study has identified an antioxidant called pronyl-lysine that's 8 times more abundant in the bread's crust. This compound is not present in the original flour - it's created during the normal baking process. What's more, darker breads not only tend to have more dietary fiber but also higher amounts of this cancer-fighting antioxidant goodness too!

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Why would a child's hands be more sensitive than their MOUTH?? hahahaha!

I use a knife to spread oozy contents... and use the same said knife to cut said sandwich containing the contents.

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Christine, I guess your child(ren?) hasn't yet gone through the "Ack! There is stuff on my hands! Wash it off!" phase? Haha!

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She is almost 10... she doesnt like to bathe... hahaha.

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I never cut off the crusts on my kids sandwiches and they still like sandwiches with out the crusts on PB&J....grilled cheese is fine with crust. A lot of it is just personal preference, not some sort of crust love training.

Also, I never wanted to bring a white bread into our house but again, after 7 years without white bread I caved last year after they had it a few times at friends houses and ate so much more of their sandwiches. At least it's the new whole wheat white.

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I have one of these! I use it all the time, too. Contrary to popular belief, it does not merely work with "wonder bread!" :) I've actually used it with many brands and grains. It always works fine, and ONLY cuts the crust off! No waste.

Am I the only mom that still babies their babies?

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