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Miami Herald
16 hours ago
- Health
- Miami Herald
Walmart puts a healthy spin on a guilty pleasure
Is there any food that is more satisfying than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Hear me out. A PB&J combines savory and sweet in a way that few other foods do. It's packed with a serving of protein - at least 8 grams per 2 tablespoons - and the fat in peanut butter is mostly healthy. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are infinitely customizable. You can add slices of banana or strawberry, honey or chocolate chips, even brie or another kind of cheese if you're feeling adventurous - a charcuterie board between slices of bread if you will Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches travel well, no refrigeration required, which is why they have been a staple in kids' lunchboxes for generations. All the above is also why Uncrustables have become such an iconic snack, stashed in freezers across America. J.M. Smuckers, which makes Uncrustables, will sell around $1 billion worth of the snack this year. Uncrustables are popular, but no one ever claimed they were healthy. Each sandwich is 210 calories and contains 6 grams of protein and 10 grams of sugar. Related: Kroger adds new Coca-Cola flavor Target, Walmart can't carry Still, it seems like professional athletes, including NFL players, can't get enough of them. The NFL reportedly goes through around 80,000 Uncrustables per season (that's 47 sandwiches per player in case you're counting). So it makes sense that other companies might look for ways to take a bite out of that dominance. TheJams, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich described as a "health-forward snack," is now available exclusively at 3000 Walmart stores nationwide. Jams are made by Nashville-based The DropOut Companies, which promised in a statement that the snack is "everything you love about a PB&J without the weird ingredients" and that the product does not taste like artificial garbage." Jams are available in strawberry or berry flavors and each 260-calorie serving contains 10 grams of protein with 6 grams of sugar. Jams don't contain seed oils, high-fructose corn syrup, or dyes, and jelly is made with real fruit. (It's worth noting that Smucker's Uncrustables don't contain artificial ingredients either.) Related: Trader Joe's shares recall on popular snack that can make you sick Like Uncrustables, Jams should be stored in the freezer, and they can be eaten frozen, thawed, or toasted. Investors in the new product include Allison and Stephen Ellsworth, founders of the healthy soda company Poppi, and professional soccer player Alex Morgan. Jams cost $5.87 for a four-pack while Uncrustables are $4.34 for a 4-pack. The partnership with athletes is smart because athletes are always looking for convenient, high-protein snacks, and Jams are another option. A couple of NFL stars, C.J. Stroud and Micah Parsons, are also in on the launch. The brand's first Instagram post features Stroud and Parsons as astronauts, though their spaceship is an Airstream camper. Fans of both the athletes and the snack were already raving. "@vikforvendetta wrote, "As I was searching for the ingredients I saw that you guys use clean ingredients! Which makes me 10 times more likely to try now! Thank you!!" And @Jammy wrote "someone please tell houston we already ate the boxes they packed - jammy needs more berry." Related: Pepsi has discontinued a bunch of soda flavors The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Boston Globe
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Pixies create a 1990s time machine at MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Pixies frontman Black Francis invited guests to step into a time machine set to 1990. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Advertisement The galloping Western/surf chug 'Cecilia Ann' burst out of the gate, and 'Velouria' didn't roar so much as scream, while the short and sweet 'Allison' played as a beach-party rave. Joey Santiago spat out little curlicues on his guitar as bassist Emma Richardson dug a trench deep enough for 'Is She Weird' to move through, and Santiago's ringing two-note figure in 'The Happening' repeated so much that it began to sound like shattered glass. The guitars were mixed hot enough throughout to give them a visceral, tactile charge. Advertisement 'Havalina' signaled the end of 'Bossanova,' but there was no time to linger on what might have been a nearly serene comedown; 'Here comes 'Trompe le Monde,'' said Francis. (The ringed planets hanging behind the band as their only stagecraft rotated to become the giant eyeballs of that album's cover.) The warped, art-rock wallop of the title track, and the dead-eyed roar and strangled leads of 'Planet of Sound' unspooled quickly, and when manic screamer 'The Sad Punk' slowed down, it felt drunk, with the instruments wobbling against one another. Since the abrupt ending of 'Trompe le Monde' closer 'The Navajo Know' would have made for an unsatisfying sendoff, Pixies sweetened the pot, first with the dreamy and harsh spiral of 'In Heaven' and then with gimmes 'Here Comes Your Man' and 'Where Is My Mind?' plus 'Into the White,' a b-side trifle that they still played the hell out of. Pixies drummer David Lovering. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff The house lights came on in full during that last song and remained up for the wild 'Debaser,' where David Lovering's drums felt like they were going to spring right off the stage and the crowd exploded every time Francis spat out the lyric 'chien!' They didn't need it to be dark to imagine that it was still 1990. They were already there. Momma opened with a pitch-perfect recreation of '90s-style alt/indie that they could have thawed out from 30 years ago. Their gauzy churn might have landed them a gig at the 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' rock club the Bronze, with a touch of Veruca Salt in their dissociated harmonies. PIXIES With Momma. At MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Friday. Advertisement Marc Hirsh can be reached at Pixies frontman Black Francis. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Here's the setlist from Friday night, according to
5 days ago
- Business
New protein PB&J Jams, backed by Alex Morgan and pro-athletes, hits Walmart stores nationwide
The peanut butter and jelly sandwich needs no introduction, but a new brand, Jams, is tapping into the trend of high-protein snacks and reinventing the simple recipe in hopes of capturing a new health-driven demographic of eaters. What are Jams protein PB&J sandwiches? Jams, a new premade sandwich pack that boasts 10 grams of protein per serving without the addition of dyes, seed oils or high-fructose corn syrup, officially rolled out exclusively in more than 3,000 U.S. Walmart stores nationwide on Monday. The sandwiches are available in two flavors: Strawberry and Mixed Berry. Made by the Nashville-based consumer product house The DropOut Companies, this modern reinvention of the classic grab-and-go sandwich has been redesigned to meet consumers' active lifestyles. A handful of star professional athletes have also thrown their proverbial hats in the protein PB&J ring, with key partners in Poppi co-founders Allison and Stephen Ellsworth, retired U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan, and NFL stars Micah Parsons and C. J. Stroud. "Jams was born from a simple belief: you shouldn't have to choose between delicious taste and ingredients you can feel good about," Jams founder Connor Blakley said in a statement. "Our product does not taste like artificial garbage, we are confident that overdelivering value will resonate with the modern consumer in a powerful and perennial way. Walmart is an iconic brand, they have been such an incredible partner in helping us launch JAMS and we couldn't be more thankful for their support in bringing this product to countless customers nationwide."
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
New protein PB&J Jams launches nationwide, backed by Alex Morgan and pro-athletes
The peanut butter and jelly sandwich needs no introduction, but a new brand, Jams, is tapping into the trend of high-protein snacks and reinventing the simple recipe in hopes of capturing a new health-driven demographic of eaters. Jams, a new premade sandwich pack that boasts 10 grams of protein per serving without the addition of dyes, seed oils or high-fructose corn syrup, officially rolled out exclusively in more than 3,000 U.S. Walmart stores nationwide on Monday. The sandwiches are available in two flavors: Strawberry and Mixed Berry. Made by the Nashville-based consumer product house The DropOut Companies, this modern reinvention of the classic grab-and-go sandwich has been redesigned to meet consumers' active lifestyles. A handful of star professional athletes have also thrown their proverbial hats in the protein PB&J ring, with key partners in Poppi co-founders Allison and Stephen Ellsworth, retired U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan, and NFL stars Micah Parsons and C. J. Stroud. "Jams was born from a simple belief: you shouldn't have to choose between delicious taste and ingredients you can feel good about," Jams founder Connor Blakley said in a statement. "Our product does not taste like artificial garbage, we are confident that overdelivering value will resonate with the modern consumer in a powerful and perennial way. Walmart is an iconic brand, they have been such an incredible partner in helping us launch JAMS and we couldn't be more thankful for their support in bringing this product to countless customers nationwide."
The Advertiser
5 days ago
- Business
- The Advertiser
Direct route for scammers as Qantas hack scale revealed
Scammers could have a direct route to devising targeted scams for millions of Qantas customers in coming months as the airline reveals exactly what personal data was exposed in a major cyber attack. Australia's largest airline on Wednesday disclosed details of the 5.7 million customer records impacted when a third-party system used by an offshore call centre was hacked. Of those, the names, email addresses and frequent flyer details of four million customers were exposed. The remaining 1.7 million customers had more data taken, including their names, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, personal or business addresses, gender and meal preferences. In total, about 10,000 meal preferences were accessed. A cybersecurity expert warned compromising such personal information was a "good starting point" for scammers to target individuals. "I see this as stage one of the continuous Qantas situation," RMIT University's Matthew Warren told AAP. Scam attempts would likely start with people impersonating Qantas staff in the weeks and months to come as criminals tried to gain financial or passport details, he said But the attempts could become more targeted from there, including business invoice scams, especially if the information was distributed widely on the dark web. Qantas maintains there is no evidence so far any stolen personal data has been released. Professor Warren said it was only a matter of time before the hackers published the data but they would likely try to hold Qantas to ransom first. "If the data is then sold on the dark net, you're then going to get other groups spending a lot more time trawling through the data and trying to identify possible ways to undertake scams," he said. Qantas has begun individually notifying almost six million customers which of their specific personal details have been exposed in the attack. The airline previously said a possible cybercriminal had contacted it about the hack, but would not confirm whether a ransom demand had been received. Australian Federal Police investigators are also probing the breach. Sydney-based customer Nick Allison received an email on Wednesday morning notifying him that his name, frequent flyer number and tier were exposed in the cyber raid. Mr Allison, who was also embroiled in the 2022 Optus and 2023 Dymocks hacks, is worried about a rise in phishing attempts as a result of his data being exposed. "Is it going to be every single email that I get sent for the rest of my life from Qantas? Is that a scam? Is that real?" he said. "How am I going to know? They've got all that data." Mr Allison said he had lost some trust in Qantas in the wake of the hack. "It makes me very hesitant to give Qantas more information in the future. Is it going to get lost?" he said. As the scam risk grows, customers are being urged to remain alert to emails, text messages or phone calls if the sender purports to be from Qantas. "Regularly review your compromised accounts and other linked accounts for unusual activity," cybersecurity technology firm McAfee's Tyler McGee said. The identity of the group responsible for the attack remains a mystery, although multiple experts believe it is the work of Scattered Spider, a cabal of young cybercriminals living in the US and the UK. Qantas said it had set up extra cybersecurity measures to protect customer data. Scammers could have a direct route to devising targeted scams for millions of Qantas customers in coming months as the airline reveals exactly what personal data was exposed in a major cyber attack. Australia's largest airline on Wednesday disclosed details of the 5.7 million customer records impacted when a third-party system used by an offshore call centre was hacked. Of those, the names, email addresses and frequent flyer details of four million customers were exposed. The remaining 1.7 million customers had more data taken, including their names, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, personal or business addresses, gender and meal preferences. In total, about 10,000 meal preferences were accessed. A cybersecurity expert warned compromising such personal information was a "good starting point" for scammers to target individuals. "I see this as stage one of the continuous Qantas situation," RMIT University's Matthew Warren told AAP. Scam attempts would likely start with people impersonating Qantas staff in the weeks and months to come as criminals tried to gain financial or passport details, he said But the attempts could become more targeted from there, including business invoice scams, especially if the information was distributed widely on the dark web. Qantas maintains there is no evidence so far any stolen personal data has been released. Professor Warren said it was only a matter of time before the hackers published the data but they would likely try to hold Qantas to ransom first. "If the data is then sold on the dark net, you're then going to get other groups spending a lot more time trawling through the data and trying to identify possible ways to undertake scams," he said. Qantas has begun individually notifying almost six million customers which of their specific personal details have been exposed in the attack. The airline previously said a possible cybercriminal had contacted it about the hack, but would not confirm whether a ransom demand had been received. Australian Federal Police investigators are also probing the breach. Sydney-based customer Nick Allison received an email on Wednesday morning notifying him that his name, frequent flyer number and tier were exposed in the cyber raid. Mr Allison, who was also embroiled in the 2022 Optus and 2023 Dymocks hacks, is worried about a rise in phishing attempts as a result of his data being exposed. "Is it going to be every single email that I get sent for the rest of my life from Qantas? Is that a scam? Is that real?" he said. "How am I going to know? They've got all that data." Mr Allison said he had lost some trust in Qantas in the wake of the hack. "It makes me very hesitant to give Qantas more information in the future. Is it going to get lost?" he said. As the scam risk grows, customers are being urged to remain alert to emails, text messages or phone calls if the sender purports to be from Qantas. "Regularly review your compromised accounts and other linked accounts for unusual activity," cybersecurity technology firm McAfee's Tyler McGee said. The identity of the group responsible for the attack remains a mystery, although multiple experts believe it is the work of Scattered Spider, a cabal of young cybercriminals living in the US and the UK. Qantas said it had set up extra cybersecurity measures to protect customer data. Scammers could have a direct route to devising targeted scams for millions of Qantas customers in coming months as the airline reveals exactly what personal data was exposed in a major cyber attack. Australia's largest airline on Wednesday disclosed details of the 5.7 million customer records impacted when a third-party system used by an offshore call centre was hacked. Of those, the names, email addresses and frequent flyer details of four million customers were exposed. The remaining 1.7 million customers had more data taken, including their names, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, personal or business addresses, gender and meal preferences. In total, about 10,000 meal preferences were accessed. A cybersecurity expert warned compromising such personal information was a "good starting point" for scammers to target individuals. "I see this as stage one of the continuous Qantas situation," RMIT University's Matthew Warren told AAP. Scam attempts would likely start with people impersonating Qantas staff in the weeks and months to come as criminals tried to gain financial or passport details, he said But the attempts could become more targeted from there, including business invoice scams, especially if the information was distributed widely on the dark web. Qantas maintains there is no evidence so far any stolen personal data has been released. Professor Warren said it was only a matter of time before the hackers published the data but they would likely try to hold Qantas to ransom first. "If the data is then sold on the dark net, you're then going to get other groups spending a lot more time trawling through the data and trying to identify possible ways to undertake scams," he said. Qantas has begun individually notifying almost six million customers which of their specific personal details have been exposed in the attack. The airline previously said a possible cybercriminal had contacted it about the hack, but would not confirm whether a ransom demand had been received. Australian Federal Police investigators are also probing the breach. Sydney-based customer Nick Allison received an email on Wednesday morning notifying him that his name, frequent flyer number and tier were exposed in the cyber raid. Mr Allison, who was also embroiled in the 2022 Optus and 2023 Dymocks hacks, is worried about a rise in phishing attempts as a result of his data being exposed. "Is it going to be every single email that I get sent for the rest of my life from Qantas? Is that a scam? Is that real?" he said. "How am I going to know? They've got all that data." Mr Allison said he had lost some trust in Qantas in the wake of the hack. "It makes me very hesitant to give Qantas more information in the future. Is it going to get lost?" he said. As the scam risk grows, customers are being urged to remain alert to emails, text messages or phone calls if the sender purports to be from Qantas. "Regularly review your compromised accounts and other linked accounts for unusual activity," cybersecurity technology firm McAfee's Tyler McGee said. The identity of the group responsible for the attack remains a mystery, although multiple experts believe it is the work of Scattered Spider, a cabal of young cybercriminals living in the US and the UK. Qantas said it had set up extra cybersecurity measures to protect customer data. Scammers could have a direct route to devising targeted scams for millions of Qantas customers in coming months as the airline reveals exactly what personal data was exposed in a major cyber attack. Australia's largest airline on Wednesday disclosed details of the 5.7 million customer records impacted when a third-party system used by an offshore call centre was hacked. Of those, the names, email addresses and frequent flyer details of four million customers were exposed. The remaining 1.7 million customers had more data taken, including their names, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, personal or business addresses, gender and meal preferences. In total, about 10,000 meal preferences were accessed. A cybersecurity expert warned compromising such personal information was a "good starting point" for scammers to target individuals. "I see this as stage one of the continuous Qantas situation," RMIT University's Matthew Warren told AAP. Scam attempts would likely start with people impersonating Qantas staff in the weeks and months to come as criminals tried to gain financial or passport details, he said But the attempts could become more targeted from there, including business invoice scams, especially if the information was distributed widely on the dark web. Qantas maintains there is no evidence so far any stolen personal data has been released. Professor Warren said it was only a matter of time before the hackers published the data but they would likely try to hold Qantas to ransom first. "If the data is then sold on the dark net, you're then going to get other groups spending a lot more time trawling through the data and trying to identify possible ways to undertake scams," he said. Qantas has begun individually notifying almost six million customers which of their specific personal details have been exposed in the attack. The airline previously said a possible cybercriminal had contacted it about the hack, but would not confirm whether a ransom demand had been received. Australian Federal Police investigators are also probing the breach. Sydney-based customer Nick Allison received an email on Wednesday morning notifying him that his name, frequent flyer number and tier were exposed in the cyber raid. Mr Allison, who was also embroiled in the 2022 Optus and 2023 Dymocks hacks, is worried about a rise in phishing attempts as a result of his data being exposed. "Is it going to be every single email that I get sent for the rest of my life from Qantas? Is that a scam? Is that real?" he said. "How am I going to know? They've got all that data." Mr Allison said he had lost some trust in Qantas in the wake of the hack. "It makes me very hesitant to give Qantas more information in the future. Is it going to get lost?" he said. As the scam risk grows, customers are being urged to remain alert to emails, text messages or phone calls if the sender purports to be from Qantas. "Regularly review your compromised accounts and other linked accounts for unusual activity," cybersecurity technology firm McAfee's Tyler McGee said. The identity of the group responsible for the attack remains a mystery, although multiple experts believe it is the work of Scattered Spider, a cabal of young cybercriminals living in the US and the UK. Qantas said it had set up extra cybersecurity measures to protect customer data.
