My fiancée and I sometimes like to try new versions of the foods we normally eat, whether it's switching up the brand or maybe the flavor variety. We don't know which queso out that we like best until we try around, for example, and the same could be said for just about anything in our refrigerator/pantry. On our most recent shopping trip together, we needed to pick up a certain purple spread to go with peanut butter. 

I was comparing the different brands of grape jelly when suddenly, my eyes found their way to the most fascinating thing: jam! Mackenzie walked up attempting to scoop up the generic jelly and pull me along to continue on our way, but I said woah, woah, woah! This is a serious decision right here. Do we go with the grape jam or jelly? And why? 

I did a quick internet search to confirm that they are pretty much the same thing, and we learned that the difference lies in the process of making the preserve, which leads to their slightly different tastes. According to those Google results, jam is made using the crushed grapes themselves whilst jelly just uses grape juice instead. This allows for more of the fruit flavor to shine through on a jam, whereas a jelly tastes sweeter but lacks the same depth of flavor. 

We went with the Welch's Jam, and let me tell you, it was an awesome choice. I didn't have any jelly with which to directly compare the jam, but as the MVP of my lunchtime PBJ, it was heavenly! I think jam is more difficult to spread than jelly, but (when it comes to the Welch's stuff) they both hold that smooth, gel-like consistency. Jam oftentimes includes bits and chunks from the fruit's pulp, but this particular one did not. 

So, yeah... I'm a jam type of guy now and we have unapologetically become a jam household. The only jelly products I want to see up in those cupboards are petroleum and beans! 

With this, don't be afraid to venture outside your comfort zone. Maybe you always order that certain type of coffee but there's one on the menu you'd like better; you just haven't tried it yet. Tried and true certainly means something, and there's no harm in being loyal to something; whether it's the beer you drink, the truck you drive, or the boots you wear on your feet. All I'm trying to get across here is that you shouldn't be timid to experiment with different options and open your horizons!