Jimmy Dean Petitions Merriam-Webster

The Jimmy Dean[® brand believes the current definition of sandwich is stale. Americans’ culinary preferences are evolving, with more than one in three Americans vowing to eat less bread in the new year. In fact, a recent study by Kelton Global found that half of Americans have eaten a breadless sandwich.
Jimmy Dean brand is calling on Americans to help get all sandwiches a seat at the dictionary’s proverbial kitchen table and to update the definition of sandwich to represent both bread and breadless options.
According to Merriam-Webster.com, a sandwich is: “two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between.” It is time to raise the question many may be thinking – why must a sandwich be defined by bread? Is a sandwich still a sandwich if deli meat is found in between crisp pieces of iceberg lettuce? Or grilled chicken between two portobello mushrooms? What about turkey sausage and cheese between two flavorful frittatas?
To help meet the needs of people seeking more breadless sandwich options, the Jimmy Dean brand launches its first breadless sandwich – Jimmy Dean Delights Egg’wich. Made with savory, breakfast sausage and cheese packed between two real egg frittatas, this great-tasting breakfast sandwich contains 13 to 14g of protein per serving with no artificial colors or flavors. The new breakfast option is made without all the carbs from bread and it’s ready from the microwave in less than two minutes.
“Just as we adapt and introduce new products to meet changing preferences, we felt it was only right to call on the dictionary to reevaluate the definition of a sandwich to ensure it is representative of how people eat today,” said Steve Silzer, marketing director, Jimmy Dean brand. “We believe a sandwich is still a sandwich without bread. In fact, the new Jimmy Dean Delights Egg’wich is the perfect example of a breadless sandwich where two egg frittatas hold together savory, breakfast sausage and cheese.”
Jimmy Dean Delights Egg’wich are available in three great-tasting varieties. Broccoli Cheese is a chicken sausage and cheese between broccoli and cheese egg frittata; Bacon, Spinach, Onion is a turkey sausage and cheese between bacon, spinach, caramelized onion and parmesan egg frittata; and Ham, Peppers, Mushroom, with turkey sausage and cheese between ham, bell peppers, mushroom, bacon and onion egg frittata.
All varieties are available in four-count packages in the frozen protein breakfast section of grocery stores nationwide. To learn more, about them, visit JimmyDean.com.