I've been trying to eat healthy lately, and for lunch I've usually been having salads. However, I'm getting pretty tired of salads, so I'm looking for healthy sandwich ideas. The usual sandwiches I make consist of white bread, mayo, Kraft cheese and processed lunch meat...not too healthy. I've bought some natural whole wheat bread, but I'm not sure what else would be healthy. Doesn't have to be meat either...
Leeor D
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Blah. You need imagination! :D I like your basic american cheese and mayo on white bread as much as the next guy but there's a whole world you're missing out on!
A good possibility is to take pita bread and stuff it with a good home made tuna salad with lettuce and tomatoes. I would pack the tomatoes slices within the tuna itself so that the bread doesn't get soggy.
You can use a nice, wholegrain crusty dense bread and slice it into 1/2 inch slices. Spread a little olive oil or pesto on each side, fill with roasted red peppers, spinach, tomatoes and fresh mozzerella (not the shredded plastic crap). In a pan, toast on each side for two minutes using another pan to weight it down. Slice and let cool. Pack and when you're ready, toss it in a microwave for 30 - 45 seconds until warm.
You can also use whole grain crusty bread and top with avacado and sliced gouda.
Try the same kind of bread topped with hummus, grilled chicken breast and a slice of sharp provalone cheese.
Really, healthy choices are easy. Take your favorite vegetables and stuf it into flatbreads like Pita or top it onto hearty crusth whole grain breads. You can find these breads in the bakeries of most grocery stores. They will generally be able to slice the breads for you to whatever thickness you like.
To keep your sandwhiches moist you definitely need to use some form of fat but stay away from saturated fats like butter or mayo. Use olive oil and sauces based on olive oil (like the above pesto) or dressings made with rapeseed oil (canola oil), both of which are high in mono and polyunsaturated fats -- the good kinds. But only use a little bit.
Roasted vegetables are a favorite of mine, particularly roasted red peppers. You can make these very easily at home if you're up for it as I find them much more tasty than the canned/jarred varieties.
You can also make salsa's and relishes with olives, canned/jarred mushrooms and canned/jarred artichoke hearts.
Don't be afraid to experiment with new and exotic things. Vegetables are great as sandwhich stuffers as they're far less in saturated fats than deli meats and some of them have a nice meaty feeling like large portobella caps marinated in olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Good luck!
Ronald
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Sometimes it is hard to determine what is healthy and what is not. A simple sandwich can be really unhealthy for you. Here are a few easy steps on how to make a fast healthy lunch. Bread can be unhealthy for you if you do not know the right kind to buy. Weight Watchers bread is healthy for you and you can buy it at any super Target groceries store. Wheat bread is better for you. However, not many people like wheat bread so when you buy Weight Watchers white bread you can eat and still be healthy. Take your bread and toast it if you like. Step 2 Turkey is a lot healthier then other lunch meats. Take a few moments when you are at the store to pick out a turkey that is low in fat. Take out three slices of turkey and place them on your bread. Step 3 Lettuce. It is important to always have a vegetable with every meal even it is a small amount. Slice and wash your lettuce. Place the lettuce on your sandwich. Step 4 To keep your sandwich from becoming to dry place a few tomatoes or pickles on your sandwich. It is better to add more vegetables on your sandwich then adding mayonnaise. Step 5 Your sandwich is complete. Now you need a few health snacks to go with your lunch. Have a delicious sliced red apple. Step 6 Top you lunch off with a 100 calorie snack pack. Make sure you have enough health food for lunch. A full healthy lunch can keep you going until dinner.
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Anonymous
Yeah, definitely not white bread, so that's a good start, and for meat instead of processed lunch meat, you can maybe lightly season a chicken breast and grill it, and either cut it in strips or put it in as is, and make sure to put veggies in it as well like lettuce, tomatoes, onions, whatever you like. And you could still put mayo in, personally I would put either mayo or mustard. I don't know what kind of salads you usually eat, but its kind of like a salad with bread on either side because for me, the salads I make are often some veggies (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, carrots, etc.) with a nice grilled chicken breast.
hope this helps
Anonymous
Ok first start on with wholemeal bread
if you like and not allergic to seed and grains which this type of bread
<wholegrain Bread >
To put in your sandwich i will use
Canned tuna
some slices of tomato andf cucumber
I hope this helps.
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