Affirmation: Today is the first day I will eat a healthy lunch
I love, love, love sandwiches with French onion dip, ranch dip or even salad dressing. I did say I love sandwiches right?
Lunch is the meal that I most look forward to each day. I am a die heart sandwich fan. I really refuse to let go. I do on occasion add a Healthy Choice or Lean Cusine but the age old sandwich is my favorite.
My dietitian has pulled me kicking and screaming into to making over my lunch menu. I really want to keep my sandwich for lunch but I am willing to cut down on the number of times per month that I eat them.
I have said it before, and I will say it again: I will under no circumstances eat things I don’t like and I can’t afford. What is the point of an eating make over if you don’t enjoy what you eat and you can’t afford it?
Makeover Lunch
A sandwich just ain’t a sandwich if there without delicious bread. I am picky about my bread. I like good tasting bread. I’m not dedicated to white bread only, but when it comes to taste, I’ve found that whole wheat bread often taste bland.
Last year I discovered Sara Lee makes bread, and I was over the moon. Delicious, tasty and good for you Sara Lee breads are a staple in my diet.
Hearty & Delicious by Sara Lee makes a very tasty 100% whole wheat bread. Two slices contains 140 calories and 4 grams of fiber. Sara Lee is not paying me for this endorsement, I just like the bread. So, when I eat a sandwich, it will be from this delicious and nutritious line of breads.
It is affordable bread and if you look around the Internet there are coupons.
What types of Sandwiches will I eat?
My dietician and I worked up a plan for me to indulge in my favorite lunch sandwiches while still paying attention to calorie intake and nutrition.
One of the things we have decided on is that I will eat sandwiches on two slices of whole wheat bread or a roll once a week. I still get my favorite food but the classic sandwich also gets a makeover.
Tuna! I love tuna and its one of the staples of any great low cal lunch plan. In planning my monthly menu I will be having tuna every other week. The tuna will be on a roll
Peanut Butter and Jelly is a classic and one that I enjoy not often, but I can eat them at least twice a month with no problem. My PBJ will be accompanied by 1 cup of whole milk and a fruit of my choice to make a complete lunch.
I love cold cuts. Bu since most are high in salt content, I’m having a cold cut with a tablespoon of low cal French onion dip ONCE a month. I am not too happy with the idea of no indulging in a cup but again I will try and see what happens. My cold cut sandwich will be accompanied by 1 cup of whole milk and a fruit of my choice
The cold cut sandwich will be loaded with tomatoes, pickles, lettuce and no cheese. At this point cheese is a no-no but will be added when I move to 1800 calories
Chicken Salad is also a favorite and will get a makeover.
Trying new things
Turkey will be replacing ground beef in my diet. I like most turkey products so this sounds easy so far.
One of the new things that I will try is a substituting lettuce for bread. I am not sure about this but again I am willing to try new things and if I like them they stay if not we will move on to something that I like more.
I love BLT’s so I will try it as a wrap. I am not a fan of mayo, so I am doing my best to find the right mayo that I can eat and enjoy. I am a little afraid to eat a dry sandwich.
BLT Wrap
1-wrap
Lettuce
Tomato
2 slices of Turkey Bacon
Light Mayonnaise
Tuna Wraps? I am not sure I will eat this and live but again I am willing to try it!
Tuna Wrap
4 oz of water packed tuna drained
1 cup onion finely chopped
3 tbsp of light salad dressing
3 whole wheat tortilla wraps
3 cups lettuce
salt and pepper to taste
What else will I eat besides sandwiches?
The dietician and I decided that I would eat salads and also more Healthy Choice and Lean Cuisines meal.
Healthy Choice makes a great line of quick and easy low calorie meals. I can choose whatever meal I want as long as the calorie intake is low. No they are not paying me to endorse them but I do like and enjoy Healthy Choice Meals. Here is a sample list of the one that I have choose for this month.
Chicken Red Pepper Alfredo
Serving size:1 Meal (10.3 oz.)
Calories: 250
Calories from fat: 45
Lemon Garlic Chicken & Shrimp
Serving size: 10 oz (283 g)
Calories: 260
Calories from fat: 60
How’s it going so far?
I miss my chips! Nothing says good eating more than chips! I passed up really grease chips in favor of a graham cracker snack with a glass of whole milk.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Breakfast
Grits (instant) 1 pat of butter
Orange
1 cup of whole milk
Mid morning snack
2 graham crackers
Lunch
Lean Cuisine Spaghetti & Meat balls
Water
8(bottles)-1 pint (each) Ozarka Natural Spring Water
Posted on August 25, 2010
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