Balancing the Sandwich
September 25, 2008 by girlgreen · Leave a Comment
Meat, cheese, bread, maybe a little mustard; That’s my typical sandwich. In an effort to add more fruits, vegetables and greens to my diet, I’ve discovered the wrap. It’s easy to make a bunch of these at once, and it’s forcing me to eat vegetables. Not to mention, they’re really good and cooking is not required.
Start out with a whole wheat tortilla, organic if you can find it. Add a couple leaves of red-leaf lettuce, green-leaf lettuce or romaine. Layer on the cheese and meat, preferably freshly baked and sliced organic chicken breast or turkey rather than processed lunch meat. Top it off with some diced organic veggies (carrots, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, sprouts, sliced snap peas) and some organic salad dressing or hummus. For an Asian style wrap, top it with a Thai salad dressing or peanut sauce and add some chopped peanuts and mint leaves. I also like doing a caesar-style wrap, with some sliced olives and onions, grated parmesan cheese and Annie’s Tuscan-Italian dressing.
Wrap each one up and roll it individually in some plastic wrap and they’ll last a few days in the frig. These are great for lunch or a quick snack. I haven’t tried adding fruit yet, but I think my next round may be something including sliced berries and a raspberry vinaigrette dressing.