Eaten at 11:30, not sure if this was a 2nd breakfast, a snack or lunch - probably lunch, but either way, it was delicious . . . healthy, and quick to make!
I Started with a whole wheat bagel thin - a definite staple in my diet (I use them for everything!)
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Toast the bagel (or burn it like I did -boo!), then I added 2 slices of reduced fat cabot sharp cheddar. At only 50 calories a slice, I didn't think 2 would be too damaging to my diet for the day.
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I then cooked an egg (of course, for uber health, I could have done just the egg whites, but I was in a hurry) and added 1 cup of spinach for good measure.
Now, I like my "breakfast foods" accompanied by a potato product - I blame fast food restaurants for this - we've become soooo trained to have fries with burgers and hash browns with breakfast. So . . . during my recent big city grocery shopping trip - I found these. Now, I know the whole "butter" part of them isn't great but 1/3 of the bag is only 150 calories. While my egg was cooking and my bagel was toasting, these puppies were steaming in the MW for 5 minutes.
Put it all together and literally 6 minutes later (it would have taken 3 times that length of time to drive to McDonalds and is oh so much healthier and delicious), it was landing on my taste buds - oh so delicious!!! Too bad I burned my bagel. And I only ended up eating 4 potatoes - they were delicious and very filling!!! I will definitely get them (and the other varieties) again!
What's your quick, easy, healthy go-to lunch?
I am loving the food post kick!
ReplyDeleteThe sandwich does look good. 100 cal for the cheese is fine. Probably about 1 oz. which is 1 serving of dairy.
I always eat the whole egg. I feel like it's really wasteful to only eat the whites. I don't understand how so many people do that!
Kroger is making multi-grain and whole-grain sandwich thins now. In the bread aisle. They are 100 cals per and a lot cheaper than the bagel thin. Like $1.99 for an 8-pack. Just a consideration if you are in the mood for more thins!
It might be processed but I really like the Progresso Light soups - the vegetable barley is my fave. I'll do a cup of that, a cup of frozen broccoli (cooked, of course) and a homemade wrap. If you don't want to make the wrap, sub out a cup of low-fat cottage cheese. During a summer of weight loss in college, I had corn, sliced tomatoes and cottage cheese every day for lunch. So good!
ReplyDeleteOooh... that looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI usually bring leftovers for lunch, although lately I've been bringing spinach and lettuce topped with cottage cheese. Yum!
I like 1 cup of brown Basamati rice, 1/2 cup of black beans and salsa. Covers complex veggie carb, complex starch carb and protein and is soooo yummy!!
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