trying to eat whole foods, but lunch confuses me

cheria67

Thanks for the ideas everyone!

todosalamierda

What I do is to put in my sandwiches what I would eat in my salad: Chicken/Salmon/Turkey, with spinach/lettuce, tomato and avocado for healthy fat, a slice of cheese, and mustard. All this in whole grain bread. May not seem like a big sandwich but it's incredibly filling.

rosebarnalice

I'm confused. What do you have against sandwiches?

She says he's trying to eat "whole foods", so I think what she's trying to avoid is the bread since that's a pretty classically processed food.

taso42

I'm confused. What do you have against sandwiches?

She says he's trying to eat "whole foods", so I think what she's trying to avoid is the bread since that's a pretty classically processed food.

There are some very wholesome breads out there. Dave's Killer Bread comes to mind. Unless one is avoiding processed foods just for the sport of making this whole weight loss or fitness thing more complicated than it should be, there really is no point.

ldrosophila

I only eat partial food and thats why I'm so skinny...oops someone left the window open I'm blowing away.

sherodswife

This may have already been mentioned, but one thing you can do is to use bib lettuce or large lettuce leaves as a wrap for your meat, cheese, veggies, or whatever you normally like in your sandwiches. It is absolutely delicious and one of my favorites, though I haven't had it in awhile. Very filling when you do that too.

77tes

I had the most wonderful sandwich today for lunch. Unsalted turkey breast, avocado, vine ripened tomato slices, romaine on Orowheat 10 grain bread with mustard. Yum!

trijoe

You can take peanut butter (we eat sunflower butter in our house, but I know a lot of people who eat almond butter), put it in a bowl, and dip it out with apple slices. That's pretty yummy. It also works well with hummus.

You can take your ham or turkey and wrap it around apple slices. That's also pretty yummy. I personally like ham wrapped around honeydew slices. A nice mix of sweet n salty. I do try to buy ham n turkey without nitrites. It's not easy to find, but worth the hunt.

You could take your sandwich fixin's and mix them in with some pre-cooked and cooled quinoa or brown rice, a little salad dressing, and make yourself a rice n sammie salad. So to speak. I make this for my kids' lunch boxes sometimes.

Enjoy!

lynn1982

Are you trying to stay away from sandwiches entirely or eat a different kind of bread? I've never tried Ezekiel bread, but I usually eat Stonemill sprouted 3 grains (or whichever one the grocery store has in stock). It might just be a Canadian brand though. If your goal is to avoid sandwiches entirely, I have found salads with a protein + quinoa tends to keep me satisfied until around 4pm. For some reason, veggies and a protein was just not enough for me.

renwicker

I try to keep my lunch lighter so I can eat a bigger dinner. (keeps me from snacking more at night) I usually have a large mixed green salad with mushrooms, peppers, and tomatoes. Will sometimes cook up and add some turkey breast, shrimp, or grilled chicken for added protein.

It's boring, but I love salads, so it keeps me content.

If I was too lazy or my gf didnt make me one, I'll just cut up a bell pepper and eat it with a variety of delicious hummus. Maybe an apple or strawberries with that.

savithny

"Whole foods" is not somehow synonymous with "Grain free."

We make the vast majority of our own bread, using sourdough method. Flour, water, yeast salt, honey. Four ingredients. Delicious (in moderation, of course).

twhaley1990

Lettuce wraps

DaniAni19

I like making whole foods, bean salads that I can eat cold. I take greek yogurt for a pre-lunch snack.

This is what I'm going to try for lunches the next few days.
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/sidevegetabledishes/r/southwestsalad.htm