LUNCHMEAT

Deli meats have quite a bit of sodium.

That said, I love me some Jennie-O Turkey Pastrami from the deli. 2oz is only 70 calories.

I totally eat both kinds of lunch meat (packaged and deli sliced) and I am pretty darn sure it's all high in sodium. You can choose lower sodium options at the deli counter, but they are still higher than if you roasted your own meat and sliced it. One easy option is to cook some chicken and turn it into a healthy chicken salad to put on your bread instead of the deli meats. You don't have to drown it in mayo...lots of healthy options out there! I wish I had more suggestions, but I am drawing a blank right now!

Try Boars Head, the cuts are a little leaner and you can get lower sodium cuts for meat as well as cheese. I have a deli sandwich pretty much every day and if I feel like it is a little heavier on the sodium, I adjust my dinner.

I get low sodium Boars Head ham and turkey from the deli. It's still high, but lower than the other stuff.

There is a lot of sodium but the do not get the processed kind. Get it fresh from the deli. I always either have Jennie O's Turkey Breast or Chicken breast deli meat. Its soo good with Swiss Cheese.

Deli meat is still processed.

But sandwiches are delicious, so who cares? :laugh:

Enjoy it, maybe look for a lower sodium kind (but warning...it's not that much lower) and drink some extra water.

Sodium is NOT always high on deli meats or cheeses.

Boar's Head offers a line of lower sodium and no-salt products. The No Salt Added roast beef (http://boarshead.com/products/beef/242-no-salt-added-choice-cap-off-top-round-half), which I buy all the time is delicious and only 40mg of sodium for a 2 ounce serving. The No Salt Added turkey breast (http://boarshead.com/products/lower-sodium/13018-no-salt-added-oven-roasted-turkey-breast) is 55mg of sodium per serving.

Swiss cheeses is almost always low in sodium and hovers in the 35-50mg per slice range.

It's like everything else, if you look, there's alternatives out there.

(Another great choice would be to make your sammiches using meats that you've prepared yourself. A shredded chicken or sliced beef or pork sandwich that's homemade that you control all the ingredients.)

Good question. The only thing that really makes a difference for losing weight is calories in and calories out, so yes lunch meat is a good choice - there are many low cal options. I personally don't eat any processed meat because of the additives (it can contribute to cancer if eaten regularly, but it's fine for you if you typically eat healthy, just my preference). I just googled Hormel all-natural lunch meats, and they do look better than other lunch meats that I've seen at the store, but still not as much nutrition as just meat. Also for me I have to think about the cost - Lunch meat is expensive.

Maybe do lunch meat sometimes but not all the time? You could switch it up with a natural chicken breast in the sandwich. I personally love salads for lunch, which are just as easy as sandwiches and can fit more veggies. I hope this helps.

I like making my own sandwiches, I feel like it's a better option than going to subway or any other sandwich joint because I can make my own and it's a good meal. I usually have two pieces of whole wheat bread, my favorite veggies, and some lunchmeat. My question is deli meat okay to use if your trying to loose weight? My friend buys packaged meat and cheese. They are "all natural" (Hormel) turkey or chicken breast and reduced fat cheese (sargento) I prefer to get some sliced meat and cheese from the deli just enough so I dont waste any. I think it's fresher and not so much sodium but am I wrong? And also if anyone wants to share what they like to put on their sandwich that would make for a good healthy lunch Thanks!

Lunch meat is great for weight loss. It's definitely far far better than the two pieces of bread you have it stuck between. You can buy low sodium lunch meat if you want, but really there is not much reason to worry about salt unless you have blood pressure issues.

If you want a better lunch for weight loss, switch to using a wrap instead of two whole slices of bread.