Over 500 calorie sandwich ....

Look for the 100 cal buns in the hambuger/hotdog bun section. The ones over here are made by Earth Grains. Yum!

I like to have a half sandwich (just one slice of bread) with some lunch meat, light mayo, and pickle. Some lunch meats are really low calorie, especially ham depending what you get. On the side I'll have the rest of my pickle and some carrot sticks or something. You could also have a half sandwich with a cup of tomato soup and save the rest of the soup for the next day!

*Edit- oops! I didn't realize you said things that don't need cooking, 86 the tomato soup idea but you get what I mean!

Natures own makes a very yummy full size wheat bread - 35 calories per slice.

For lunch, I like soup, veggie/egg white/chicken sausage scrambles, salads with lots of veggies and sliced turkey, etc. Lots you can do! When you make a meal carb-centric, like by using bread, calories go up fast. You can still get the carbs you need with veggies and beans and such without making your calories go up so fast!

Hey I'm in NZ too feel free to add me! I think vogels do a light/low calorie version?!

I use the Public brand reduced calorie natural grain bread (it's 90 cals for 2 slices). I also buy Hillshire Farms low sodium turkey & ham (4 slices is a serving, so I get creative & do 2 slices of each sometimes). I don't use mayo, so I use a squirt of yellow mustard on each side (no calories, only a little sodium) and a slice of whatever cheese I choose. Without cheese, the sandwich is 160 cals. You can, of course add more meat & cheese than 1 serving and that would up the calories if you want or you can add a slice of tomato, onion, lettuce, etc to "fill" the sandwich for fewer cals.

Try not eating sandwiches. When you have time bake boneless skinless chicken breast with your favorite herbs. Or make a lean .beef roast. For healthy low calorie lunches make a salad using lettuce, chopped celery, chopped broccoli, chopped green pepper,chopped carrots, and 2 tablespoons low fat dressing. Sometimes I do not use a dressing and sprinkle vinegar over the salad. With the cooked meat in your refrigerator its quick and nutritious .I eat salads often so I keep small bowls of chopped raw vegetables in the refrigerator. Chop vegetable and place on a dry paper towel inside a plastic bowl that seals ( like Tupperware). Wet a paper towel in cold water and squeeze out as much water as you can. Lay wet paper towel over the top of the chopped vegetables then place lid on bowl and seal.. This should keep for several days in the refrigerator. I have lost 35 pounds in the last 4 1/2 months. I do not eat a lot of carbs and I try to keep fats as low as I can. Hope this helps you.

You can always make a filling low calorie soup and have a piece of bread with it, even half a low calorie sandwich would make a filling meal!

Or half a sandwich with lots of garden salad

Not exactly a sandwich but my fav is Molenberg toast 2 slices (172 cals) with ricotta 25gms on (half on each) and a tiny blob of jam on each (5gms) Sorry cant recall the cals of the ricotta and jam - will come back with an edit. Nice low cal snack with protein in the ricotta. I dont buy lite because all those lite one taste rubbish.


edit - ricotta 25g = 11 calories
1/2 tablespoon jam = 28 calories so the whole thing is 210 cals approx

45 calorie bread
non fat mayo which is 10 calories for one tablespoon or mustard for 0.
& sandwich meat is 25-30 a slice.

low calorie sandwich.

then add a side of something too and you have lunch.
sometimes i do soup, or just some veggies on the side.

The sandwiches I serve at work are like 1000. LOL but so Delicious.

I'm a big fan of Flat Out Italian wraps. Only 120 for the Wrap and its got a ton of fibre which is what I need.
Then Lettuce, Tomato, some Home made pesto and some fresh Cooked chicken Or turkey. is great and Not to bad in teh calories.! I always keep cooked chicken in my fridge. Schneiders Main street Meat is 45 Calories for 3 Slices which is great!

Two slices of bread can really get you (easily 100-120/slice). Try the 100 calorie sandwich thins to help cut the calories and be careful with the condiments like mayo.

I had chicken breast, hummus and salad. I will look for "100 calorie sandwich thins" but have never heard of them or seen them. Thanks

Actually just looked and does not look like it something you can get in NZ

Try Arnolds Sandwhich thins. Pretty good for sandwichs.:)

Look for a whole grain bread that is 150 cal/ 2 slices (We use Sara Lee original 100% whole wheat). Skip the mayo - use mustard instead, it has lots of flavor and essentially 0 cal. Look at different lunchmeats. We use those that are thin sliced ("deli-sliced") and generally don't use all of a serving. Add lettuce, cucumber, bell pepper, tomato, mushrooms, etc to add bulk and nutrients (and crunch) without a lot of calories. If you use cheese, slice it really thin, 1/2 oz could cover the sandwich and only be about 50 cal.