I'm cutting out bread.. What to do about sandwiches?

Large romaine leaves work well as a lettuce wrap.

Hi!

I'm coeliac, and while I do still have GF bread on occasion, it's not a big part of my diet. Lunches for me are usually similar to what I'd have for dinner (in fact, lunch is often leftovers from the night before!)

If you have access to a microwave, then I'd suggest anything that's easy to make extra servings of (stews, casseroles, soups, pasta dishes, chilli, etc) as you can pack it into individual containers to grab and go.
If not, get creative with salads (today I'm having green apple, spinach, walnut and blue cheese) - there's no need to feel as though you're stuck with plain lettuce and carrots. If you've got some leftover beef from last nights dinner, throw it in for a protein hit.

There are a lot of meals that are good cold, many of which use grains so you'll still get the starchiness you'd have from eating bread. Think pasta, rice, and/or bean salads.

My husband often adds a small tin of tuna to a serve of cous cous (just add hot water, apparently?!) and that satisfies him.

Edited to add: BAKED POTATO! Just don't go crazy with cheese or sour cream. Throw some chilli, coleslaw or dahl on it - YUM

I use a low carb, high fiber, high protein tortilla as a wrap for lunch every day. Most of my friends on here have trouble finding it, but it is Ole Xtreme wellness, high fiber low carb tortilla wrap. They are yummy!

you'll have to do a little "research" at the grocery to find out exactly what you like, but I have found several low carb/high fiber tortillas at the local stores. I have ONE just about every morning with 2 eggs and 4 slices of soy bacon. Its just enough carbs/fiber to keep me full, but not enough to mess with my macros. No reason why you couldn't do yours for lunch...

For lunches: I love to pack my yougurt sunday. Tupperware container, fruit (blueberries, raspberries...) topped w greek yogurt, then in a snack bag, I bring granola to sprinkle on top.
Also yummy is bringing sliced cheese / mixed tuna or salmon, avocado, slice cucumbers, and I eat with GF crackers or thin corn cakes.
I cook for left overs. Today I had salmon cakes with cold new potatoes, very yummy even cold.
I can't remember, what else but I am gluten free and my diary is open.

Oh, I read this on another thread and it is worth googling: "Cloud Bread"

I gave bread up except on free day and missed it terrible for about 8 weeks, then the urges vanished.
It's just not much a part of my diet, and before?
I ate bread every meal.

All this reading about bread is making me hungry! The tortilla 80 calorie thing sounds like a good option, or the open faced sandwich. Not sure if one grain a day (one slice of whole grain) would push you into cravings for more bread, but its something I will consider doing for sure.

What kind is 35 calories?

Good question - I stopped eating wraps - the whole wheat ones I had were 200 each

Idk but SaraLee has a 100% Multi-grain Bread 45 cals and delightful! If you ask me, it's very good.

Try pure wraps, they're pretty tasty.
http://improveat.com/whatoffer.php

also lettuce wraps

Huge plate of salad - with a decent helping of protein (100g chicken or steak) 2 eggs, can of tuna etc

maybe someone hasnt given this one....

Julian Bakery has 1 carb and actually 0 carb bread...

I use Hungry Girl Flatout Foldit Bread....whole grain with flax...it has 8 net grams of carbs and it is a 2 sided sandwich bread thing..its good....grilled or toasted

try it you will like it...