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I actually didn't over snack this weekend, I'm quite proud of myself!
I just wanted to take a moment and say that sandwiches are wonderful on a diet! When people ask me what I'm having for lunch and I say a sandwich, they look at me as though that couldn't be diet food!
I also use "breakfast sandwiches" for the days I have to eat my lunch on my way to class.
My Basic Sandwich:
2 slices of double fiber bread (50 calories per slice--I found some the other day that was 100 calories per slice!!) - 1.5 points
1 serving (1 point) of low-fat turkey or chicken luncheon meat
1 slice 2% cheese, or 2 slices fat-free cheese (which seems to taste much better than I remember, I shunned it until this weekend, and it was fine...maybe my taste buds have accustomed themselves to fat-free)
My Basic Breakfast Sandwich:
1 light high fiber English muffin (1 point)
1 slice 2% cheese, or 2 slices fat-free cheese
1 -1 point serving "veggie burger" type patty (I like Portobello’s), low-fat turkey bacon, or luncheon meat
Then I keep on hand some, all or other of the following:
Dill pickle stackers
Tomato slices
Spinach, lettuce, sprouts or other greens
Roasted red peppers
Raw or sautéed onions
Raw or sautéed mushrooms
Mustard (any flavor as long as it is non-fat)
Fat-free mayonnaise, spiked with chopped radish or horseradish
Cucumber slices
Green and red pepper slices
Peppercini rings
Jalapeño rings (if you like them, I don’t)
For breakfast, over the weekend I cut two or three English muffins in half and top one side of each with the cheese, and the other side with meat and toast them in my oven. Then I let them cool and wrap them in waxed paper. On Tuesdays and Thursdays when I have class I open a packet up, top it with anything I want hot and pop it in the microwave for a minute. Then I add any other toppings that suit my fancy (the bigger the better!), wrap it back up and go about my business. By the time I reach a place on the highway I feel I can eat without endangering lives, the whole thing is a bit warm and melty and yummy! All for 3 points!
For lunch, I make the thickest sandwich I can, add a big side of veggies (baby carrots, sugar snap peas, broccoli, cauliflower, pepper slices, celery, etc. with 2 tablespoons of fat-free ranch). I have a giant plate of food (bigger than most TV dinners) for about 6 points (depending on the veggies).
If I am able to eat it all, I eat a 100-calorie bag of chips as my “treat”! I just get tired of when I tell people I'm eating a sandwich (and think of the variety I can create), they self righteously say, "I'm eating X TV dinner." I getting fresh vegetables people, they are much better!! I just can’t say this out loud at work, it might be considered rude.
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