“Back to Busy” Sandwiches:
The busy season means no time to fuss with elaborate lunches. Back to school or back to work or back to home… in any or all of these cases a sandwich usually makes the most sense. Sandwiches can be an awesome and tasty part of the THM plan. Put together a five-minute lunch with the following sandwich options… and don’t forget to fill up further with the Easy or Slimming Chocolate and Strawberry Milk recipes.
We are only able to list a few bread options here due to space. Please feel free to sub out your favorite on-plan options. If you don’t have one of the books mentioned in a recipe below, remember that all of the recipes can be found inside the Trim Healthy Membership recipe database.
E-Style Sandwich:
Ingredients:
-E-friendly Bread:
Sprouted bread, true sour dough, Trim Healthy Pan Bread (original THM book, pgs. 266-267), Wonderful White Blender Bread (Trim Healthy Table, p. 242) Joseph’s pita or lavash, or similar low-carb item (*See Recipe Note below.), etc.
-E-friendly Sandwich Fillings:
(Ultra lean deli meat or chicken/tuna salad made with 0% Greek yogurt)
-E-friendly Sandwich Fixings:
(Mustard, horseradish, hot sauce, lettuce, cucumber, onion, tomato, pickles, etc.)
-1 or 2 wedges Light Laughing Cow Cheese
Instructions:
1. Fill your E-friendly bread with the appropriate fillings and fixings.
2. Enjoy!
Recipe Note:
*If using Joseph’s pita or lavash or other low-carb bread item, be sure to include a carb source to keep in E mode. Something like beans, a piece of fruit, or baked sweet potato fries.
FP-Style Sandwich
Ingredients:
-FP-friendly Bread:
Wonderful White Blender Bread (Trim Healthy Table, p. 242), Wonder Wraps (Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook, p. 204 – or be sure to check out our video making these on our website!), Joseph’s pita or lavash or similar low-carb item, etc.
-FP-friendly Sandwich Fillings:
(Lean deli meat, chicken breast, tuna, etc.)
-FP-friendly Sandwich Fixings:
(Mustard, horseradish, hot sauce, lettuce, cucumber, onion, tomato, pickles, etc.)
-1 or 2 wedges Light Laughing Cow Cheese
Instructions:
1. Fill your FP-friendly bread with the appropriate fillings and fixings.
2. Enjoy!
S-Style Sandwich:
Ingredients:
-S-friendly Bread:
Wonderful White Blender Bread (Trim Healthy Table, p. 242), Wonder Wraps (Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook, p. 204 – or be sure to check out our video making these on our website!), Golden Flat Bread (original THM book, p. 270) Joseph’s pita or lavash or similar low-carb item, etc.
-S-friendly Sandwich Fillings:
(Deli meat, egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad, etc.)
-S-friendly Sandwich Fixings:
(Cheese, avocado, mayo, mustard, lettuce, cucumber, onion, tomato, pickles, etc.)
Instructions:
1. Fill your S-friendly bread with the appropriate fillings and fixings.
2. Enjoy!