Yesterday was pretty blah. Got up, went an alternate route to work leaving at 7:15 a.m. because our bridge is still out. Stupid bridges. I got in on time though – WOO – and got to work, having an English Muffin pizza + dove chocolate for breakfast. Followed by a mid-morning snack of yogurt!
During lunch I went to the gym in my building for a 4-mile walk (4 mph) whilst reading The Girl Who Stopped Swimming. It’s SO GOOD – I’m trying to finish it before this weekend as our book club meeting is next Wednesday! For lunch I had a new recipe from Cooking Light – Curried Tuna Pitas. Here’s my variation for ONE serving:
3 oz. drained water-packed chunk light tuna (1 can)
1.5 tbsp fat free mayonnaise
½ tsp curry powder
1 tbsp celery, finely diced
2 tbsp sliced almonds (14 grams), diced
1 pita pocket cut at top (removes ¼ of it)
Sorry the pic is SO bad - i'm going to make it again soon so i'll take another!
Combine mayonnaise and curry powder. Stir, then add celery and almonds. Sprinkle with salt and pepper as desired, then stuff into pita. Serve. Each pita has 271 calories, 24 carbs, 9 fat grams and 17 protein grams. You could easily cut this back by only using 7 grams almonds (what the recipe called for!), or you could beef it up some by adding more celery, lettuce, tomato, etc. I liked it how it was though – nom nom nom. I’ll be making it again – too easy not too! Oh – you should know that it called for ½ tsp of celery seed but I couldn’t find that spice to save my life (could have SWORN I had it).
In anticipation of this lunch not being enough, especially with the walking, I brought a fabulous sandwich – my new fave – garlic hummus, turkey, reduced fat provolone and avocado on wheat. YUM! Here's a half... i'm so addicted to the avocado!
Combine mayonnaise and curry powder. Stir, then add celery and almonds. Sprinkle with salt and pepper as desired, then stuff into pita. Serve. Each pita has 271 calories, 24 carbs, 9 fat grams and 17 protein grams. You could easily cut this back by only using 7 grams almonds (what the recipe called for!), or you could beef it up some by adding more celery, lettuce, tomato, etc. I liked it how it was though – nom nom nom. I’ll be making it again – too easy not too! Oh – you should know that it called for ½ tsp of celery seed but I couldn’t find that spice to save my life (could have SWORN I had it).
In anticipation of this lunch not being enough, especially with the walking, I brought a fabulous sandwich – my new fave – garlic hummus, turkey, reduced fat provolone and avocado on wheat. YUM! Here's a half... i'm so addicted to the avocado!
I cut my first avocado Wednesday night – so easy and SO good. The sandwich comes out to 294 calories, 29 carbs, 13 fat grams and 24 protein grams. It could easily be cut down by using 1 tbsp of hummus rather than 2, and by using a slice or two less turkey. It REALLY filled me up though! After work I bypassed the gym and headed home for movie night with Austin. Me and Austin made Oh Livin’s Summer Garden Pasta (still a FAVE!) and settled in with some cat cookies for dessert. Great day!
What is your favorite sandwich right now?
Do you prefer your sandwiches in tortillas, bread, bagels or other?!
I ended up at 1,760 calories, 211 carb, 62 fat grams and 95 protein grams. Here’s what I ate. Today should be a good day! I have LOTS of cardio to do though - which means lots of reading - yay! Hope you're having happy Thursdays!
