Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Healthy, Busy Lifestyle Recipe: On-the-Go Wraps!



This is one way to create a delicious, cheap, and healthy alternative to grabbing a fast food burger down the street on-the-go.  If you buy the ingredients for wraps, you can make a healthy option that is easy, affordable, and portable.  Pick one day a week to go grocery shopping and get a few of these wrap ingredients:

Pick your ingredients, roll it up, cut in half, enjoy!

Must Buy:
-Tortilla or Flatbread (preferrably whole wheat or whole grain)

Protein:
-Beans (black, chickpeas, etc)
-Tofu
-Turkey Breast (sliced)
-Chicken Breast  (sliced)
-Peanut/almond Butter

Garnishes, toppings (jams, fruits, spreads, cheese, you name it):
-Lettuce
-Spinach
-Hummus
-Honey Mustard
-Avocado
-Low fat cheese
-Cucumber
-Pickles
-Bell Peppers
-low fat dressings
-carrots
-guac and salsa
-tomato sauce (that you can make a pizza wrap with mozarella, veggies, etc)
-Banana, strawberries, apples, jam, etc (for the pb or almond butter option)

You can make these the night before, and grab them on your way out the door! They save you lots of money and time.  For the price of buying a wrap with a side, drink, and salad/soup at your local deli, you could buy a weeks worth of ingredients to make this lunch option.

Here is an idea for the wrap that I made earlier this week:
Ingredients:
-Flatbread (whole wheat)
-Turkey breast slices
-cucumber (about 1/3 of it)
-spinach (about a cup)
-1 tbs of honey mustard
-pickles
-avocado

Took me five minutes to assemble, and it was yummy and filling! 

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