Fabulous Lunches

Today, JewishGuy told me that I eat some fabulous lunches after seeing what I made for lunch today. (I offered to make lunch for him but he doesn't like fabulous lunches, just pbj for him)

Here is what I had today:

S.H.E.P Sandwich
I like to name my sandwiches with acronyms based on their contents.
Rosemary sourdough bread (from Whole Foods) - one large slice, halved
Fresh spinach
Hummus
Hard boiled egg slices
Yellow bell pepper

Salad
Fresh spinach
Yellow bell pepper
Cherry tomatoes
Scallions
Low-fat Italian dressing

Sides
No-butter-low-salt-low-fat popcorn
A few dried apple rings
A tablespoon of semi-sweet chocolate chips (to satisfy the junk food chocolate craving)

I had a small portion of everything so I got a wide variety of tastes and texture, a mixture of salty, tart, and sweet, etc. Apparently you crave snacks less if you get all kinds of variety in your meals.

This is basically like all of my lunches that I have when I have the luxury of eating lunch at home. I try to prepare a lot of things in advance (like hard boiled eggs, roasted cauliflower, etc) so that I don't have to spend too much time making food when I'm hungry. The biggest difference is that I don't usually eat sandwiches on regular bread; I eat whole wheat pita basically every day but we're out right now.

I'm always a little sad when I have to have lunch on the go... I end up with pbj, string cheese and dried fruit. I mean, that's all right, like I said I love string cheese and I am falling in love with dried fruit salads, but it's just not the same.