What I eat for Lunch

I try to vary lunch but you can eat one thing that works for a while and vary it a little.

Salad (of course). I choose from a selection of what to put with it.

1. Ceasar salad with just a few croutons and a light Caesar dressing. I get the Dole kit and use half the dressing. Parmesan or Romano cheese sprinkled over is OK.

2. I like Dole's Asian salad. Half the dressing, half the noodles. I add 14 cup of slivered almonds.

3. a baby lettuce mix with 1/2 2% or 4% cottage cheese, a spritz type salad dressing and a slice of whole wheat bread.

4. tuna ON salad using a spritz of salad dressing (new low call spritzers are made by a couple companies now) - or the more typical tuna "salad" IF you make it with only a dab of light mayo, with lots of chopped onion and celery. Could be a half sandwich or as a salad without bread.

If not salad I eat:
1. A Lean cuisine - any less than 300 calories. I don't care for the ones with garlic in them (garlic gets a weird taste when frozen) and I avoid the high carb ones with lots of noodles. I would eat other brands but don't like them as much.

2. left over meat from the night before such as sliced chicken - either on a salad or in a half sandwich.

3. half a sandwich. No cheese or mayo. Meat low fat. I use spicy mustard and whole wheat bread. Lots of lettuce to make it moist. I am allergic to tomatoes but they would be fine.

4. a large bowl of soup as long as it is under 300 calories. I like the boxed Campbells such as portobello mushroom, corn chowder and my fav is summer squash. A piece of whole wheat bread. No crackers!

5. a tin of sardines packed in olive oil - drained. A piece of whole wheat bread. Small salad on the side.

More with special recipes later.