When I made the decision to have bariatric surgery, I said 'goodbye' to sandwiches - those staples of the American lunchbox, the seemingly perfect vehicle for all manner of delightfully protein-based fillings. I mourned, I said 'farewell' and then I found BariBread.
I had the bread, but it can be even harder to figure out exactly what to put on it to yield a bariatric-friendly sandwich. Among my favorite sandwiches from childhood is the Turkey Cesar Avocado Classic, but could I make it bari-friendly?
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| Hint: The answer is yes |
At first I was hesitant to bring sandwiches back into my life, lumping them in with other categorically questionable foods with low nutrient-bang to calorie-buck values. Then I actually crunched the numbers. Although many of the sandwiches you can find in the store or at many fast food joints will kill you in the end, as with many foods, there was no reason the sandwich couldn't be healed. You've probably stayed far away from creamy salad dressings since you started your pre-op diet, you may have even decided to call those sorts of foods 'evil' or 'bad.' Now it's time to rethink your stance - no food is ever inherently bad (though some things we eat don't qualify as food if we use the biochemical definition of food), it's all about what you do with them. Welcome back Cesar, you've been missed. A recipe for homemade Cesar coming soon for those of you who struggle to find a good Cesar without junk at your local grocer.
Ingredients:
BariBread - 2 slices
Tomato slices - 1 oz
Herb Roasted Turkey Breast - 2 oz
Avocado, sliced - 15 g
Cesar Dressing - 1 Tbsp
Preparation:
On one slice of your BariBread, smear the avocado as evenly as you can. Then layer on the tomato slices and the herb roasted turkey breast.
Spread the Cesar dressing on the second slice of BariBread and place on top of the existing half sandwich.
Slice into quarters and enjoy.
Nutrition:
Calories: 232
Fat: 15 g
Carbs: 7 g
Protein: 20 g
Sodium: 422 mg
Good luck finishing this in a single meal. Don't worry, you won't mind eating it for a second time.
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