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slimwish
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Posted: 31 May 2008 02:31 pm |
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I totally made this up by myself, and it's really yummy! Well, in my opinion.. Plus it's very filling and healthy. 
Ingredients:
-2 pieces of sandwich bread (you know, the square kind) ~ 180 calories
-a tomato ~30 calories
-some slices of cucumber ~ 20 calories
-a can of tuna in water or chicken if preferred ~120 calories (for the tuna)
-hummus or mayo (optional) ~ 80 calories (2 tablespoons of hummus)
TOTAL: 430 calories!!
BUT, if you use only 1 table spoon of hummus, or none, and use whole grain bread instead, the calories will be even less!
Instructions:
Get out a knife and cut one of the bread pieces in half. No, not down the middle!! Cut it so that you have two thin pieces of bread. It may be hard, but take your time.
If you rush, you'll end up making the bread fall apart. It only takes about 2 minutes to do that. Tip: don't start from the top of the bread, it's harder to cut through there.
The 2 pieces of bread will be very flimsy, so be gentle.
Put them in the toaster, but make sure the heat is low! They crisp up easily.
Once they're toasted, they'll be more stable, plus they'll have an extra crunch in them!
Now, get your tuna, or chicken or whatever. I used tuna. Mix it up with a table spoon or 2 of hummus. Or if you don't like hummus, I guess you can use a table spoon of mayo. Maybe you can even use a bit of avocado as a substittude? Or even nothing!
Take a quarter of the tuna (or chicken), and spread it on your little toast.
Next, take four slices of cucumber and lay them now on top.
Cut up some thin slices of tomato too, and put them on top of the cucumber! And voila! Yummy! An open top sandwich!
After you eat that. You can do the same for the other half.
And you'll still have a whole piece of bread left!
Cut that in half, and repeat the process.
It'll make four delicious open-top sandwiches! And their crispiness makes them even yummier. (the cucumbers and the toast)
Tell me what you think!
PS. I don't know what happened to my digital camera. Once I find it, I'll add pictures! 
SW
Last edited on 31 May 2008 02:38 pm by slimwish
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slimwish
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Posted: 31 May 2008 02:37 pm |
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VEGETARIAN VERSION:
For those who don't like the tuna/chicken version... You can still make the sandwiches!
All you have to do is.....
Don't add the tuna and chicken!
Ingredients:
-2 pieces of sandwich bread ~ 180 calories
-a tomato ~30 calories
-some slices of cucumber ~ 20 calories
-hummus ~ 160 calories (for 4 table spoons)
Total calories: 390 calories!!
Basically, the instructions are the same as the version above. Except, instead of the tuna/chicken, you spread on a tablespoon of hummus on each toast!
Yum!
Tell me what you think of the vegetarian version!
SW
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Butterfly_Hourglass
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Posted: 1 Jun 2008 12:11 am |
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I MUST try this! By the way, your idea of cutting the bread in half is GREAT! I always get super weird looks is I have just one piece of my wheat bread and the rest of the sandwich open to the world! Now if I go out with my lunch I can do that! And while at home? I'm keeping that second half for another one!
Great recipe!
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Tratra
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Posted: 1 Jun 2008 01:33 pm |
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| If you're simply trying to cut the calories in the bread, they actually sell bread now that's sliced really thin. Or, you could get a low cal bread...they make a few that only have 40-45 calories per slice!
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austrianguy
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Posted: 2 Jun 2008 09:50 pm |
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Sounds good to me! You might want to try WASA crispbread, light Rye, it's only 30cal per slice and VERY crunchy, so it's pretty filling. Taste's good too 
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Butterfly_Hourglass
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Posted: 3 Jun 2008 08:01 pm |
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| Wow! Thanks so much, I'll definitely get that next time I go to the store! Thank you!
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Javan
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Posted: 4 Jun 2008 09:14 am |
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Here is my daily sandwich (either Turkey or Chicken)
1. I use a bread that is usually high in fiber and contains no HFCS. Currently it is Pepperidge Farms 15 Grain bread. I typcally try for more fiber, but I have to compromise with the GF, who does not like the high fiber bread.
2. 3 oz. of sliced chicken or turkey from the grocery store, usually, I get it sliced thick.
3. Fresh Red peppers (1/4 cup)
4. 3-4 slices of tomato
5. 1/2 to 3/4 oz of jalapeno monteray jack cheese
6. Woeblers spicy mustard. (2 tsp)
Here is the dietary breakdown of this sandwich:
449 calories
40g Protein
10g Fat
4 g Sat Fat
42g Carbs
7g Fiber
645mg Sodium
72g Cholesterol
This is my typical lunch every day. Obviously the values change with Turkey (for the better)
Last edited on 4 Jun 2008 09:16 am by Javan
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