HomeMade Healthy Episode 3: A Glamorous Brown Bag Lunch

Turkey: Soggy. Mustard: Tasteless. Wheat bread: Dry. Lettuce: Boring. When you’re watching what you eat, lunch can be sort of a drag when you want to keep it healthy. Don’t worry HomeMade Healthy has a deliciously perfected pita to keep you healthy and satisfied! Don’t forget, you can mix and match your own ingredients too, like taking away the cream cheese/pesto and adding flavored hummus to make it vegan! Keep in mind, with snacks included as the video mentioned we hover around under 400 calories. When you use your own ingredients, calorie counts change! Happy lunch-ing!

Oh and yes, I say “newses” at the end. Yes I know that is not a word and I am a journalist. I got nervous, so sue me. Haha!

Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Serving Size: 1
Calories: 247 (if counting veggies)

1 Pita Pocket (Weight Watchers) (or another 90-100 calorie bread)
3 oz Cucumber (10 calories)
3 oz yellow pepper (15)
1 oz light cream cheese (room temperature) (64)
1 heaping tsp pesto (29)
Small handful of Arugula

First, cut the 3 oz of cucumber into thin slices. Next, slice the pepper into thin strips. Set aside. Now mix the room temperature cream cheese with the pesto, until fully combined. Spread the pesto-cream cheese onto each side of the bread. Place the cucumbers on the bread. Top with the peppers and the arugula.