Food Question

[donna12 742]

I saw this on YouTube but was wondering from you guys: Ham or turkey roll ups with fat free cream cheese for a good source of Protein? Some people cut them in to pinwheels and I think some recipes call or chives??? A gastric bypass patient friend on Facebook of mine mentioned to look out for sodium content in the meat which is good to look out for but I was just trying to change up my menu and trying to get protein in. help.

[colleenjoy 104]

sounds good. you know what might work as well? using laughing cow cheese instead of the cream cheese. might have to try that.

I just did ham and cheese in lettuce wraps for lunch the other day.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

I would do that. again, pre-packaged meat has alot of sodium in it. would be something to eat as a quick on the go perhaps.

[JustDoIt130 369]

That sounds like a really yummy lunch! I also do a lot of rotisserie chicken (I buy them on sale, pick them, and then package them up in 3 oz servings) with either black or refried Beans. Yummy!

[Wtloss 75]

I just saw the nutritionist yesterday and she said some people have problems with rotisserie chicken because it usually drier. Just be careful if trying it for the first time.

[MoreThanJustaPrettyFace 55]

if you buy quality sandwich meat, i don't see a problem. try to get a brand that is all natural with no preservatives. also, laughing cow cheese has a cream cheese now (it's new and i JUST found it). so yummy! i like adding a slice of Tomato to my roll-ups too

[MoreThanJustaPrettyFace 55]

anoooother thing, if you happen to get a rotisserie chicken that's a little on the dry side: dip it in greek yogurt. i mix some ground onion, green onions, dill, and lemon juice in mine and it tastes delicious. the yogurt helps the dry chicken moisten up a bit and then it doesn't cause issues. hope that helps!

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

I eat that all the time. I usually cut up some chives into the cream cheese before making the roll-ups.

@collenjoy- the Babybell is an excellent idea! I already mix that with tuna, I'm going to try it as a roll up too!

[Missy05.29.12 13]

Boars head has a great low sodium turkey. Great source of Protein, low calorie, and low fat.

[jen_1381 446]

Another fun Greek yogurt recipe (used it this 4th for veggie dip) is to add a packet of the Hidden Valley Ranch powder to some plain Greek Yogurt. I felt less guilty dipping the few veggies I had in it since it was a good source of Protein. It makes a good thick ranch dip.

[donna12 742]

thanks everyone, I think I will try this for a quick and easy on the go or to have as a snack like one or two at night if I get hungry and only if I get hungry. Of course I live in a hick town so I will have to go to Publix in the next city over and look for laughing cow cheese. All I have to choose from is Kroger, Walmart and food Lion.