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Easy, healthy lunches

Sandwich with vegetables on cutting board, fruit basket, and sliced onions in background.

By Judy Davie

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Lunches must be easy, and there’s nothing easier than a sandwich. Contrary to popular belief, bread does not make you fat, unless of course you eat too much … which can easily happen if you buy the wrong type of bread. Like every other carbohydrate, the best brands are those that have a low GI, with fibre and wholegrains.

Don’t get too fixated on what the bread is fortified with either. There are better ways to find your minerals and vitamins.

Best breads:

  • Soy and linseed grain bread

  • Flat barley mountain bread (avoid wheat, it has a higher GI)

  • Multigrain rye bread

  • Avocado

  • Tomato

  • Sprouts

  • Carrots

  • Lettuce (dark greens are best)

  • Cucumber

  • Sliced chicken breast

  • Canned tuna in brine

  • Canned red salmon in brine

  • Lean roast beef

  • Eggs

A delicious sandwich containing salad, a condiment and a 50g serve of protein should measure in at around 1150kj.

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  • Chickpeas

  • Lentils

  • Black beans

  • Kidney beans

  • Haricot beans

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