Certified holistic health counselor Randi Cestaro of Happy Healing explains that the key to making healthy eating choices for time-pressed stay-at-home moms is having a staple of healthy ingredients in your kitchen that can be combined in numerous ways.
She uses those healthy building blocks to create these ideas for healthy, balanced, inexpensive meals that take less than five minutes to prepare.
1. Turkey in Whole Wheat Pita with an Apple
Give your turkey sandwich a makeover by putting it in a pita and holding off on the mayo. Two slices of nitrate-free turkey lunch meat have a total of 45 calories; a whole wheat pita has about 170 calories and is high in fiber. Pair this with an apple for a crisp, sweet treat.
2. Almond Butter Sandwich
For a healthier alternative to a peanut butter sandwich, try almond butter. It's considered to be more nutrient dense than peanut butter, has half the saturated fat and has more calcium and protein. One tablespoon of almond butter has 101 calories.
3. Veggie Burger in a Whole Wheat Pita with Hummus
One veggie burger patty has about 70 calories. Hummus makes a healthy, tangy dressing and a tablespoon of it carries 27 calories. A whole wheat pita has about 170 calories and is high in fiber.
4. One Can of Tuna Over Salad with a Rice Cake and Hummus
This is a more literal take on tuna salad -- but one that is protein dense. A can of tuna has about 200 calories. Skip the croutons and nosh on a rice cake that can carry around 35 calories.
5. Cheese Sandwich with an Apple
Cheeses vary widely in calories. Go with a light cheese to keep calories down, and a goat or sheep cheese that are considered easier to digest.
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