For most lunch is the hardest meal of the day. Before our low sodium days it was always a sandwich of some kind, cookies or sweet treat and a piece of fruit…all that changes when we go low sodium. Some suggestions are better if you have access to a microwave to heat things up
- Leftovers from last night’s dinner aka casserole or Hodge podge
- Sliced meat (turkey, chicken, roast beef, meat loaf, pork loin) on homemade bread or on a wrap with unsalted butter, low sodium mustard or mayo, sodium reduced pickles, maybe sliced onion, tomato and a lettuce leaf
- Grilled cheese (Swiss, Provolone, Muenster, Cheddar, Monterey Jack with Jalapenos), low sodium homemade bread, unsalted butter…good hot or cold
- Panini made with homemade flour tortilla or low sodium wrap, cheese, assorted veggies, bits of chicken, turkey or roast beef or other meat)…good hot or cold
- Assorted veggies with homemade Ranch dip, low sodium cheese, low sodium crackers
- Deviled eggs or egg salad on homemade bread or a wrap
- Canned low sodium tuna or salmon, low sodium mayo, onion, salt free or low sodium pickles on homemade bread or wraps
- Homemade low sodium soup or stew…if no microwave is available, a thermos works well
- Salad – lettuce, cabbage, macaroni, potato, bean –there are so many kinds and most of the ingredients are low sodium so the creativity comes in the salad dressing to make sure it is low sodium as well. Homemade salad dressing is easy to make and it can be very portable as well.
- Chili – low sodium ingredients are used in the making…a large potful makes many lunches when stored in individual containers in the freezer…just warm up in the microwave.
