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Ready-To-Run Roast Beef Pocket

If you’re looking for a healthy lunch, look no further. This sandwich comes together in minutes, packs easily, and carries well. And if you use homemade roast beef (or a fresh, extra-lean cut roast from the grocery store), it’s also not much higher in fat, but much lower in sodium than your typical turkey sandwich.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 serving

Ingredients

1 tablespoon low-fat mayonnaise (2 g fat or less per tablespoon; I used Best Foods/Hellmann’s)
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1 (6 1/2-inch) whole-wheat or whole-grain pita circle
1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts
3 thin tomato slices
1 thin red onion slice, or more to taste
4 ounces thinly sliced or shaved Simple Grilled London Broil (see page 221), Easy-As-Can-Be Pot Roast (see page 109), or other extra-lean roast beef

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small bowl, mix the mayonnaise and horseradish until well combined.

    Step 2

    Cut off one-third of the pita circle and save it for another recipe (like for dipping with the Wow ’em White Bean Dip; see page 102). Spread the mayonnaise mixture evenly on one side of the inside of the pocket. Add the sprouts, tomato, and onion. Top the vegetables evenly with the roast beef. Serve immediately or wrap the pocket in plastic wrap for up to 8 hours and refrigerate it until ready to serve.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 3

    Calories: 207

    Step 4

    Protein: 27g

    Step 5

    Carbohydrates: 18g

    Step 6

    Fat: 5g

    Step 7

    Saturated Fat: 2g

    Step 8

    Cholesterol: 49mg

    Step 9

    Fiber: 3g

    Step 10

    Sodium: 431mg

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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