Here’s lunch #3 from Part A, Week 3, SSHE – pocket pita:
This is the 1,200 calorie version. It came with a whole wheat pita, garbanzo beans, cucumber yogurt dressing, swiss cheese, a leaf of lettuce and green peppers.
I think the idea here is to stuff all the ingredients into the pita and eat it like a sandwich. However, the pita does not have the capacity for all of the items. This turned into a messy lunch very quickly. Next time I will try making it into a salad and eat it with a fork and knife. On the up side, it came with a thick slice of cheese (cheese = bonus points!) and the cucumber dip was like a nice tzatziki from a Greek restaurant.
I must have jinxed the oranges because this one was not up to par and I had to toss it. Bummer!
I had low expectations for this lunch, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I don’t usually like cucumbers but the sauce was not overly cucumber-y, and had some other good flavors in it. The swiss cheese was great to have. I put it all in the pocket, and I agree it got messy. I took it as a “grab n go” lunch today. Next time if I have some lettuce for a salad, I think will make it into a salad, and toast the pita to either have along with it or maybe to add as a crunchy topping to the salad. But overall, a good lunch.