Quick Breakfast or Lunch

At times, we all encounter the need to eat something fast, but don’t wish to eat something junky. The worse thing besides eating on the run, is eating poorly while doing it. It makes one feel crummy later. If you just take an extra minute, with simple ingredients at hand, you can make a meal that is healthy, won’t make you feel bad, and will stick with you for several hours. If you have an aversion to peanuts or peanut butter, try almond butter or one of the other nut butters instead for the sandwich below.

Peanut Butter, Banana and Honey Sandwich

serves:  1                    prep time:  7 minutes

2 slices whole grain bread, toasted
1 tablespoon peanut butter
½ - 1 banana, sliced very thin
A teaspoon of honey, to drizzle

While the bread is toasting, slice banana.  Spread each piece of toast with about ½ tablespoon of peanut butter. On one of the toast pieces add banana slices then drizzle honey over. Place the other piece of toast on top and slice the sandwich into quarters.

This meal offers whole grains, protein, and a little fruit. Please choose a bread that has a minimum of 5 grams of protein, 5 grams of fiber and a maximum of 15 grams of sugar per slice or serving.

- Kim Fielding