four of a kind

alright so i have to share a great meal idea i've created/found. it takes three minutes and creates four meals, as seen above. here's the deal:

i take four trader joe's whole wheat low carb tortillas and break up one piece of american cheese on each one,  then microwave for 45 seconds, until the cheese is just melted.

once all four are melted, i use one 100 calorie packet of wholly guacamole (a quarter of the packet on each tortilla), spreading it on like a condiment. then i add to each one: 1.5 to 2 oz of cooked white meat chicken (i've been getting it at costco, kirkland brand), one tablespoon of light sour cream and some chopped scallions.

i fold each one in half and press to sort of seal them, slide them into a ziploc bag and stack them in the refrigerator.  they're exactly 4 oz each, which is the perfect size.

this is so fast, SO tasty and provides four literally grab-and-go meals. it works out great for take-to-work lunches and post workout dinners where i'm usually so hungry that a grazing situation is likely to ensue. this stops that from happening because no thought needs to go into what i'm eating for dinner and i don't end up sampling a few things before assembling a good meal and sitting down to eat it. in fact, i find that the less thought i need to put into prepping or making each meal, the less i think about eating in between meals, and the better choices i end up making.

as i write this, i'm thinking of my friend who is having a sleeve gastrectomy tomorrow and is worried about how she'll take care of her little kids while she's healing and get them fed even when she's not eating yet...i'm going to send this idea along to her. i think it (or something like it) could come in handy. good luck v! your new life is waiting...