Who didn’t grow up on grilled cheese?
Does this look familiar?
Grilled Cheese of the past!
So that sandwich above is white bread, fried in butter, LOADED with fat! IT tastes GREAT! But at 500 calories (high in fat and sugar) who eats that on a regular basis? You think of it as a treat for yourself, or easy kid food, right? NO MORE!
Even the grilled cheese can be CLEAN food, and healthified!!!
Green Apple & Cheese
So the first thing I used my new mandolin on was a grilled cheese with green apple sandwich! TO DIE FOR! I had tried this before but my apple slices were too chunky and thick, and tasted cold when I ate the sandwich. With the mandolin they were PAPER-THIN & Perfect!
My perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich:
- Two slices grainy, nutty, high-fiber bread
- Cover both slices with a yummy mustard of your choice
- place thin apple slices on one side
- place thin slices of your favorite cheese (low-fat or not, moderation is the key to cheese, a little goes a long way, it is being melted afterall)
- place in pan coated with pam or olive oil
- place a brick covered with tin-foil, or another heavy pan
- flip, repeat, and serve!
For my kids I might add a bit more cheese, and a little less mustard! Get creative and use the grilled cheese as a place to fit in some veggies….cheese does amazing things and will allow you to add in some more fruit or veggies in an easy, quick way!
Try to choose a bread that has no sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and too many things you can not pronounce. ALWAYS find a bread that has 2 – 3 grams of fiber per 100 calories, a good rule of thumb. I don’t buy bread that has under 4 grams per slice. It is just such an easy way to get in 8 of the 25 grams we are suppose to have per day! If your family has always eaten white, highly processed bread start changing it out slowly. If you have little kids high-fiber bread is all they will ever know, just serve it, they won’t know any better and you are doing them a good deed that will last a lifetime!
Grilled Cheese with Herbs
Grilled Cheese & Pear
Tomato with Ham & Cheese
Grilled Cheese with Veggies
This last one pretty much looks like it has last nights salad on it, and you know what…what a great way to use left-over salad!!!
