I feel like sandwiches have been getting a bad reputation lately, along with a whole bunch of other foods that are good for you actually – like turkey fat! The problem arises when people turn to fast food chains to make their sandwiches for them instead. The fact is that the way the meal is prepared and the ingredients used – not the actual content of the meal – is where the major health problems arise. For instance, you might consider a salad to be healthy – indeed they are – but when you order a salad from McDonald’s with a classic Caesar dressing, there are actually more calories contained in that, than one of their horrible hamburgers. Don’t fool yourself by changing your menu option – start eating at home instead.

Today you’re going to make an incredibly tasty chicken sandwich – made with real bread, real chicken, and most importantly – made by you, not some factory that loads everything with enough poisons to kill a small animal.

You’re going to need:

– 2 wholemeal slices of bread (the kid with bits in it, stay away from white bread)
– 1 fillet of chicken breast
– 1 medium tomato
– 1/2 carrot, grated (not essential, but nice)
– 3 leaves of lettuce
– 1 small onion
– 2 tbsp of skimmed, white, cream cheese
– 3 green olives

Preparation:

Toast the bread on both sides, just a little, so that it retains it’s shape a little better. Slice the chicken as best as you can into thin strips, and fry on a low heat in olive oil until thoroughly cooked. Grilling is a healthier option, but if you’re using olive oil to fry it shouldn’t matter too much.

Wash the vegetables, then grate the carrot if it isn’t already, mince the onion, and slice the tomato. In a separate bowl, mince the olives with the cream cheese to make a healthy dressing.

That’s basically it – spread the dressing on the bread, then add all other ingredients, sandwich together – and enjoy!