Now that I am officially a stay-at-home mom-to-be, lunch is no longer a meal I have to eat out. After years of soups, salads and sandwiches prepared by my favorite midtown lunch spots, I have started making my own lunch at home each day. Vegetable Minestrone and Lentil are my go-to soups during the fall and winter but I am also a fan of pureed soups such as Tomato and Butternut Squash. Since I am not too fond of the pureeing process I like to take some help from the store. During a recent trip to Stew Leonard’s I discovered Pacific Natural Foods selection of creamy soups. Pacific Natural Foods is an Oregon-based natural foods company that is committed to the taste and quality of the foods they make. Most of their soups are organic, low in fat, low in sodium and all are delicious. A few favorites of mine are the Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato, Creamy Tomato and Butternut Squash. I also love these soups because they are fresh tasting but can be stored in your pantry until you use them. Stock up on some and serve alongside my tasty Smoked Turkey Sandwich recipe.


Smoked Turkey Sandwich
Enrich your typical deli sandwich by using smoked turkey breast, crisp apple slices and sweet apple butter. Have your local grocery store or deli slice meats and cheeses very thinly, it makes a little go a long way.

Ingredients

• 4 slices whole grain bread
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp apple butter
• 4 Romaine lettuce leaves
• 1 Gala apple, thinly sliced
• 4 oz smoked turkey, thinly sliced
• 1 oz Muenster cheese, thinly sliced

Directions

Lightly toast all four pieces of whole grain bread and spread Dijon mustard on two slices and apple butter on the remaining two. Place Romaine lettuce leaves, sliced Gala apple, sliced smoked turkey and sliced Muenster cheese onto two of the pieces of bread and top with the remaining two. Serve immediately. Makes 2 servings. 6 points per serving.

Notes

Try using honey roasted or cracked peppermill turkey for a different flavor and play around with different low fat condiments and toppings such as spicy mustard, pimentos and jalapeño peppers.