G-Free & Clean Eating on the run….unwich anyone?

I love to cook, but let’s be honest sometimes it just doesn’t happen….you go to work, run errands, try to be good and work out, walk the dogs, and then don’t have time leftover to cook (or you waited too long to eat and now you are like a ravenous animal). Since no one wants to undo all the good they did at the gym, you don’t want to go and grab some greasy, fatty, sludge-coma inducing drive through meal. But you need to eat, like 5 minutes ago. So try a Jimmy John’s unwich!

An unwich you say? What’s that? Well, let me just tell you. At Jimmy Johns all of their sandwiches are available as an unwich, which means they are neatly wrapped up in lettuce in lieu of bread. Freaky fast (their slogan, not mine) g-free food!

Beach Club # 12 No Mayo Avacado on the side

I was in ravenous animal mode last night and needed something lean, mean, and g-free for dinner so I got their #12 Beach Club® as an unwich. The Beach Club consists of turkey breast, cucumber, cheese, sprouts, tomato, mayo, and avocado spread all neatly wrapped in lettuce. If you get it made with everything (sans bread) you are looking at about 385 calories, which isn’t horrible (but isn’t great either) but take off that mayo and you are down to 190 calories (easy change-huge results). Also, I got the avocado spread on the side so I could control the amount that was slathered on my unwich, because although avocado is a nutritional power house it’s also high in calories and fat (and in my opinion should kind of be treated like green butter, take a little bit and keep moving).

So if you are looking for a fast meal idea for lunch, quick dinner, or a picnic on a grassy knoll in the sunshine this Spring/Summer, perhaps go and try an unwich!

Happily enjoying my unwich!

If you want to check out your options before going to Jimmy Johns, their nutrition facts and sandwich customizer are available at the URL below: http://www.jimmyjohns.com/menu/nutrition.aspx

*Also, I should make sure to give credit where it’s due. Thanks a heap to Caitlin Caskey for opening my eyes to the world of the unwich. My stomach thanks you many times over.