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Using Leftovers: Make Wrapped Lunches

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One of my favorite ways to use leftovers is to make them into a wrap the next day. Here are some of my combinations. I italicized the items that are leftovers. Please feel free to share your own ideas in the Comments section.

Mexican Wrap

  • ww tortilla
  • cheese (I use soy cheese)
  • Spanish rice
  • beans
  • avocado
  • salsa
  • lettuce

Chinese Wrap

  • ww tortilla
  • rice w/ leftover sauce stirred in
  • any leftover dish (one dish per wrap)

  • layer leftover items over rice
  • micro greens or sprouts

Fast Food Wrap

  • ww tortilla
  • cheese or soy cheese
  • meat, chopped or cut into strips
  • salad
  • lettuce or sliced tomato if no leftover salad

Italian Wrap

  • ww tortilla
  • cheese or soy cheese
  • meat, chopped or cut into strips
  • veggies
  • salad
  • lettuce or sliced tomato if no leftover salad

Pizza Wrap

  • ww tortilla
  • cheese or soy cheese if no cheese in leftover items
  • pizza toppings (warm slightly to make it easier to scrape topping and cheese directly into wrap)
  • salad
  • lettuce or sliced tomato if no leftover salad

Look for Low-Carb Tortillas

Kid Friendly Neutral Recipes

Peanut Cream

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This filling has a peanutty taste with less fat than peanut butter and is more digestible than peanut butter alone.

Puree until smooth

  • 1 package (10.5 ounces) silken tofu or 8 ounces regular tofu
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons peanut butter

Use filling to:

  • stuff celery sticks
  • thinned with a little juice or nondairy milk and use as a Fruit dip
  • spread on whole grain bread or crackers for a sandwich, serve open-faced or top with another slice of bread or cracker
  • spread on slices of apple or pear

Variations:

  • add 1/2 a banana when pureeing
  • stir in dried Fruits such as: raisins, dried cherries, dried cranberries, chopped dried apricots, chopped dried pineapple, chopped dried apple, chopped dried dates
  • add up to 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar when pureeing
  • use other nut or seed butters in place of peanut butter