Healthy sack lunch: Strawberry and cream cheese sandwich with celery and cheese

• 1 strawberry and cream cheese sandwich 
• 1 cup celery sticks with natural peanut butter or almond butter
• 1 mozzarella string cheese

Strawberry and cream cheese sandwich

• 1 tb. reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel)
• ¼ tsp. honey
• 1/8 tsp. freshly grated orange zest
• 2 slices very thin whole wheat sandwich bread
• 2 medium strawberries, sliced

Combine cream cheese, honey, and orange zest in a bowl. Spread bread with the cream cheese mixture, place sliced strawberries on one slice of bread, and top with the other.

Makes 1 serving.

Nutrition

Per serving: 128 calories; 4 g fat ( 2 g sat , 1 g mono ); 8 mg cholesterol; 18 g carbohydrates; 2 g added sugars; 4 g protein; 3 g fiber; 191 mg sodium; 63 mg potassium

* Recipe courtesy of www.eatingwell.com

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