TB & BLAT Attact

or better known as -

What's for Lunch?

One of my favorite pairings for lunch is a bowl of Tomato Bisque and a BLAT sandwich. That would be a Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado, and Tomato sandwich!

I like my BLAT (and most of my sliced bread type sandwiches) on lightly toasted slices of my special high-fiber whole wheat bread, only 80 calories total for two slices and 25% of your minimum daily fiber. It is also low in fat, but more on fat in a minute.

I zapped a couple strips of bacon in the microwave until they were nice and crispy. Cut slices of firm and fresh tomato and some from a ripe avocado, rinsed a leaf of romaine lettuce, and waited for the timers on the toaster and microwave to ring and ding signaling that their contents were ready to proceed with assembly.

I placed a couple slices of avocado on each piece of toast, giving them a smear with the side of the knife. No mayo, salad dressing, mustard or other such common spreads on the bread. Then I give the spread avocado a light sprinkle of garlic powder and pepper. Add a layer of bacon, the tomato slices, break the romaine leaf into pieces that will cover the sandwich and top with the second slice of avocado spread toast. Slice sandwich into halves or quarters. Serve with the tomato bisque that has been simmering on the stove. Voila! lunch!!!

Tomato Bisque!
Where's the Tomato Bisque?
umm, well, there wasn't really any Tomato Bisque.
I'm sorry! Unlike Bree I am not a Desperate Housewife and I have a life!
So I didn't really make Tomato Bisque today, instead I supped up some tomato soup right out of a can! Empty can into sauce pan and heat following directions on the side of the can! There! Happy now? :-) Ok, I did add some chopped fresh basil and oregano, a little finely minced garlic and onion, and a sprinkle of pepper. While the soup simmered I fixed my BLAT sandwich.

Back to the Fat
Admittedly bacon is mostly fat. Not really a good thing, but it does taste good, and with moderation most people can slurge once in a while and have a little bacon. Ok, I can hear some of you starting murmur about the avocado and how it's full of fat too. And it is, but it is a different kind of fat. Avocados are a mono-saturated fat, as are olives and most fish fats (which also have omega oils). Mono-saturated fats are the good fats and in moderate quantities are very benefitial to your health. Avocados also are extremely high in fiber which helps offset some of their fat calories. Spreading the avocado on my sandwich is better than using mayonnaise or Miracle Whip which are both high in calories and low in beneficial ingredients. I don't usually have bacon around the house, but I did today because I was wrapping up some filet mignons for tomorrow. Usually I make my BLAT sandwich with Turkey Bacon, which I know a lot of folks don't like, but I have found the extra-lean brands can be cooked up nice and crisp and taste very good, almost as good as the old style fatty real bacon.

So what did you have for lunch today?