An Apple a Day

It seems so simple. Apple Sandwiches. And yet I never would have thought of it myself. Thanks to my co-worker with whom I share an office, I discovered a delicious, healthy and satisfying lunch that fits great into my schedule and my diet. This is by far the best way to eat an apple! It was a great lunch for myself but would also make an AWESOME alternative to lunchables for children. It's really fun to build the sandwich to your own individual liking and have the remaining apples and celery to dip.

I brought an apple and some celery sticks. I lightly toasted a multgrain sandwich round and spread each side thinly with peanut butter. Next, I thinly sliced the apple and removed the seeds. I piled the apples on one side of the bread. On top of that I spooned yogurt with honey and cinnamon. There you have an apple sandwich! I dipped the celery in the remaining peanut butter and dipped the leftover apple slices in the yogurt and the peanut butter.

There are so many alternatives you could add to this lunch to change it up a bit. It would be great to replace the peanut butter with nutella or almond butter for a change of pace. You could include fruit flavored yogurt, or add frozen berries to the plain yogurt. Instead of yogurt, simply honey and a sprinkle of granola on top of the apples would add crunchy sweetness. Crackers or tortillas instead of bread would be fun.

With the exception of the whole apple, all the components fit neatly in my Easy Lunchbox and I basically made the whole thing at work. I toasted my sandwich round in the office toaster oven and I brought a knife to thinly slice the apple. If you needed to, the bread could easily be toasted ahead of time. If the apples must be sliced in advance, make sure to toss in some lemon juice to keep from browning by the time it is ready to eat.

Multigrain sandwich round on top of celery sticks. Peanut butter for dipping leftover apple and the celery.

The yogurt is plain, lowfat yogurt with honey and cinnamon on top. An apple to slice. And hot tea.

Thinly sliced apple. My sandwich is ready to make.

Peanut butter on both sides. Pile up the apples. And a dabble of yogurt on top. 

My lunch is ready to enjoy.

Yummy sandwich, apples dipped in yogurt and celery dipped in peanut butter.

I spent this afternoon in the courtroom in trial. This lunch kept me from feeling groggy and gross right after and kept me feeling full and satisfied until the end of the day. I highly recommend.