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Now that you know of a few healthy choices for your breads, wraps or tortillas, let's look at healthy choices for the sandwich stuffing.

Eggs are delicious; however, they are high in cholesterol and fat UNLESS you specifically choose one that contains a healthy fat.  Yes, there is such a thing as healthy fat - nuts, avocados, & fish are all high in the 'good' fats called omegas.  You want to make sure that the omegas are well balanced so that your body can use them wisely.  Our research team has discovered an egg called Christopher Eggs (Private Selection if you shop at Krogers) that contain 660 mg of omega.  Excellent.  These eggs allow you to eat the entire egg and enjoy the healthy benefits.  They are by far better than organic because of how they are made and often cost less.  You can find them at Krogers and Jewel plus many other stores.  If you insist on buying general eggs, then we highly recommend only eating the whites.  The white is an excellent source of protein with little calories and low cholesterol; however, too many whites can cause a person to become allergic to eggs so be careful you don't overdo it.  If you are allergic to fish, the Christopher eggs are a great way to still get your omega nutrients because they contain no fish products - ie the chickens are not fed fish to raise the level of omegas in the eggs. 

Lunch meats:  Whether you love them or hate them, the bottom line is sometimes we need convenience due to our busy schedules.  The risk with lunch meats/deli meats is that the preservatives called nitrites (sometimes nitrates are also used) have been linked to stomach cancer.  One thing that a person can do to reduce this risk is limit the amount of processed food and make sure they are getting adequate vitamin c to counteract the negative effects.  Our team's research has found a few brands that use sea salt for the preservative.  This is  a healthy way to preserve food.  Hormel Natural  Choices offers a wide variety of types - chicken, turkey, ham, beef and salami.  It is reasonably priced and can be found at many stores.  We also found Oscar Mayer has a natural brand but we had difficulty finding it at many stores.

Cheese:  Is an excellent source of protein and calcium; however, it too is high in fat and calories if you aren't aware of what you are eating.  Laughing Cow cheese offers 2 selections that are low in fat, low in calories, and tasty.  This can be used on crackers or as a sandwich spread.  It can also be used in hot or cold sandwiches.