Low Calorie Lunch-Tuna Soft Taco

No matter which weight loss program you are on, you are probably looking for a way to add variety to your diet. Variety can be a key component to your weight loss success story and can help prevent border and the temptation to cheat. However, If you are calorie counting like I am it is especially difficult to add variety because you must know how many calories are in your meal. While experimenting, I invented a low calorie lunch option. The Tuna Soft Taco is 360 calories and is a tasty way to change up your lunchtime routine.

• 1 small flour tortilla - 110 calories
• 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese - 110 calories
• 1/2 can tuna in water - 50 calories
• 1 small dill pickle chopped - 0 calories
• 2 teaspoons light ranch dressing - 90 calories

All information related to calorie counts was obtained from the nutritional information listed on the back of each individual food item.

• In a small bowl combine the can of tuna (drained), ranch dressing, shredded cheese.
• Dice pickle and add to bowl
• Mix ingredients until tuna, cheese and pickle are evenly covered by ranch dressing
• Spoon onto tortilla and fold over
• Eat it like a taco and enjoy!

You can cut the calories by 50 if you use a small corn tortilla (50 calories) instead of a flour tortilla. This might be a good option for those reducing flour in their diet. There is a lot of volume with this meal so it makes it difficult to make a wrap using a small flour or corn tortilla. Using a large tortilla or Lawash bread will increase the calories but allow you to create a wrap and the ability to add romaine lettuce.

If you have a smaller appetite you can reduce the calorie count to 200 by using:

• 1 small corn tortilla
• 1/2 can of tuna
• 1 teaspoon of light ranch dressing
• 1/8 cup of cheese