Diet Pockets, Wholesome Goodness for Weight Loss

To prepare our tasty Diet Pockets pick from the following ingredients in each category to create original delectable, diet-friendly pockets!  

Start with 1/2 of a Kangaroo Pocket bread, or a Pita pocket.

Meats - 3 ounces of any lean meat, including deli meat such as lean chicken, ham, turkey, roast beef

Veggies - slices of tomato or cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, sliced cucumber, sprouts, shredded carrot

Fruits - Purple seedless grapes, chopped apple, raisins

Other - Nuts, sunflower seeds, light fruit based dressings, 1 Tablespoon of shredded cheese

Opting for whole grain pockets will add more nutritional value to the recipe.

If you'd like to add a twist to your pocket use a mix of the following and heat the bread before filling: cooked breakfast sausage or links that have been sliced into tiny discs, a slaw mix (low calorie recipe below); add German sour kraut if desired on top for an added twang.

Diet Slaw Recipe: 1 cup of shredded cabbage, 1/4 cup of shredded carrots, dash of celery salt, dash of cracked pepper, and any of the following to dress the slaw: 1 teaspoon of pineapple preserves, 1 serving of honey mustard salad dressing (light or low fat variety), reduced fat cucumber OR poppy seed salad dressings, light or reduced fat Mayo.