Lunch can be a tricky meal to squeeze into your day. You often don’t have a lot of time between work, classes, errands, and other responsibilities. So you go looking for something you can eat quickly. But those meals aren’t always the healthiest. That’s why it’s important to find healthy and tasty alternatives. One of our favorite healthy lunch picks at Live Juice is our wraps.
At Live Juice, we believe that healthy eating is part of a broader lifestyle. Once you start making healthy choices in one area, it becomes so much easier to make healthy choices in other areas.
Here are a few reasons why wraps are a great choice for a healthy lunch.
Fewer Carbs
We often compare wraps to sandwiches, especially when it comes to the number of simple carbohydrates. A sandwich served on a roll or thick bread is going to have a relatively high number of carbs. Using a wrap rather than bread is an easy way to cut back on your carb intake. Wraps are also good for people who need or want to avoid gluten. There are plenty of gluten-free bread options, but even the best gluten-free bread isn’t quite the same. Gluten-free or low-gluten wraps aren’t as noticeably different from regular wraps.
More Veggies
The ingredients inside a wrap also make it a healthy choice. In general, wraps tend to have more vegetables and alternative protein options. At Live Juice, we load all our wraps with fresh vegetables that we chop every day. You won’t find any sad, soggy, day-old lettuce here!
Healthy Fats
There are a lot of misunderstandings when it comes to fats and nutrition. Many people believe that all fats are unhealthy, but that’s just not so! Many foods contain healthy fats, which are essential to a balanced diet. Foods like avocado, hummus, and olive oil are common sources of healthy fats. In a wrap, the dressing is often the primary source of fat. We make all our own dressings at Live Juice, so you know that you’re only getting high-quality, healthy ingredients.
