It’s important to prioritize your health when you’re aiming to trim some pounds. That’s why it’s important to eat nutrient-dense foods like fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices. It’s easy to get discouraged if you’re not enjoying your weight loss food, so variety is important.
Why not try these herbs and spices wrap recipes? You’ll surely love flavorful low-calorie snacks!
Tuscan-Style Herb Tuna Wraps
What you need:
- 2 whole grain tortillas
- 1/2 cup light tuna, drained
- 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup baby spinach
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 tbsps. chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
In a small bowl, mix together tuna, tomatoes, spinach, lemon juice, parsley, olive oil, salt and pepper. Stir until ingredients are well-blended. Divide tuna mixture among the 2 tortillas fold over to make wraps. Top with fresh spinach. Serve immediately.
Turkey and Five-Spice Lettuce Wraps
What you need:
- 1/2 kg. lean ground turkey
- 2 heads lettuce, leaves separated
- 1 cup water chestnuts, chopped
- 1 carrot, shredded
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh herbs (basil, cilantro, mint and/or chives)
- 1/2 cup instant brown rice, cooked
- 1/2 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
- 2 tbsps. hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp. minced fresh ginger
- 2 tsps. sesame oil
- 1 tsp. five-spice powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Add turkey and ginger then cook for 6-7 minutes until turkey is cooked through. Crumble turkey using a wooden spoon. Add cooked brown rice, water chestnuts, bell pepper, chicken broth, hoisin sauce, five-spice powder and salt. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until heated through. Remove from heat and add spoonfuls of the turkey mixture into lettuce leaves. Top with carrots and fresh herbs. Roll into wraps and secure with toothpick.
Spicy Guacamole and Bean Burrito
What you need:
- 2 6-inch whole grain tortillas
- 1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
- 1/2 cup low-fat refried beans
- 1/4 cup salsa
- 3 tbsps. prepared guacamole
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper, diced
Combine beans, salsa and jalapeno pepper in a small bowl. Microwave for 1-2 minutes. Arrange romaine lettuce in each flour tortilla. Top with warm bean mixture and guacamole. Roll up to make wraps. Serve immediately.
Herb Hummus Vegetarian Wraps
What you need:
- 2 cups herbed hummus
- 4 large collard green leaves, steamed
- 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced into thin strips
- 1/2 jicama, peeled and sliced into thin strips
- 1 carrot, peeled and sliced into thin strips
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced
- 20 fresh basil leaves
- 1 stalk celery, sliced into thin strips
- 1/2 cup toasted cashews, slightly crushed
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh chives
Mix together cucumber, bell pepper, jicama, carrot and celery in a medium bowl until well-blended. Divide the mixture among 4 collard green leaves. Top with avocado slices, basil leaves, cashews and chives. Roll up to make wraps and secure with toothpick.
Enjoy snacking for weight loss with these fun and easy herbs and spices wrap recipes!