When it comes to a quick and easy lunch option that fits into a busy workday, sandwiches reign supreme. But, where there's bread and cheese, there may also be concern about whether or not what you're eating is actually healthy. Should you be eating something like a salad instead?

“At the end of a meal, your stomach feels full based on the volume that fills it up, not the calories”

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Leslie Ramirez
Clinical Dietitian at Houston Methodist

"With a sandwich, there's plenty of opportunity to increase volume without increasing calories. So, done correctly, a sandwich doesn't have to an unhealthy choice at all," said Ramirez.
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But, as with all healthy food choices, there are do's and dont's when it comes to building a sandwich that's healthy.

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