Servings: 2 sandwiches
Calories: 301kcal
Ingredients
- 8 freshly made Greek meatballs or thawed meatballs
- 2 low carb pita bread, Mission carb balance pitas
- 3 tbsp homemade tzatziki or your favorite brand
- 1 medium chopped tomato
- 2 tbsp chopped onion
- 1 oz fat free feta cheese crumbles
Instructions
- Prepare fresh Greek meatballs or thaw and warm previously made Greek meatballs.
- Warm your favorite brand of low carb pita breads in the microwave.
- Cut the meatballs into slices. You can certainly use them whole but slicing them makes for a sandwich that is easier to eat.
- Either use a whole pita bread (the hubby prefers this) or use a half of pita and open the pocket (I prefer this).
- Lay the meat ball slices down the center of the whole pita bread or stuff the meatball slices into the half pita pocket, depending on which version you choose.
- Sprinkle the chopped tomato and onion over the meatball slices.
- Place dollops of the tzatziki over the chopped onion and chopped tomato layer.
- Sprinkle the fat free crumbled feta cheese over the tzatziki.
- Serve and enjoy the sandwiches. You can serve them alone or add a side dish.
Notes
The sodium content on these sandwiches is high, 732 mg for sandwiches made with a whole pita bread and 607mg when made with a half of pita. Note the sodium is lower in homemade tzatziki than in store bought tzatziki. I used homemade tzatziki so the sodium content of these sandwiches will be even higher if you use store bought tzatziki.
You can save some sodium by cutting down the amount of salt used in the Greek meatball recipe (65 mg sodium per meatball) or replace the salt with a salt substitute.
The sodium content of the pita bread is high. I used Mission carb balance pita breads. Joseph pita bread is lower in pts but the sodium content is higher. The sodium content in low pt tortillas is not much lower. You can forego the bread and eat the sandwich contents on lettuce or cauliflower rice to lower the sodium content to 482 mg.
When I have a meal higher in sodium, I make a point to keep the sodium content of my other meals lower. Using this strategy, I have kept my sodium intake for the day under 1800 mg so it's possible but it takes planning. I realize these sandwiches may be a deal breaker for some because of the sodium content.
The nutrition info for a sandwich made with a whole Mission low carb pita and homemade tzatziki is at the very bottom of the recipe card.
The nutrition info for a sandwich made with a half of a Mission low carb pita and homemade tzatziki is below.
cal 251 kcal | fat 8 g | sat fat 2 g | carb. 25.3 g | fiber 9.4 g | tot. sugar 3.0 g | protein 26.5 g | 607 mg
Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 38.3g | Protein: 31.5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 732mg | Fiber: 18.4g | Sugar: 3.9g
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