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cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories and adds creaminess.

bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain bread adds fiber and nutrients.

canned tuna

🥗Healthier: canned salmon

💰Cheaper: canned sardines

Canned sardines are often less expensive and nutritious.

Start with 10 ounces of good quality tuna packed in water, drain it, and flake it in a large bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard to the tuna.

Juice a lemon and add the juice to the tuna mixture.

Add about 1 teaspoon of kosher salt and a pinch of black pepper to taste.

Add 1 cup of dried cranberries to the mixture.

Chop 1/4 cup of red onion and pickle it in 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar for 15 minutes, then add it to the bowl.

Add 3.5 ounces of capers to the mixture.

Chop and add 2 tablespoons of fresh dill and 1 tablespoon of fresh parsley to the bowl.

Mix all the ingredients together until well combined and refrigerate overnight for best flavor.

Butter one side of slices of sourdough bread with unsalted butter.

In a skillet, add a couple of tablespoons of butter and heat it up.

Place one slice of buttered bread in the skillet and cover it with cheddar cheese.

Add sliced tomato and sliced pepper on top of the cheese.

Add more cheddar cheese on top of the vegetables.

Cover with another slice of buttered bread, butter side up.

Cook until the bottom is toasted, then flip the sandwich over to toast the other side.

Check for melted cheese and golden brown color on both sides before serving.

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