When it comes down to picking a lower calorie food for the people like me on a 1200 calorie per day, low carbohydrate diet, to drop a few pounds, you would think that a wrap or flat bread would be the best, right?
Wrong! I was amazed at how many calories I was getting just with the wrap/bread. When I started counting calories I seen why I could not lose a pound.
Worst Choice
Flour wrap comes in at a huge 330 calories each!
Soft taco shell 140 each!
Spinach wrap 180 calories each.
Flat out wraps 160 calories each.
Flat out light wraps 90 calories each
Texas Toast Bread 110 calories PER slice!
Raisin bread 90 calories per slice
Gluten free bread 83 calories per slice.
White bread 60 to 70 calories per slice.
Having a burrito seems to be one of the worst things we can have because the bread/wrap is 330 calories all alone.
And that delicious Texas toast BLT at Sonic? the bread alone is 220 calories! The best choice would be, well there isn`t one, don`t eat there.
Subway bread can be from 200 calories to 260 each 6 inch Sub, I don`t know about you but that is a lot of calories for the bread only!
Better Choice
Corn tortilla at 62 calories each.
Light wheat bread at 40 calories per slice.
Pita pocket 140 calories each but usually they are halved = 70 calories.
The better choice would be to have a couple corn shell tacos, a tomato sandwich with light mayo or a pita pocket filled with lean meat.
Best Choice
The best choice would be to skip the bread altogether but if you love the sandwich or wraps, and you don`t want to do without, we can make this lower in calories.
When we sit down to a sandwich or wrap thinking we are doing better on the calories than eating a whole meal, we are not. Pick the lowest calorie bread/wrap first. then we can enjoy more that goes inside or between those slices.
Use lower calorie mayo or whatever your choice of sauce it.
Use fresh cooked meats and let go of the processed deli meat.
Go with veggies! Load that sandwich with all you want and less meat.
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By Andria Perry
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Question of
Do you know the calories in your bread?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Do you eat bread?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Have you ever used lettuce as a wrap?
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Yes
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No
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I do eat bread, but not that often.
Very interesting. I eat bread every day but they say it is better not having bread at all
I am also on a low carb diet, I hardly eat bread rice or any carb.
I am a diabetic and my doc wants to reverse it, using food, as he did.
I hardly eat any bread but keep it at home for my two favorite sandwiches when I am in the mood peanut butter and jelly and tuna fish.
I also have a loaf of light whole wheat in the freezer for my sandwich wants, Tony eats the white bread.
I usually eat bread daily. I have never read its contents.
I never did either till my doctor asked me to try, just try the 1200 calorie diet and see how I am eating. I was shocked.
I love all kinds of wraps, spinach is a favorite.
That is the one I used to eat a lot, I had to lay off breads for a while.