I bought the Joseph's Flax - Oat Bran (and assorted added crap) Wraps at
Wal-Mart... tried it last night with lettuce, tomato, onion, meat, Ranch and
Balsamic vinegar. It fell apart.. pieces tasted like limp linoleum. Not a
good substitute for a tortilla. I've tried some of the other attempts at
low-carb tortilla/wrap thingies and so far, I think it boils down to "a
tortilla is a tortilla" and other stuff ain't. I've had "lower" carb
tortillas that were ok but "way low-carb?". bluuck! Apparently, corn and
wheat make tortillas, flax and oats don't.
American Indian scientists, using only sharpened sticks and pieces of flint,
invented corn (they probably even had an Indian scientific name for it.
something like maizuspocahontis or some such). It may have been stolen by
Mexican laborers sneaking across the border to work in Native American
factories making wigs from scalps - and sent back to relatives in Mexico to
be ground up and mixed with cactus buds to make brownies (very popular at
young Mexican revolutionaries' parties). The name 'tortilla" could have come
from some word wetbacks yelled when they got stoned - (probably a similar
story for the wheat ones). Just speculating, of course, it might not have
happened like that. Anyway, whatever we moderns throw together to wrap stuff
in, if it ain't corn or wheat, it ain't a tortilla and won't stay wrapped..
ask any spic (Hey! If God had wanted us to be politically correct he would
have made us all the same color and taught us how to cut hair without the
bowl).
My advice?. buy a decent (just "slightly" less carb) wheat or corn
tortilla - just don't fill it with carby stuff. Put a little vinegar in
there to offset the starch (I don't know if that works or not. I just made
it up).
John
hoodyup@yahoo.com - 10 Aug 2007 05:10 GMT
On Aug 9, 8:24 pm, "johnniemccoy@" <johnniemc...@NOSPAMhotmail.com>
wrote:
> I bought the Joseph's Flax - Oat Bran (and assorted added crap) Wraps at
> Wal-Mart... tried it last night with lettuce, tomato, onion, meat, Ranch and
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>
> John
Hey, John. I never heard of the wraps you mentioned, but the name
"Joseph's" should tell you that it won't be real authentic tasting
beaner (the politically correct word for "wetback") food. I like these
Low Carb Low Fat High Fiber Wraps (my wife thinks they taste like
cardboard--but good Mexican cardboard, like they have in Tijuana).
Here's a link to their vital statistics:
http://www.donpancho.com/PRODUCTS-LOW-WRAPS.htm
We get them at Winco, I don't know if they have that where you are. I
can eat them without any BG difficulty, I mean, 3 net carbs...who
couldn't? They don't fall apart either, so apart from the
cardboardiness...they're...mmmfff...great....mmmmmffff.. YMMV
Andrew
johnniemccoy@ - 10 Aug 2007 05:51 GMT
> On Aug 9, 8:24 pm, "johnniemccoy@" <johnniemc...@NOSPAMhotmail.com>
> wrote:
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>
> Andrew
I don't know, Andrew. I think I just stick with the "somewhat" low carb
whole wheat and avoid the Tortillas de Cartulina. Thanks for the link,
though.
John
KC - 10 Aug 2007 09:14 GMT
I get Mission Carb Balance Fajita Size wraps. They have 5 g net carb, and
I, to my surprise, actually prefer their taste to high carb tortillas.
KC
>I bought the Joseph's Flax - Oat Bran (and assorted added crap) Wraps at
>Wal-Mart... tried it last night with lettuce, tomato, onion, meat, Ranch
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> John
Susan - 10 Aug 2007 14:23 GMT
> I bought the Joseph's Flax - Oat Bran (and assorted added crap) Wraps at
> Wal-Mart... tried it last night with lettuce, tomato, onion, meat, Ranch and
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> there to offset the starch (I don't know if that works or not. I just made
> it up).
I used Damascus brand flax rollups (these make great pizza crust in a
perforated pan or pizza stone) or Toufayan Low Carb wraps. The Toufayan
are very chewy, but we like them for wraps.
Susan
Black Seamus - 10 Aug 2007 15:55 GMT
I'm Texas born and bred, and I believe like most Texans that
tortillas are a basic ingredient in the Food of the Gods.
My problem is that I can't eat just one of anything wrapped in a
tortilla. Or even just five. They trigger binges something awful,
and so I've had to give them up.
Good on you if you can enjoy the occasional one.
On Aug 9, 10:24 pm, "johnniemccoy@" <johnniemc...@NOSPAMhotmail.com>
wrote:
> I bought the Joseph's Flax - Oat Bran (and assorted added crap) Wraps at
> Wal-Mart... tried it last night with lettuce, tomato, onion, meat, Ranch and
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>
> John
Nicky - 10 Aug 2007 21:30 GMT
>I've had "lower" carb
>tortillas that were ok but "way low-carb?". bluuck! Apparently, corn and
>wheat make tortillas, flax and oats don't.
I'd offer you the recipe I use, if I thought you'd use it : ) I
prefer mine (actually, Dana Carpender's) to anything low-carb I've
bought. If only I could roll the damn things out in circles - I
generally eat off Australia...
Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25
Alice Faber - 13 Aug 2007 00:37 GMT
> I bought the Joseph's Flax - Oat Bran (and assorted added crap) Wraps at
> Wal-Mart... tried it last night with lettuce, tomato, onion, meat, Ranch and
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> tortillas that were ok but "way low-carb?". bluuck! Apparently, corn and
> wheat make tortillas, flax and oats don't.
I get these a lot. They're really variable in thickness, but I only have
problems with them falling apart if I over-fill them. They're truly a
staple in my diet. How else can I have a BLT in the summertime?

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Julie Bove - 13 Aug 2007 08:17 GMT
> I get these a lot. They're really variable in thickness, but I only have
> problems with them falling apart if I over-fill them. They're truly a
> staple in my diet. How else can I have a BLT in the summertime?
I can no longer eat these because of the egg allergy, but I used to make
yummy stuffed tomatoes using cherry tomatoes. The insides were scooped out
using a small spoon or melon baller. They were then stuffed with a mixtrure
of crisp, crumbled bacon, sliced green onions, parsley and mayo. Yummy!
Nicky - 13 Aug 2007 20:29 GMT
>> I get these a lot. They're really variable in thickness, but I only have
>> problems with them falling apart if I over-fill them. They're truly a
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>using a small spoon or melon baller. They were then stuffed with a mixtrure
>of crisp, crumbled bacon, sliced green onions, parsley and mayo. Yummy!
Julie,
Dunno if these are any good for you, but mayo doesn't have to have
eggs:
http://foodgeeks.com/recipes/recipe/21074,potato_flour_mayonnaise_egg_free_glute
n_free_milk_free_wheat_free.phtml
http://www.therecipebox.com/members/box/mayonnaise/may0009.htm
http://www.therecipebox.com/members/box/mayonnaise/may0009.htm
Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25
Julie Bove - 14 Aug 2007 03:07 GMT
>>> I get these a lot. They're really variable in thickness, but I only have
>>> problems with them falling apart if I over-fill them. They're truly a
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> http://www.therecipebox.com/members/box/mayonnaise/may0009.htm
> http://www.therecipebox.com/members/box/mayonnaise/may0009.htm
Sorry. Can't have any soy either. Seems all mayo has egg or soy. I have
tried one recipe for faux mayo that my daughter likes. It's basically 1/2
water and 1/2 oil with some lemon juice and other seasonings. It's
thickened with arrowroot and I think that gives it a chalky taste. Plus no
matter how much thickening I put in it, it still stays pretty runny.