Can I or Can't I...?

[rodriguezequal 3]

Okay. I used to eat sandwiches A LOT. Now I can't have bread....what can I replace it with...tortillas, pita bread, pocket bread??? Help...I would really like to have something yummy for lunch :sad_smile:. Thank you in advance

[weightsmasher 0]

Any type of white flour is bad for you. A lot of people that have been banded can not eat bread because it gets stuck, I can eat it but choose not to. I would say in moderation everything is ok, but I would not do any white flour on a daily basis.

What I do is I eat the insides of sandwiches, buritos, tacos anything that is carbs I leave out. Hope this helps!

[littlefroggy 0]

I haven't been able to do any kind of tortilla, pita, etc.

I do eat taco shells and they are relatively low calorie. I also like whole wheat bagel crisps. I pile them high with tuna salad or something. Wasa crackers are good too, but you have to get used to their blandish taste.

I don't do the low-carb thing, just low calories and have been doing really well.

[Jachut 487]

I really just dont like bread like I used to although I can eat it and I still enjoy a piece of toast occasionally.

I love crispbreads - do you guys have Ryvita over there? They are awesome, about the size of half large slice of bread, very grainy, a good low GI carb. I eat those a lot with things like avocado, tuna, and Tomato and salt and pepper, YUM.

I'm not a low carber, so I dont worry about eating things like that. But one thing I did try last week which I'd read often but never done, was rolling fillings in a lettuce leaf. It was really good! You've gotta love that two Ryvita's are 80 calories versus about 180 for two slices of bread and you've gotta love that a lettuce leaf is like 20. I got a large cos leaf, and rolled into it some avocado, lean roast beef, tomato, grated carrot, cucumber and beetroot - exactly like the salad roll I once would have eaten but about 150 calories. It was filling, it stuck with me and it gets me past that I dont want to eat salad in a bowl block that I have at times. You need a large, sturdy leaf - cos is great, and big iceberg leaves too. Luckily at most supermarkets you can buy the leaves rather than the lettuce as a whole because then you can select big ones and avoid using only the outside of the lettuce.

[aubrie 6]

I agree totally with Jachut. I don't do low carb either. But I do pay particular attention to the type of carbs I eat. I try to stay away from white flour. I also agree with the lettuce wrap. They are AWESOME. I order those when I go to Thai restaurants now. They are so low calorie and so delicious. I put chicken salad or sliced turkey and avocado in the lettuce and season it with somethiing I like. Try it.

[rodriguezequal 3]

Thank you all very much for the advice and tips! I got a piece of letuce today with some mustard, a tiny piece of pepper jack cheese and some turkey and a few crushed cheddar sun chips for a little crunch and it was soooo good. Thanks again.

[ashley 0]

rodriguezequal-that sounds really good!

i was wondering also.. has anyone every tried dipping bread into a liquid then eating it? i know that sounds kinda weird but I read somewhere that doing that was okay but wanted to check with others first.

[rodriguezequal 3]

I've toasted wheat bread and then dipped it in my poached egg yolk and I didn't really have any problems, but I don't have much if any restriction yet...that is what professional eaters do...they dip the hot dog Buns in lemonade... lol

[ashley 0]

oh great idea as well! i don't have much restriction either.

haha i did not know that. no wonder they can get it down that fast

[flipman416 2]

yeah bread is amazing. I love bread give me some bread. lol