Low carb alternatives to a bread sandwich....but still as convenient?

summerkissed wrote: »

Looking for some easy lunch box ideas that's as easy to eat as grabbing a sandwich out of a lunch box to eat while working still! But without the carbs of bread........ideas? Quiche we already do what other ideas are out there???

Why not try soft tortillas? Or even lettuce wraps. You can practically make both of those super healthy.

summerkissed wrote: »

Tortillas have a higher carb count than bread as well as much more fat! It's for a man sorry should have put that down......he wouldn't be impressed with lettuce wraps lol mind you we do eat San choy bouy and he loves that!.....ill put that one past him

Ah! Yeah, sorry, I tend to buy the "healthier" tortilla wraps. But lettuce wraps are the only other thing I can truly think of. You could do egg roll ups, but eggs cold aren't so fabulous. So be weary on that. Otherwise, maybe try a lightly seasoned pasta salad? Or even other kinds who knows! Salads and soups aren't as easy. But. Im too sure, sorry.

I like Tumaro's Let's Skip the Sandwich Wraps - only 60 calories and low carb/high in fiber.

Sandwich thins? Most are 100 cals

I used to work at a gourmet burger restaurant as a cook and people would sometimes order a burger in iceberg lettuce. I found that it held pretty well and has almost no calories We would core it and and cut it into fourths. Use 3 or 4 layers of lettuce to ensure sturdiness! Wrap it nicely with a paper towel or parchment paper and you're good to go. Also a tip: when you're choosing iceberg lettuce for sandwiching, it's good to buy the ones that aren't dense and kind of feel hollow.

I use rice paper spring roll wrappers to wrap up my sandwich ingredients.

Not sure how low carb you are going but have you tried Lavash bread? I like the Joseph's Middle East bakery ones. They also make a low carb version, but I'm not watching carbs so I get the regular. I also use Bibb lettuce for lettuce cups for things like tacos and stuff.

Most of the time, my favorite is just to eat my sandwich open faced. Half the carbs, half the calories.

Edited to add that the regular Joseph's lavash bread have 7 carbs.

Low carb tortillas. I know that a lot of tortillas are worse than bread, but La Tortilla factory, Flat Out, and Tumaro's, have 60-80 calories tortillas with a lot of fiber and protein.

Be careful with the lettuce wraps made the night before. Lettuce has a lot of moisture in it & will make your cheese get funky !!! Sorry to say I learned this the hard way !!!

Can you get this? Herman Brot Low Carb Bread only 5% carbs. 2g of carbs per slice. Tastes delicious!

Low Carbohydrate
The unique low carb characteristics and combination of wholegrains and legumes perfectly position our bread to support the management of weight loss and blood glucose control.
Research also tells us that consuming a lower carbohydrate intake, induces a greater weight loss, assists in improving blood glucose control * (when carbohydrate intake provides 30% of energy), in minimising the loss of basal metabolic rate associated with weight loss and supports a reduction in major cardiovascular risk factors.
The consumption of wholegrains have been identified to be protective against the development of Type II Diabetes, improves the effectiveness of insulin and assists in weight loss and limiting weight regain.
In addition to the above mentioned health benefits, our product is a tasty, nutritious bread that can be enjoyed each day as part of a healthy balanced diet.
*(When carbohydrate intake provides 30% of energy)

PLEASE COMPARE CARBS PROTEIN GI
Herman Brot Low Carb *** 5% 26% 24***
Wholemeal Bread* 40% 9% 65**
White Bread* 45% 10% 71**
Burgen Soy & Lin 31.5% 14.4% 52
Lower Carb Seed 27.7% 13.8% N/A
Lower Carb Soy & Sesame 29.3% 15.8% N/A
Pasta 25% 4% 53****
* Food standards Australia New Zealand; NUTTAB 2010 Online searchable data. ** Glycemic Index; University of Sydney: Online searchable data; updated August 2013.