Healthy Tortillas?

[patience123]

Which brand and type is the healthiest?

Thanks :)

[Brandi]

:shrug: I just read around on the labels with what my store has.

[Hoochiemomma]

I like the sprouted grain ones - I think it's Dempsters brand?

[Jen]

I love sprouted tortillas! Food for Life makes yummy ones!

when buying a whole grain tortilla- check label and be sure it is- minimal ingredients and no bleached flours.
less processing = better

[sunny]

when buying a whole grain tortilla- check label and be sure it is- minimal ingredients and no bleached flours.
less processing = betterAnd check for hydrogenated oils.

[patience123]

Our Whole Foods doesn't have Food for Life Tortillas :(

Are either of these good? If so, which one is best?

http://www.latortillafactory.com/healthy/labels/low-carb_low-fat_large.aspx

http://www.rudisbakery.com/ViewProductDetails/reqID--300

[Lynny]

I love the Ezekial tortillas. yum

[accismus]

La Tortilla Factory low carb tortillas taste like moldy cardboard. :yucky: I haven't tried their regular kinds..

[GraceGirl]

I actually like the La Tortilla Factory ones. They're the only low carb tortillas I can stand. :shrug:

[jrb1980]

La Tortilla Factory low carb tortillas taste like moldy cardboard. :yucky: I haven't tried their regular kinds..

I LOVE them, seriously - maybe better than normal. I use the equikel ones though - they are okay, they always break though and that pisses me off.

[GraceGirl]

I LOVE them, seriously - maybe better than normal. I use the equikel ones though - they are okay, they always break though and that pisses me off.

I like them better than regular ones too! They're one of my favorite finds!!

[kelster]

I agree, i LOVE the la tortilla... plus they are super high in fiber!!!

[andromeda]

I love the La Tortilla factory tomato and basil, and rosemary ones for my lunch wraps. I also like the salsa and green onion kinds for my brekkie 'burritos'...they're yummy!

I agree, I LOVE the fact that they are so high in fiber too-it makes it much easier to get my daily fiber in!

[Aaron_F]

And check for hydrogenated oils.

and hope they dont use butter, cos it has trans as well...

[Strive2Define]

If I remember correctly, I wasn't convinced of the numbers on the pkgs of the large ones so checked them and the values of the cals vs the carbs etc didn't add up..now this could have been printing fluke but seesm to me it is like the values they had listed on the large pkgs had to have been for the smaller tortillas?

[kelster]

yes - the la tortilla numbers are altered to reflect the fiber... for instance the large tortillas are printed as being 80 cal, 3fat, 19 carb, 14 fiber and 8 prot. the calories listed are the carb count less the fiber...

[Bravogrl27]

I think I am starting to only like the unhealthy tortillas . . the wheat ones just aren't doing it for me. :( Does anyone know a brand that tastes like the refined white flour kind but is really clean? Didn't think so, darn . . .

[Strive2Define]

Have you tried the ezekial sprouted ones??

[andromeda]

That's weird-my big torts from La Tortilla factory say 100 cals, 3 fat, 21 carb, 12 fiber, and 8 protein...(I wouldn't have known the difference if it said 80 though-I would never have thought to add everything up to see if it came up to the right amount of cals.)

[kelster]

i think they sell three different sizes. the package i have it the 8pk large, each one is 62gr... but i have had the 100 cal ones also.

look as though the 100 cal packs did he same thing with the calories...

so this is not correct, right?? the caloaries shoudl take into acct the fiber ( i think erik said that you could count them for half, i.e. 12 gr fiber would yield approx 6 cal???)

[Jeff Rage]

The ones Subway uses are by far the best tasting low carb tortillas. One of these days, I'm gonna buy a pack of them (I've heard of people actually buying them from Subway - they are not cheap though.)

[fit'n'healthy]

The ones Subway uses are by far the best tasting low carb tortillas. One of these days, I'm gonna buy a pack of them (I've heard of people actually buying them from Subway - they are not cheap though.)


I agree, they are yummy!

[Lynny]

i think they sell three different sizes. the package i have it the 8pk large, each one is 62gr... but i have had the 100 cal ones also.

look as though the 100 cal packs did he same thing with the calories...

so this is not correct, right?? the caloaries shoudl take into acct the fiber ( i think erik said that you could count them for half, i.e. 12 gr fiber would yield approx 6 cal???)

bump to this. ????

So the La Tortilla low carb one has 80 calories....is that incorrect?

[accismus]

The small La Tortilla Factory low carb tortillas:

50 cal
2 fat
11 carb
8 fiber
5 protein

[jackie]

Another great one is:
Joseph's flax & oat bran whole wheat flour lavish bread.
1/2 of rollup, they are big
50 calories
2 fat
7 carbs
3 fiber
5 protein
260 sodium

[Lynny]

I'm sorry to bring this up again. I don't mean to beat a dead horse----but I don't understand how fiber changes the carbs/calories. Could someone explain that to me! Thank you! :o

[strongchick]

Insoluble fiber is only 2 cals/gram. Roughly.

Also has to do with how food calories are determined scientifically.

[Lynny]

OKie, thanks :)