Low carb products for trying times

My favorite thing in the world to eat is sandwiches. When I was India, the one thing I craved was a really good chicken salad sandwich, to the point that I think all the Stateside people I was e-corresponding with while I was there probably got tired of hearing it. (The one I had right after walking in the front door and before falling into bed to sleep off jet lag is one of my most vivid food memories. That sucker was every bit as good as I had anticipated.)

Anyway, sandwiches are more or less off the menu, at least in the quantities I liked to consume them. They are also one of the things I miss the most. I include in the category of "sandwiches" things like quesadillas and turnovers, by the way.

I have not yet found a way to replicate what is maybe my favorite food of all time (the turnover made with yeast dough, ground beef, onions, black pepper, and cheese, possibly but by no means necessarily mushrooms). However, there are two good products that make me feel a lot less deprived, at times when my brain hunger threatens to overtake my stomach hunger. Both are bread-like.

First off, Orowheat Light 100% Whole Wheat Bread. This stuff is no panacea -- a standard sandwich will set you back 22g of ECCs. However, when nothing will do but a grilled cheese sandwich or a chicken salad sandwich, this is my go-to saviour. Compared to my previous favorite (Orowheat Oatnut Bread), which clocks in at 40g of ECCs, this is a big enough win that I can justify an occasional sandwich.

More recently, I've discovered Mission Carb Balance Tortillas and Mission Carb Balance Whole Wheat Tortilla, which clock in at 11g and 4g of ECCs, respectively. The whole wheat ones are great for wraps (no soy taste like other low carb wraps I've tried), and the non-whole-wheat ones make a dandy quesadilla. What's more, I only need to use one tortilla to make a meal-sized quesadilla, where I need two slices of bread to make a sandwich.

Most of the time, being low carb is mostly a matter of getting into the habit, and stocking the pantry right, but every once in awhile, the brain hunger part of me starts screaming for BREAD! When it does, I can't hand it a beef turnover, but I can hand it a sandwich. Meeting it halfway is better for me than falling off that low carb wagon altogether.

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