Tortillas - health

[Fiyero]

Since corn tortillas are loaded with starch, which is worse for you: corn or white flour tortillas?

I've gotta have my tacos, but I can't eat them with Wheat Thins. I refuse.

[kccougar]

Don't regular white flour tortillas have something like 300 calories each? It's just flour and lard.

My wife uses some wheat tortillas that only have 110 calories each, but I just can't get with the wheat tortilla idea.

[TripletDaddy]

Don't regular white flour tortillas have something like 300 calories each? It's just flour and lard.

My wife uses some wheat tortillas that only have 110 calories each, but I just can't get with the wheat tortilla idea.

Since I started tracking on fitday, I haven't eaten a single tortilla. They are not really great for the diet. But I miss them and look forward to seeing them again someday.

[marsupial]

Whole wheat.

But corn have got to be better than white.

[Pheidippides]

Don't regular white flour tortillas have something like 300 calories each? It's just flour and lard.

My wife uses some wheat tortillas that only have 110 calories each, but I just can't get with the wheat tortilla idea.

The ones from Costco run about 120 per, IIRC.

[Pheidippides]

Since I started tracking on fitday, I haven't eaten a single tortilla. They are not really great for the diet. But I miss them and look forward to seeing them again someday.

BTW, you were right. I did eat at Ninfa's last night. Two fajitas and some guac. Planned binge for the anniversary.

Feels like a ton of lead in my stomach right now, though.

[TripletDaddy]

BTW, you were right. I did eat at Ninfa's last night. Two fajitas and some guac. Planned binge for the anniversary.

Feels like a ton of lead in my stomach right now, though.

Over the weekend I went to this mexican place in East LA and ate a huge burrito. I asked them to make it without the tortilla, which cut the 1200 calories down to about 1000. I felt proud of my efforts.

[Pheidippides]

Over the weekend I went to this mexican place in East LA and ate a huge burrito. I asked them to make it without the tortilla, which cut the 1200 calories down to about 1000. I felt proud of my efforts.

I'm not entirely sure how many I pounded last night, but I suspect it was a lot. Still, I burned 1300 on my 9 mile run Monday, and then I spent all of Monday night/Tuesday morning being sick and throwing things up. So I needed some sort of nourishment.

[Fiyero]

nikuman I see you're down to 198 now, congrats. Years ago when I hit 219 and dieted, I remember the feeling from seeing 199.5 on the scale. Awesome.

[Pheidippides]

nikuman I see you're down to 198 now, congrats. Years ago when I hit 219 and dieted, I remember the feeling from seeing 199.5 on the scale. Awesome.

I will freely admit that I let out a primal scream of joy throughout the house. It probably woke up the neighbors. It was a major, major deal. I have 13 pounds to go.

[cougjunkie]

The tortillaland ones from Costco that you cook yourself are only 140 calories per The Daily Plate.

http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutriti...lour-tortillas

[Eddie]

My wife made some home-made flour tortillas the other day for kicks.

I wasn't playing close attention, but it seemed like all it had was flour, a tablespoon of oil, some water, and maybe some baking soda.

While I understand it probably isn't the most healthy product on the planet, I remember thinking that the ingredients didn't sound overly unhealthy - particularly with as little oil as she put in.