WW Food and Point Issues - Low pt flour tortillas??
womaninlove
03-21-2001, 12:42 AM
I have recently (3 weeks ago) restarted my points program at home!
I started WW (at home) back in Oct 1998 and lost 67 lbs...2 1/2 years, one divorce (yeaaa), and one fiancee later, I had regained 16 of those lbs. BUT! Since I restarted three weeks ago, I have lost 6 lbs! I'm joining a gym and getting things in order again. This site is wonderful and was a great source of encouragement for me, even though I only browsed before...I'm thrilled to be back!
My question stems from a thread wayyyyy back re: 1-2 pt flour tortillas. Does anyone remember or know of any?? I know Kelly S always seemed to be a wealth of knowledge....please help if you can.
Warm wishes to everybody!! And thanks!
-womaninlove
mpinkham
03-21-2001, 04:28 AM
Mission has a low fat version that is only 1 pt each. They are kinda small but good. I would check it out.
Kelly_S
03-21-2001, 09:45 AM
La Tortilla Factory ( http://www.latortillafactory.com/ )makes a wheat one that is like 2 for 1 point. Personally I use the Mission Reduced Fat Tortillas that are 120 cal/0.5 fat/2 fiber each = 2 points (about 10 inches in diameter). They also have a 6" one that is 1 point but where I am they are hard to find.
I vote for the small, Fat Free Mission Tortillas, they are great for one point and topped with lots of grilled vegetables and a little soured cream with a sprinkling of cheese. They seem to be more than the larger for two points, maybe because I like to play with my food.
They are available here in the northeast all over the place. Also they freeze really well.
Liza
Parsp
03-21-2001, 11:27 AM
I definitely recommend the LaTortilla, whole wheat, 1 points ones, but I had to go to my Natural Foods store to find them and even they don't have them all the time. Same size as the 2 pt Mission ones, but way less points!
Grill some veges with balsamic vinegar and a little olive oil on the GF and make a vege wrap! Yum!!
jdoll
03-21-2001, 04:28 PM
Speaking of low-point tortillas, I found out something interesting the other day. I made tortilla soup for the first time. I found out if if you cut flour tortillas into strips, then boil them in soup, they taste like rich egg noodles for a lot less points. I used 2 tortillas (total of 2 points) and it made a lot more "noodles" than 1 cup, which would be 5 points. I've tried substituting them for noodles in regular chicken soup, and it came out delicious.
Parsp
03-21-2001, 04:33 PM
JDoll,
I've seen that on the cooking shows and been afraid to try it. Thought it would turn into mush or be a waste of good tortillas. Thanks so much for posting that. I'll try it now!
womaninlove
03-21-2001, 04:39 PM
Thanks everyone!
The tortilla soup thing sounds yummy!
I checked out the mission website, but it doesn't appear that you can order them online...anyone know of a site where I could direct order LaTortilla?
Thanks again
patredford
03-21-2001, 04:54 PM
but, here in Mi. you can buy Don Marcos Fat Free Healthy Style Flour Tortillas. Very good, only 60 cal, no fat and 5 grams of fiber per tortilla (which now you are supposed to count as 4).
Pat
womaninlove
03-21-2001, 05:08 PM
Sorry Kelly, you were way ahead of me with the LaTortilla website...checking it out now!