Sandwich Wraps

[Stephanie M. 21]

I am almost 6 weeks out and I was wondering if there are any wraps I can use to make sandwiches? If so, which ones are best?

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[LipstickLady 25,682]

Romaine lettuce is best, IMO.

If you must have bread, there are high Fiber, low carb tortillas out there, just cut off the excess. I can't eat the insides of an entire sandwich so I try really hard not to fill up on the outsides...

[Bufflehead 6,358]

upvote romaine lettuce

[KristenLe 5,979]

@ I was told to stay away from any soft/doughy foods which unfortunately sandwich wraps fall into that category. I would eat the sandwich insides without any bread/wrap at 6 weeks out - or as @@LipstickLady said - use romaine lettuce. Sandwiches of any kind are my thing - and I specifically asked about this with my NUT. Once cleared for these foods, some alternatives to sandwiches would be a stuffed Tomato (tuna salad, chicken salad), sliced cucumbers with sandwich meat and cheese, and of course the lettuce wraps.

[trekker954 421]

Too early for bread. meat rollups. my favorite, Turkey, a piece of cheese, roll it up, a thin layer of light mayo.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Instead of making a sandwich, I just eat the sandwich insides with a fork (or my fingers).

[Christinamo7 4,041]

I often use leaf lettuce.

at 6 months out I occasionally use a low carb tortilla wrap. but usually it's just the lettuce.

sometimes I take a thin slice of ham, a thin slice of swiss cheese and wrap it around steamed asparagus, and then cut the roll in half. that's pretty yummy. can add a thin smear of mustard if you like.

if it's egg salad or something like that I just eat it with a fork.

[KristenLe 5,979]

sometimes I take a thin slice of ham, a thin slice of swiss cheese and wrap it around steamed asparagus, and then cut the roll in half. that's pretty yummy. can add a thin smear of mustard if you like.

That sounds really good!!! I wish I had that right now! :-)

[Pescador 1,374]

Be prepared with your meal items so you won't grab just anything. No bread in my house so I am never tempted. Make little meat loaves in muffin tins, or make mini quiches in the muffin tins. I use eggs, low fat Swiss cheese, FF milk, and fresh crabmeat or sprinkles of bpcooked bacon, no crust, to make the quiches. I have made it a habit to never have bread or Pasta in reach. I also keep tuna salad and cooked ground beef with taco seasoning for a quick meal.

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,899]

sometimes I take a thin slice of ham, a thin slice of swiss cheese and wrap it around steamed asparagus, and then cut the roll in half. that's pretty yummy. can add a thin smear of mustard if you like.

That sounds really good!!! I wish I had that right now! :-)

She had me at "ham". That's sounds really delicious.

[kzoojason76 44]

6 weeks may be a little early for lettuce, so make sure you check with your NUT/Surgeon. I was told not to eat lettuce until after 3 months post-op

[ShelterDog64 2,364]

If your plan allows, I like La Tortilla Factory whole wheat fajita size tortillas (I make a quesadilla with one of them folded over). 45cal/4g net carb/6g fiber/4g Protein. They're not bread-y at all like regular white flour tortillas, they get very crisp when I heat them in a pan. I'm not much of a sandwich fan but I've had a few bites of one wrapped around ham and pickled asparagus and the texture was nice!

[trekker954 421]

I'm not allowed lettuce yet either. I think thst is way far away. Ham didn't agree with me when I tried last week.

I like the sound of mini meatloaf. Although ground beef, or any beef not working for me yet either. I'm living on chicken, tuna, and ricotta. And shakes of course.

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[Pescador 1,374]

It is great to keep a small notebook for ideas and recipes for the days you can venture out.

[Babbs 14,680]

One of my favorite lunches early out was a turkey lunch meat roll up made with deli turkey, Swiss cheese and I would put a whole green chili in it and heat it until the cheese was all melty. Yum!