What do you think about this?

[callog]

I was wondering your thoughts on........ I found these chicken ceasar wraps they are made by the Southbeach diet, you get them around the cheese and things at the store anyhow I realize this is atkins but they are only eight net carbs and the tortillas are whole wheat! They are really good especially to have as lunch! Do you think they will make me stop losing weight or do you think I've found a healthy option?

[sdespradel]

Re: What do you think about this?

If you want to go to 8g carb in one meal, then you should restrict your calories intake, I assuming you're in induction.?? So, if you're, no wheat of any kind should be eating.

The problem with this, is that may be a good “traditional healthy" choice…but this diet is not traditional and that tortilla could cause you some craving even if is low carb...so basically that will trigger your willpower. ..if you know what I mean.

Good luck..

[liv]

Re: What do you think about this?

They sound cool for people who are on rung 9 or in maintenance.

[susan423]

Re: What do you think about this?

I always check the ingredient list, sometimes even before the carb count. I'll bet it has some kind of sugar in it, or corn starch, or both.

[not2late]

Re: What do you think about this?

For Induction Phase, they aren't appropriate.

For the appropriate stage of On-Going Weight Loss Phase and Pre-Maintenance Phase, they might be appropriate---depending on how your body reacts to the ingredients.

[sallyann]

Re: What do you think about this?

I personally would not touch them, induction should be by the book totally, otherwise you are not on induction. Also, induction is also about your ability to disipline yourself and what you eat.

You should be able to make all kinds of yummy things on induction, you should not have to look to other diet plans/meals at all.

S

[mitzimarie]

Re: What do you think about this?

Have a look at the nutrition info - I'm in Maintenance, and I still avoid the South Beach stuff. Just about everything they put out has sugar and starch in it.

SOUTH BEACH LIVING REFRIGERATED WRAP KITS - WRAP KIT - GRILLED CHICKEN CAESAR

Ingredients: GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT - CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SODIUM LACTATE, CHICKEN FLAVOR (CONTAINS CHICKEN BROTH, SALT, WHEAT STARCH, FLAVOR, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE), SODIUM LACTATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM DIACETATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. SUGAR FREE CHERRY GELATIN - ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED - WATER, GELATIN, ADIPIC ACID (FOR TARTNESS), SODIUM CITRATE (CONTROLS ACIDITY), CITRIC ACID (FOR TARTNESS), ASPARTAME** (SWEETENER), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, RED 40, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM (SWEETENER), SALT, BLUE 1. **PHENYLKETONURICS: CONTAINS PHENYLALANINE. WHEAT TORTILLAS - WATER, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, PALM OIL, CELLULOSE POWDER, WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), CELLULOSE GUM, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, WHEAT STARCH, ALPHA AMYLASE, PRESERVATIVES (CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID, FUMARIC ACID, SODIUM METABISULFITE), CANOLA OIL, TRIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR, SUCRALOSE. CONTAINS WHEAT, SULFITES. CAESAR DRESSING - WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, VINEGAR, CORN SYRUP, PARMESAN AND ROMANO MADE FROM COW'S MILK CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, SUGAR, EGG YOLKS, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF GARLIC, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, LACTIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, ANCHOVIES, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, DRIED CORN SYRUP, SPICE, WITH POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA AS PRESERVATIVES, POLYSORBATE 60, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, DRIED GARLIC, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, WHEAT, NATURAL FLAVOR, TAMARIND, SOYBEANS, CARAMEL COLOR, MALTODEXTRIN. CONTAINS MILK, EGG, ANCHOVIES, SOY, COTTONSEED, WHEAT. PARMESAN CHEESE - PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, NATAMYCIN (PRESERVATIVE). CONTAINS MILK.
Size: 6.45 OZ
Upc: 4470036043

[sadie147]

Re: What do you think about this?

When you're at the appropriate rung, after reading that ingredient list, wouldn't you rather buy whole grain/lc tortillas and just make your own wrap with your own chicken veggies and caesar dressing? it' could be easily made the night before, and probably far cheaper than what you'd pay for these.

[susan423]

Re: What do you think about this?

What is sugar free cherry geletin doing in there?
And it has the dreaded corn syrup. Lots of bad stuff in there.
No thank you.

[Lia]

Re: What do you think about this?

Hi.. stick with the clean food.. meaning.. real chicken breasts... real ground meat and pork.. turkey and seafood... get fresh... real butter.. and olive oil... eggs... I made a mistake with hilshire farm sauage and it cost me 3 days of 1 lb weight gain... stick with clean foods... fats.. proteins.... 20 net carbs for induction... get crazy and create new recipes... don't forget 40z of cheese that are allowed.. Lia

[blueberrylady]

Re: What do you think about this?

Sounds like a frankenfood to me! LOL What a list of chemicals, doesn't appeal to me at all!

[mitzimarie]

Re: What do you think about this?

What is sugar free cherry geletin doing in there?

LOL - the wrap comes in a "kit", so it includes the gelatin as dessert.

I'm with Jen - the ingredients list is gross... there's even dextrose in the chicken wrap ingredients. And WHY IN THE WORLD does South Beach use corn syryp in anything?! And if you'll notice, there's even real sugar in the ingredients, in addition to the dextrose, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, and aspertame (all sweeteners).

South Beach uses nasty, artificial ingredients in all of it's stuff. At the appropriate rung, it is just too easy to make a real chicken wrap. I just can't justify eating all of that artificial garbage.

[susan423]

Re: What do you think about this?

[quote=mitzimarie;1028853]LOL - the wrap comes in a "kit", so it includes the gelatin as dessert.

LOL Ok, that explains it. Why would South beach even have something like that? I've seen candy bars with a better list of ingredients.

[Chicklady]

Re: What do you think about this?

since you've been here 6+ months, I assume you're on rung 9. If so, look for wraps made with oat bran, sesame seed and flax seed as the primary ingredients. They are much tastier!

[Sharon_Wants_Help]

Re: What do you think about this?

40oz of cheese!?! LIA! SIGN ME UP FOR THAT DIET! xD

Ok all joking aside.

You can EASILY recreate this meal yourself! Without the extra carbs. If you want to be lazy about it get some pre-seasoned frozen chicken breasts at walmart (make sure you check ingredient labels!). Microwave em, wrap lettuc around it, and voilla. You have yourself a chicken wrap. Serve with avacado and some sour cream. Yum yum. And half the carbs at that.