Hey guys. I'm having problems with making my tuna sandwiches. There is simply too much stuff to put in between two pieces of bread. So I was thinking perhaps I could use whole wheat wraps instead. Had anyone done this before? If so what types of wraps do you recommend. Do the wraps have the same nutritious value as the bread? :confused:

- Ndude

You can find wraps with similar stats to some breads, but they are almost always significantly more expensive per serving. Sometimes they will have a lower ratio of carbs, but usually the difference is taken from fat, so I'm not sure if that would be an advantage to you.

You could mix it with some vegetables and eat it with a fork, or cook it into patties with an egg and a few bread crumbs or ground flax seeds, oats etc., or wrap it in lettuce or spinach leaves instead of bread. I've done all of those things with quite good results.

I don't ever use two slices of bread on my "sandwiches" anymore. If you make an open-faced sandwich, you can pile on more toppings before it gets to high to fit into your mouth. :p I'd give the same advice for a wrap; don't bother to roll it up; carefully balance it and eat it flat, or go at it with a knife fork. Here's how much I fit on mine:

Thank Guava, but the problem lies in transportation process. I now bike to work, so the sandwich is in a lunch box in my bag and often times, it gets mushied up and it opens. The open sandwich idea sounds nice but again the problem lies in getting it from point A to point B. The reason why I suggested wraps was that the cafeteria here serves tuna wraps and they seem pretty compact and non messy. I'm going to go today and look for whole wheat wraps at food basics. :D

I really like using wraps, but they are as guava said, much more expensive.

Have you thought about buying some quality tuberware? I don't mean Ziploc stuff, I mean Hey-I-Could-Run-Over-This-With-a-car-and-it-would-be-fine Tuberware.

The stuff that can put Nalgene bottles to shame. It's one of the best investments I've ever made.

Also the thing with bread is that it's way too dry and all though the tuber ware is fine the problem is inherent in the sandwich itself. There is simply too much stuff in there. If the lunch box is tilted the stuff all comes out. :(

I use La Tortilla Factory whole wheat wraps. They are awesome. 80 calories, 3g fat, 8g protein, 19g carb and 14g of fiber!

Assemble your sandwhich at work....it takes a whole 30s to open and drain a can. Then put your sandwhich together.

Be sure to throw a can opener in your back pack and then leave the can opener in your desk for future use. Done it a million times. Easy.