Whataburger Now Offers Smaller, Whole Wheat Buns

First of all, you are delusional if you think whole wheat flour is any better for you fartogenically than white flour -- it is basically the same stuff, with marginally more nutrients and fat, and 2 g instead of 0.5 g of fiber per serving.  NEGLIGIBLE DIFFERENCE, and if you are using the "whole wheat" label as an excuse to eat hamburger buns, YOU FAIL ONCE AGAIN.Second of all, whole wheat flour does NOT have fewer calories.  In fact, it likely has more, because it includes the fat in the wheat germ.

Geez, you will not only lie to yourself, you try to delude others into buying into your excuses to eat crap.  EATING A HAMBURGER WITHOUT THE BUN IS NOT DEHUMANIZING, YOU IDIOT!  It is a rational and minor inconvenience at worst.

And holy **** those Angus mushroom Swiss burgers are FANTASTIC without the bun!  I managed to eat one the other day on a plane, while using the bun just to hold the meat, ripping the bun away as I ate the burger.  Hardly even got food on my fingers while eating in a cramped seat.  Didn't feel any less human.  And I'm sure the people around me at the theater ("Spamalot!") later in the evening appreciated my "sacrifice."

I agree with Diana Cox about that bunless angus mushroom swiss...sooo delicious. I have also gotten double cheeseburgers (the dollar ones) and removed the buns and just stacked up the meat patties and eaten it with a fork (I ask them to add mayo too)... That's another good option if you have to eat at McDonald's.

Also, Paul, it's important to remember that if you're looking on an ingredients list and it says "wheat flour", that means just regular old refined flour.
And there is no FDA-regulation about what can be called "wheat" or "whole grain"... If you get, say, a "wheat bagel", it could be mostly white flour and just a sprinkle of whole wheat. A label or ingredient list must say "WHOLE wheat" for you to be sure that there isn't white flour in it. 
I have no gas effects if I consume a WHOLE wheat product, but I still do so very seldomly because I'm aware that, refined or whole, I'm absorbing all those calories.
Also, a lot of places will wrap a sandwich or burger in lettuce if you request it.

Good point, Violet ..  Whenever I buy "wheat" bread, I make sure it says "100% whole wheat", otherwise it seems to have the same effect on me as white bread.       The one brand I seem to tolerate best is Mrs. Baird's 100% whole wheat, which I know is in a limited geographic market and folks probably outside of Texas won't be able to get it, unfortunately.   I tried Sara Lee's 100% whole wheat bread as an alternative once, and it was better tolerated than white bread but still not quite as well as the Mrs. Baird's stuff.   

  It seems to me like the "softer" the bread the closer it is to being whole wheat, and not causing "problems".   

"Fartogenically"     Thanks Diana! 

Paul - when were you switched???  [Edit - Oh, I see you're a few years out now.]  I'm still pre-op, but am really studying and practicing on how to keep my carbs down to around 30/day for my first 9-12 months post-op.  One little bun that takes up almost half those carbs with no protein seems like a huge waste!  Maybe when I hit maintenance???

I haven't seen the thin buns you all mention, but have discovered some low carb wraps that come in diferent flavors and have only 3-5 net carbs per wrap - and they're huge so I usually only use a half wrap at a time. I'm out right now or I'd say who makes them. They're in the deli section of my grocery store, not the bread aisle. I've used them to wrap meat and cheese, and as a base for open faced creations like pizza or melts.  YUMMMM!!!

Hi Laura!  I think what they're talking about are the Arnold's Select Sandwich Thins. They sell them at Wegmans and come in a few different "flavors."  I'm still pre-op and like the Multigrain one for now.  Don't have them often but I can definitely confirm that they DO stand up to a burger!

Yea!  I'll grab some the next time I'm at Wegmans.    

Looking forward to meeting you Cindy!

OMG whataburger... I miss them so much!!! I have had them in Texas and when it gets really bad I plan a trip to Pensacola, Florida so I could get one... hubs and I were dicussing them last night and the comment I could NEVER eat a whole onw now... maybe not even half.. go have a bite for me the closest is 9 hours away...

ok maybe I'm missing something as a NY to texas transplant, but whataburger sucks. I ate there once, and just found it as appealing as Burger King (which is to say not very).

Now white castle on the other hand.....that is the food of the gods.

Scott

when we drive up to Chicago.... White Castle is a must and as much as we can carry!!!

The Whataburger here was so gross. It was a mustard burger....ackkkk. It didn't take very long for their business to die off and they recently closed. I went once and that was all it took for me!