Question:
Substitutions for Carbs.. Lettuce!

I have stopped eating bread or crackers with anything, instead I have replace them with lettuce, for example if I want a tuna fish sandwich I roll the tuna fish salad with lettuce instead, If I want taco I make meat with cheese,and sour cream and roll it in lettuce instead of taco and so on,.My peanut butter and cracker are now peanut butter and lettuce. I'm trying to stop eating carb. What do you think??? Will this work... Help_    — Rebe W. (posted on January 19, 2003)

January 19, 2003
Hi...I think this is a fabulous idea...thanks for passing it along! The only thing i can think of to add is maybe try stuffing celery with whatever sandwich filling you've made.
   — Linda B.

January 19, 2003
You're brilliant! I'm going to try that! I've been munching on crackers all day, and to make it worse, I've been putting a big pat of real butter on them! Can you believe it!?!?!? I'm buying lettuce tomorrow morning and ditching the evil carbs!
   — jenn2002

January 19, 2003
for those of you in ca or nv in-n-out burger does this for you upon request but i forget what they call it something style
   — kimberly T.

January 19, 2003
I think thats a wondeful idea, ow I know what to eat for a sandwich, I love lettuce! I ampre op an shopping around fo ideas on how to substitute breads..thak you so much!!!
   — sheilashoppps

January 19, 2003
I think it is a great idea infact it what i do lol. I would ask this though. What kind of lettuce are you using? Iceberg lettuce has like no nutritional value what so ever. You are far far better off using a leaf lettuce it has more vits in it ....also its alot easier to roll lol.
   — Becky M.

January 20, 2003
that's what i have been doing since my surgery. i avoid bread like the plague!
   — kultgirl

January 20, 2003
I have also been doing this for a while with the leafy lettuce. It is delicious. I think the peanut butter would go good with the celery that Linda mentioned.
   — Bethany F.

January 20, 2003
Just an FYI on the "In-n-Out" info below... it's called "Protein Style" and they just replace the bun with lettuce. :-)
   — Renae

January 20, 2003
I would be interested in knowing more about this. I know a favorite snack used to be peanut butter on celery because celery has negative calories (burns more calories in chewing than it has)Anybody got a web site on this.
   — snicklefritz

January 20, 2003
Well I found out if you put in "Protein Style" on Yahoo, you get a wealth of information. This is a Vietnamese style of using lettuce leaves instead of bread. I think it sounds like a great idea, especially if you get a hardier lettuce
   — snicklefritz

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