Quizno's Flatbread

Bread is not low carb, and fast food is how you got fat in the first place.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"Ryan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi,

I know it's not new, but last night I tried my Quizno's sandwich on
their low-carb flat bread and liked it very much, even better than
Subway low-carb wraps.

But, their web site doesn't seem to have a carb breakdown on this item.
Does anyone know the net carbs on their flatbread or where you can buy
similar flatbread for use at home?? I can find all kinds of low-carb
wraps in stores, but not flatbread.

Thanks!

Let's take this from the top:

1. Your answer is not productive and doesn't answer the question asked.
2. I don't eat "fast food" normally and my question was not about
typical "fast food"
3. I am actually at the right weight for my height and am trying to
simply maintain for your information. Where do you get off saying "fast
food is how you got fat" when you don't even know my weight?

It's people like you who need seek therapy for your inner anger instead
of bashing strangers on newsgroups. This group can be productive if
you'll please step away from your keyboard and be quiet unless you have
something constructive to offer.

"Sherry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message ...

Quoted message said:

Er...can I assume that this is in response to one of those not-nice people
that I have blocked, and not to my answer to your questions?

It was a response to someone who's deluded himself into thinking he is
Christ in German if that answers your question. 🙂

He did the same thing to my question about tacos. If you or anyone could
answer my own question as to whether or not tacos are lower carb than
spaghetti I'd much appreciate. It helps my metab and can actually stimulate
weight loss on me, YMMV.

Saw your photos. You look great BTW. You make me want to try Atkins or
low-carb in general.

Larry

I've been buying flatbreads here in NJ at the Pathmark supermarket.
They are made by Damascus Bakeries (hope they aren't owned by Syria!)
and use flax as one of the ingredients. They really are excellent and
also a source of Omega-3 as well. And I like them better than LC wraps
too. 15g carb, 9g fiber, 6g net.

"Ryan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I know it's not new, but last night I tried my Quizno's sandwich on
their low-carb flat bread and liked it very much, even better than
Subway low-carb wraps.

But, their web site doesn't seem to have a carb breakdown on this item.
Does anyone know the net carbs on their flatbread or where you can buy
similar flatbread for use at home?? I can find all kinds of low-carb
wraps in stores, but not flatbread.

I just saw the nutrition info on Quizno's site the other day and idly
wondered if the sandwich was good or not. Probably something I'll try this
weekend.

If you go to http://www.quiznos.com/menu_subs.asp and click on "View Low
Carbohydrate Information" for the Low Carb Toasty Flatbread, you'll get a
popup window giving details.

I have seen recipes for low carb flat bread online, although I haven't yet
tried any of them. I know Blaine makes one quite frequently using soy flour
which I haven't yet tried, you can find it at
http://fittv.discovery.com/fansites/blaine/recipes/sandwiches/eggsalad.html
..

--
Sherry
360/?/195
low carb since 4/4/05
My LC Journey - www.livejournal.com/users/ShrinkingSherry
"Shrinkage" Photos: www.owly.net/Shrinking.html - - UPDATED 6/14!

"Ryan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Let's take this from the top:

1. Your answer is not productive and doesn't answer the question asked.
2. I don't eat "fast food" normally and my question was not about
typical "fast food"
3. I am actually at the right weight for my height and am trying to
simply maintain for your information. Where do you get off saying "fast
food is how you got fat" when you don't even know my weight?

It's people like you who need seek therapy for your inner anger instead
of bashing strangers on newsgroups. This group can be productive if
you'll please step away from your keyboard and be quiet unless you have
something constructive to offer.

Er...can I assume that this is in response to one of those not-nice people
that I have blocked, and not to my answer to your questions?
--
Sherry
360/?/195
low carb since 4/4/05
My LC Journey - www.livejournal.com/users/ShrinkingSherry
"Shrinkage" Photos: www.owly.net/Shrinking.html - - UPDATED 6/14!

"Larry G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

It was a response to someone who's deluded himself into thinking he is
Christ in German if that answers your question. 🙂

He did the same thing to my question about tacos. If you or anyone could
answer my own question as to whether or not tacos are lower carb than
spaghetti I'd much appreciate. It helps my metab and can actually

stimulate

Quoted message said:

weight loss on me, YMMV.

Saw your photos. You look great BTW. You make me want to try Atkins or
low-carb in general.

Thank you 🙂. Low carb is the easiest and most enjoyable way of eating I've
ever done, even better than eating the carby foods I'd assumed I couldn't
live without.

I was able to find that a 6" corn tortilla is about 46.6 gm and that
spaghetti is about 40 gm per cup. (These aren't net carbs, these are total
carbs although I suspect they'd be close). Then whatever you add to your
tacos or spaghetti sauce of course would be in addition to come up with the
total count. If that information helps you at all 🙂. The source is
http://www.carbohydrate-counter.org/ .

--
Sherry
360/?/195
low carb since 4/4/05
My LC Journey - www.livejournal.com/users/ShrinkingSherry
"Shrinkage" Photos: www.owly.net/Shrinking.html - - UPDATED 6/14!

Bread is not low carb and fast food is a good way to get fat fast.

Idiot.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"Ryan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Let's take this from the top:

1. Your answer is not productive and doesn't answer the question asked.
2. I don't eat "fast food" normally and my question was not about
typical "fast food"
3. I am actually at the right weight for my height and am trying to
simply maintain for your information. Where do you get off saying "fast
food is how you got fat" when you don't even know my weight?

It's people like you who need seek therapy for your inner anger instead
of bashing strangers on newsgroups. This group can be productive if
you'll please step away from your keyboard and be quiet unless you have
something constructive to offer.

Regarding the Quiznos wraps, I think personally they are a very poor
deal. They are very small compared to a full size sandwich, a poor
value for the money. But worse, they are not enough in volume to not
want to go snack soon after.

Which brings me to another point about low carb. Most of these fast
food restaurants have jumped on the low carb bandwagon, but they are in
most cases the product qualified and I suspect not really "low carb".
There is little consumer research to back up these restaurants' claims
of low carb afaik.

Look at the "low carb breakfast bowl" at Carl's Jr (and I believe
Hardee's or such). It's death in a bowl, I don't care if it is for
full induction. They don't say it's for "induction" or qualify it in
any way. If any of you have ever ordered it, you know that the _first_
thing they ask is if you want the "meal". What does the meal include?
TATER TOTS! Nice going, Carl's.

So I'd be very suspicious of marketing efforts to cash in on a trend.

I don't suspect Quizno's claims much, but I think the wraps are not
practical for me and I suspect others. BTW, I reckon the main wraps
were supposed to be 8 or 9 carbs net, IIRC.

/Pontification

Matt

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Quoted message said:

I've been buying flatbreads here in NJ at the Pathmark supermarket.
They are made by Damascus Bakeries (hope they aren't owned by Syria!)
and use flax as one of the ingredients. They really are excellent and
also a source of Omega-3 as well. And I like them better than LC wraps
too. 15g carb, 9g fiber, 6g net.

Interesting. The lowest carb item on the list at Quiznos was the tuna at
6.1. So I figured the flatbread must account for 6 or less (as a nice round
number.) :-)

I had seen George Stella using whole-wheat flatbread and he said it might
have higher carbs, but check the label that they are made with whole-wheat
only... Anyway, my store had run out of La Tortilla Factory tortillas for a
bit so I tried some whole-wheat wraps (not flatbread in this case.) But
they worked very well for me. I've been looking for flatbread, but nothing
so far that isn't loaded with 'other' stuff.

Steve

"Larry G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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He did the same thing to my question about tacos. If you or anyone could
answer my own question as to whether or not tacos are lower carb than
spaghetti I'd much appreciate.

Try reading the nutrition labels on the tortilla package and the spaghetti
package.

Rich

"Matt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Regarding the Quiznos wraps, I think personally they are a very poor
deal. They are very small compared to a full size sandwich, a poor
value for the money. But worse, they are not enough in volume to not
want to go snack soon after.

Which brings me to another point about low carb. Most of these fast
food restaurants have jumped on the low carb bandwagon, but they are in
most cases the product qualified and I suspect not really "low carb".
There is little consumer research to back up these restaurants' claims
of low carb afaik.

Look at the "low carb breakfast bowl" at Carl's Jr (and I believe
Hardee's or such). It's death in a bowl, I don't care if it is for
full induction. They don't say it's for "induction" or qualify it in
any way. If any of you have ever ordered it, you know that the _first_
thing they ask is if you want the "meal". What does the meal include?
TATER TOTS! Nice going, Carl's.

So I'd be very suspicious of marketing efforts to cash in on a trend.

I don't suspect Quizno's claims much, but I think the wraps are not
practical for me and I suspect others. BTW, I reckon the main wraps
were supposed to be 8 or 9 carbs net, IIRC.

I will keep that in mind also. I eat an 8 gm chicken wrap from New York
Style Steak and it is HUGE and very filling, so I was thinking that Quizno's
would be comparable and would have been disappointed had you not mentioned
this 🙂. The NYSS wrap has a very very thin wrap around all meat and
veggies, which is probably why they can make it so big.

--
Sherry
360/?/195
low carb since 4/4/05
My LC Journey - www.livejournal.com/users/ShrinkingSherry
"Shrinkage" Photos: www.owly.net/Shrinking.html - - UPDATED 6/14!

Ryan wrote:
|| Let's take this from the top:
||
|| 1. Your answer is not productive and doesn't answer the question
|| asked.
|| 2. I don't eat "fast food" normally and my question was not about
|| typical "fast food"
|| 3. I am actually at the right weight for my height and am trying to
|| simply maintain for your information. Where do you get off saying
|| "fast food is how you got fat" when you don't even know my weight?
||
|| It's people like you who need seek therapy for your inner anger
|| instead of bashing strangers on newsgroups. This group can be
|| productive if you'll please step away from your keyboard and be
|| quiet unless you have something constructive to offer.

Wow! Brand new to the NG and you've got JC pegged already!

--
Peter
Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

Matt wrote:
|| Regarding the Quiznos wraps, I think personally they are a very poor
|| deal. They are very small compared to a full size sandwich, a poor
|| value for the money. But worse, they are not enough in volume to not
|| want to go snack soon after.
||
|| Which brings me to another point about low carb. Most of these fast
|| food restaurants have jumped on the low carb bandwagon, but they are
|| in most cases the product qualified and I suspect not really "low
|| carb".

In your opinion

There is little consumer research to back up these
|| restaurants' claims of low carb afaik.

In your opinion
||
|| Look at the "low carb breakfast bowl" at Carl's Jr (and I believe
|| Hardee's or such). It's death in a bowl,

In your opinion

I don't care if it is for
|| full induction. They don't say it's for "induction" or qualify it in
|| any way. If any of you have ever ordered it, you know that the
|| _first_ thing they ask is if you want the "meal". What does the
|| meal include? TATER TOTS! Nice going, Carl's.
||
|| So I'd be very suspicious of marketing efforts to cash in on a trend.

In your opinion

||
|| I don't suspect Quizno's claims much, but I think the wraps are not
|| practical for me and I suspect others.

In your opinion

BTW, I reckon the main wraps
|| were supposed to be 8 or 9 carbs net, IIRC.
||
|| /Pontification
||
|| Matt

You keep forgetting to add those three little words; many of us are of other
opinions.

What you call "death in a bowl" -- foods high in saturated fat and very low
in carbs -- has dropped my triglycerides form 650+ to normal, raised my HDL
and lowered my ldl cholesterol to a total of 187, and normalized my higg
blood sugar, controlling my T2 diabetes with no medication. Not to mention
helping me to lose 54 pounds and gain much energy. This is of couse my
opinion, based on my personal, anecdotal experience. On what experience or
evidence do you base your metaphor?
--
Peter
Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

Marengo said:

In your opinion

You keep forgetting to add those three little words; many of us are of other
opinions.

Nature of usenet. Including your posts.

Quoted message said:

What you call "death in a bowl" -- foods high in saturated fat and very low
in carbs -- has dropped my triglycerides form 650+ to normal, raised my HDL
and lowered my ldl cholesterol to a total of 187, and normalized my higg
blood sugar, controlling my T2 diabetes with no medication. Not to mention
helping me to lose 54 pounds and gain much energy. This is of couse my
opinion, based on my personal, anecdotal experience. On what experience or
evidence do you base your metaphor?

How's blood pressure and liver fat levels? Any anemia? Halitosis?
How are the kidneys? Perfect? Then you'd be in the 100th percentile.
Good going! What works for you may not work for others. There's no
substitute for a physician checkup including bloodwork.
BP/HDL/LDL/Blood Sugar are easy to easy to monitor, but there are other
indications of health that can be adversely affected using a
boilerplate or insensible approach to LC. BTW, the Dr. will 70% chance
discourage LC. I've learned to ignore that.

The LCBB from Carl's has 900 cals, 73 g fat, 875 mg cholesterol and an
almost astonishing 2050 mg sodium. Even if Atkins was liberal on salt,
I think he is rolling in his grave. Congrats on your success (and
thanks for sharing your photos), but do you really feel that Carl's Jr.
has an altruistic intent with their menu? Their ads are full of
exploitation and innuendo. The LCBB sounds more like consumer
exploitation than a sincere interest in the LC lifestyle. Any
recognized organizations like Atkins recognized the LCBB as a healthy
choice in the LC lifestyle? There may well be, but I'd be surprised.

If you can eat LCBB regularly and stay healthy long term, go for it. I
don't think most people can and I wouldn't encourage more than the
occasional consumption of that, yes, Death in a Bowl.

BTW, before I started Atkins (or my variation on it), I had high high
blood pressure, on meds, "normal" but on the high side on blood sugar
and limited energy. On it and since, my BP and sugar levels were so
low the Dr. said I had "good genes". So you're preaching to the choir.
Later, to try to be more mainstream, I tried different things, but
Atkins is most compatible with me. As per a previous thread, I try to
avoid indulgent/substitute foods like "low carb bread", etc, because,
"in my opinion", they intensify desire for the real deal. Back to the
thread, Quiznos "low carb" deals are really just a tease. But I
understand if they work for some people.

I'd prefer not to shanghai this thread any further, but feel free to
email me if you challenge what I say.

Matt

Sherry,

I am SO sorry. Yes, my response was to the idiot who responded right
after my original post. When I posted it, your post wasn't there and my
response somehow ended up after and looked as if i was responding to
you.

I appreciate everyone's response that was HELPFUL.