are wraps healthier than bread sandwiches?

Question

are wraps healthier than bread sandwiches?

Answer 1

Green Ghost is right. Most things one would use as wraps are just bread. Tortillas. Lavosh. Yadda yadda. Generally speaking they CAN be better. But that depends on the bread you compare it with.

Most wraps (i.e., tortillas) are made with refined white flour which is bad for you. I have seen whole wheat wraps. I have not seen whole wheat lavosh.

Studies done on basic white bread vs basic flour (white) tortilla for lunches ended up giving the tortilla glowing reviews. This is probably where you got the idea for your question.

However, the studies glowing reviews - of course - gave way to mass produced tortillas. No longer being made by "mom and pop" facilites with very simple ingredients, they are pretty much loaded in chemicals so they'll have a 15 year shelf life.

Many wrap fast food joints use fancy tortillas to give the customer more "variety." These fancy tortillas also have a lot of junk in them because they too are mass produced.

Pita is bread. Many kosher whole wheat pitas have no chemical additives. Flour, water and yeast. The whole wheat flour is SO much better for you. Wins hands down over a refined white flour wrap. "But I got a spinach wrap" you say. Still made with refined white flour. Pita. Hands down. I buy a whole grain pita with 5 different whole grains in it. It's costs more. But it's worth it.

French bakery hemp breads are LOADED with all sorts of things that are fantastic for you. Yum Yummy!

Ezekiel's sprouted whole wheat tortillas are a truly divine inspiration. But they tend to be very hard. Even when warmed, they break rather than fold making them impossible to use as wraps. I use them like soft tortilla chips.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Healthiest Sandwich Bread

Answer 4

This is a good question, it would really depend on the bread and the wrap. I would say a tortilla wrap has more potential to be healthyer because it has no yeast (bread yeast is unhealthy http://www.nutrition4health.org/NOHAnews/NNF95Yeast.htm ) but if you compair whole wheat bread to a white flour tortilla then I would say the bread is the healthyer choice. You can also buy yeast less bread but it costs allot more, natural whole wheat sourdough breads are a better alternative to yeast bread. I make wraps at home so they are organic whole multy grain/sprouted wheat and they are very delicious (=

If your are buying from a store I would take organic whole grain wraps over regular bread any day. But like I said it realy just depends on the product.

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Answer 6

The wrap is bread! It's just a flat bread instead of bread sliced from a loaf.

Want an eye-opener? Ask to see the ingredients in that flat bread wrapper the next time you order one from a restaurant! Compare with the ingredients in their sliced bread. Then decide which you'd rather eat.

Answer 7

Not necessarily - much depends on what kind of wrap you're using. Generally they have more fiber, but it might not be enough to make a real difference. They're often preferred because of the lower total carbs, but again that doesn't make a difference for everyoone. They're certainly tasty, though.

I tend to buy wraps rather than making them because I can never get them to come out right.

Answer 8

I would think it depends. If its jsut cheap white bread yes, if its a healthy, natural whole wheat bread then no, the bread would be healthier.

Answer 9

Not necessarily. It depends what they are made of. Natural whole wheat wraps are just as healthy as natural whole wheat bread.

Answer 10

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