Glamour on a budget - Mattie Roberts

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The Best Diet Tortillas
June 17, 2006

One of my favorite snacks used to be a flour tortilla with shredded cheddar cheese and Pace picante sauce all melted up in the microwave. It’s the first thing I learned to cook. One day, decades later, I actually added up the calories in the thing…over 250 calories each!

Unfortunately, this had become my go-to snack. You know the one, the 'after a party on Saturday night' snack? I bet you have one, too.

So I set out to find a figure-friendlier version.

My favorite treat now consists of La Tortilla Factory plain whole wheat tortillas, 50 calories, a slice of fat free Kraft American cheese, 30 calories, and lots of hot Pace picante sauce, negligible calories.

So for less than 100 calories I get protein and lots of fiber (which are in the magical tortillas) and I get a hit of calcium in the cheese.

Give it a try and let me know what you think!

mattie@mattieroberts.com