When we last left our hero, he was eating 4-5 tortilla wraps for lunch every day. The Buenatural Organic Whole Wheat Tortillas (from Bueno Foods, Albuquerque, NM) came recommended from a very reliable source, a hard core PCPer, so it never even occurred to me to check the label. When Todd commented that he was impressed that I could find PCP-friendly tortillas in Tokyo, when all of the ones he came across were loaded with sugar and salt...well, sure enough, so were my beloved Buenatural Organic Whole Wheat Tortillas! As is typical in Japan, the packaging was overwritten with a Japanese label, and the Nutrional Facts were vague, to say the least: it listed "sugar" and "salt" as ingredients, but no specific amounts. Upon further investigation, a lovely woman in the customer service department at Bueno Foods, Jeannette (who was amazed that people could buy their tortillas in Tokyo, "that is very cool"), replied to my email query with a PDF of the Bueno Foods Product Specification Sheet for the Buenatural Organic Whole Wheat Tortillas, which included the Nutrition Facts. Now, it seems that the product sold in the US is slightly larger/heavier than the one they export (shocker), so adjusting for the size difference, here is the lowdown:
Tokyo Serving Size 1 tortilla (6.3", 30g)
Sodium 230mg = USRDA 9.5%, PRDA 23%
PCP Lunch Carb Allocation 150g
PCP Lunch 5 Servings
PCP 5 Tortilla Wrap Sodium 1,150mg = USRDA 48%, PRDA 115%
DOH!
In other late breaking news, I'm loving working out at the gym at lunchtime. I feel energized for the afternoon, and it frees up so much time after work...
The salt will getcha! No big deal though, just don't eat them everyday. Your carbs should go down soon anyway.
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