Looking for the convenience of a wrap with 10 x the nutrition!? This is the recipe for you!
Plenty of menus offer a “healthy wrap” in their Lite Bites or Healthy Options section.
News flash! Most tortillas are loaded with lard, additives and preservatives (to keep them from molding and help them get crispy and brown perfectly!)
Turn any tortilla package over at the grocery store. Look at the ingredients. Now ask yourself, what the heck is THAT doing in my diet?
We scratch our heads wondering why so many people are stricken with cancer, dementia and obesity. Yet we continue to pump ourselves and our kids FULL of hazardous ingredients.
An EASY way to make a wrap super healthy is to use a swiss chard leaf in lieu of a tortilla. Sure it may take a few go rounds for your family to get on board. But every transition seems odd at first. (Think station wagons without car seats, choosing wheat instead of white bread or wearing a helmet while biking and skiing). Soon it becomes your norm!
INGREDIENTS:
Rainbow Chard or collard greens
Humus
Veggies
1. De-vein several rainbow chard leaves or collard greens (cut stalk out for entire length of leaf) creating a leaf half
2. Smear humus, mustard or salsa on a leaf half. option to add brown rice or quinoa to add bulk
3. slice your favorite veggies (cucumbers, carrots, peppers) and place in wrap
4. option to drizzle with Siracha vinegar or sprinkle with spices
5. roll wrap up. place a toothpick to hold together or use humus to adhere
I make several of these (~10) each sunday and place in glass container in the fridge to draw from all week!
Dr. Maddy Day 