Way Too Fat     

I like stuff in wrap form: burritos, egg rolls, spring rolls, salad rolls, souvlakis, pinwheel sandwiches-- you name it. When I gave up bread in favor of tortillas, I thought I was make a calorie conscious choice. Nope. A 10" tortilla has a calorie count of approx. 150 calores. Two slices of bread have approx. 140 calories. Pitas? Pitas are a bad option: they weigh in at 300+ calories per.
How do I satisfy the wrap craving? Apart from moderation, I have three approaches: crepes, crepes light and rice paper.

Crepes. Traditional crepes are more soldified egg than a flour suspension like a tortilla. In other words, tortillas and pitas are calorie heavy because of their flour content. Crepes rack up a lot of calories from fat, but they net fewer calories. So, I will make a batch and sub them out for tortillas.
Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Directions: Mix together, chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Use a hot non-stick pan. Ladel out 1/2 cup of the batter in a donut shape-- not on the edge, not in the middle. Then swirl the pan. Some of the batter will move to the outside of the donut. Some to the inside. In the end, you will have an evenly coated surface. When its done, the crepe will lift up and can be flipped.
Yield: 10-12 crepes.
Calories: ~110 per crepe

Crepes Light. If the crepe calorie count is too high, try a spin on the recipe. They won't taste as good, but they will be better for you.
Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 2 egg whites
  
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons melted butter

Directions: Mix together, chill for 1 hour. Use a hot non-stick pan. Ladel out 1/2 cup of the batter in a donut shape-- not on the edge, not in the middle. Then swirl the pan. Some of the batter will move to the outside of the donut. Some to the inside. In the end, you will have an evenly coated surface. When its done, the crepe will lift up and can be flipped.
Yield: 9-11 crepes.
Calories: ~90 per crepe

Rice Paper. In the Chinese food aisle or most store in your town's Chinatown, you will find sheets of rice paper. They are disc shaped with a funky cross hatching pattern that makes them look almost like white wicker. The best part, they're really low calorie (approx 20 calories each) and really easy to work with. Stick them in a shallow bath of hot water. After a couple of minutes they're easy enough to work with. Pull them out, pat them dry and fill with ingredients. My favorite:

• 3/4 cup of spinach
• 2 tablespoons of cooked rice vermicelli
• 2 tablespoons of carrots
• 1 piece of green onions

Roll it up and you have a 60 calorie salad roll.