I've never been a calorie counter -- when I've dieted, it's been something like Atkins in which you stick to a certain type of food but you don't count calories -- but I believe it's time to start.
What prompted this post (in addition to Ye Olde Waistline, of course) is the foodstuff I just ate and very much enjoyed. I like some of the wraps at Trader Joe's and today I picked up their Wild Pacific Salmon Wrap. First off, it's delicious and quite hefty and filling. It consists of salmon, cucumbers, spinach, and yogurt dill sauce in a tomato tortilla. Okay, if truth be told (and it must, it must), I could eat three of these in a sitting. But I'm trying to cut out that kind of binge eating.
Anyhoo, I'd noticed that this wrap was notably lower in sodium than their others (some of which have four times the amount), and lower in carbs. But what I'm not used to looking at is the calories. Unfortunately, they seem to believe this fine piece of foodstuff consists of two (2) servings. And that's how they get you. But the numbers still aren't bad. Calorie count is 400, or 200 for half. If you're a stronger person than I, you will eat half of this and save the rest for later. That's a concept foreign to my way of life, and something I need to work on.
