Low Carb / Keto Tortilla Mega Review - 12 Tortillas w/Glucose Testing - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- This is part one of the most comprehensive review I've ever done. For twelve different low carb or "keto" tortillas, I'll be giving you the rundown on taste, texture, ingredients, carbs (total and net) and my blood glucose response. I'll also let you know which ones caused me inflammation issues.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & disclaimer
2:37 L'Oven Fresh Keto Friendly
5:23 Nutri-rica's Carb Watch
8:45 La Tortilla Factory Low Carb
11:27 La Bandarita Carb Counter
14:26 Un-Tortilla
17:12 Ole Extreme Wellness
19:56 Joseph's Lavash Bread
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Wow! You're really taking one for the team, or rather, taking 12 for the team!
Some were definitely harder than others. 😬
I DO NOT grocery shop until I view your videos…..THANK YOU, Sir
La Banderita is what I use. I use my air fryer to make them into chips. My wife likes them for wraps. I have also tested my glucose and find them friendly. Great video!
Keto friendly? This is a keto-centric channel of course....
WOW! What a fantastic part 1....and all about tortillas...I love it. I have been buying Ole Xtreme tortillas here in Arizona. I watch the net carb count but do not do blood glucose testing. So many tortillas here are not Keto friendly & those that are....are very expensive (like many many Keto breads sold). I do appreciate tasting these with no butter, cheese, meat, etc. Understanding a tortilla is only a carrier for your fillings, true taste can be masked. And also here in AZ, Ole Xtreme tortillas have been "on sale" a lot at Kroger (Fry's) Grocery stores. And nowadays, that makes a difference to me. Thank you for all of your fantastic reviews. Keep them coming :)
Hey there fellow Arizonian🙋May I presume you are happy w/the "Ole Xtreme Wellness" tortillas? Quite honestly, I've hesitated to buy them thinking Fry's was perhaps trying to unload them, as they sometimes do=) Along w/the fact that there always seems to be a big stack of them at our local Fry's (107th & Peoria) which makes me think nobody likes them~ now I'm reconsidering, of course. If you don't mind my nosiness, can` I also ask how you've used them, meaning plain as tacos, and/or fried or baked as enchiladas, etc? Thank you in advance for any further info you care to share~ Samantha in Sun City
@@RV-there-Yet Hi Samantha! I reallllllly like them. They taste like the real thing to me. Like I said, I bought them (the small 5" & 8" ones) when they were on sale "buy 5, get $1 off each item" (here in Globe AZ). I heat them in the microwave, add cheese, my meat, lettuce, seasonings. I am a really simple person when eating low carb. I haven't fried or baked them, but they seem sturdy enough that I would consider using them. I'm LC, hubby isn't so my eating doesn't always appeal to him. That doesn't bother either of us at all. And funny that you mention about Fry's.....when I went to Fry's yesterday.....there were no Ole Xtreme tortillas!!!!! mmmmmmm
@@carolrenteria2045 Oh wow~ I LOVE Globe! We nearly moved there when the house sold in Prescott Valley, but as it turned out, we were needed here w/my mother-in-law in Sun City. My husband grew up in the Phoenix area, but I'm from a little town in WA State, which Globe reminds me so much of.=)
Anyhow, isn't that strange about them being out of stock @Fry's?! I'm out to the stores for meat sales this afternoon, so I'll have to look~ maybe Steve has a whole lot of AZ viewers, & there was a mad rush on them after this review 😂👍
*Oh Carol, I forgot to ask if you have tried freezing the Ole' tortillas by chance? Also, thank you for the info on how you use them- I forgot that too! Hope you're having a good weekend~ Samantha
@@RV-there-Yet I use the ole extreme wellness wraps and freeze them. No problems. I take them out and place on the counter to thaw. I place them in the fridge and nuke them for 10 seconds to knock off the chill. Works great.
I love LA Bandarita 0 carb small street taco size tortillas. I use them for everything. (In moderation of course.) I use them 2 or 3 times a week. I use a blood ketone meter and I have never had a problem.
use them as hamburger buns, you're welcome
@@water_wind_ that actually sounds really good I’m gonna give it a try
What a cliffhanger, Steve! 😀 Anxiously waiting for part 2. Thanks for “taking one for the team” by purchasing & testing all of this stuff. You’re the best!
This guy is really the best. Unbelievable how well informed he is and how much time he spends to make these GREAT videos.
This is the best Steve! Can’t wait for part 2! Your reviews are what I think are the most comprehensive and honest and I appreciate it and you. Thank you for all that you do the community!
Thanks for doing this, Steve! Your reviews are always the best. Can't wait for part 2!
Great part I, Steve! And thanks for all you do to educate us about the tortillas and your glucose response for them. I often find myself standing in the tortilla isle at my local grocery shop watching your past tortilla videos before buying anything! Waiting eagerly for part II!
Thank you Steve for taking one for the team 😁 I really appreciate what you are doing ❤️
Wow, Steve. Thank you for such a comprehensive review. TFS! Looking forward to Part 2.
I love your channel! I’ve been on a two day marathon getting tons of info. Thanks!!!
Great video Steve and great comments from viewers. Glad you did tortillas as they are so versatile and make a welcome addition to keto or low carb eating! Looking forward to the next review.
I don’t know how many times I can say it, but I appreciate every comparative type video like these you do. Especially that you held the line in this one on store source-able, no online only outliers. Look fwd to Pt2 👍
I just want to say that I really appreciate all the work that you put in for these videos
Wow!! I appreciate all the hard work you are doing and also tasting these items, so we don't have to!! Love your shows Steve!!
Thank you for doing these reviews. I know they must be a lot of work for you but very helpful.
Thank you Steve, I love how you do all of the investigations on products so we don’t have to. You go above and beyond and I look forward to your videos. ❤️❤️
Very informative video. Appreciate all your efforts (going above and beyond on this one) and really looking forward to part 2!
can not wait for part 2. thanks for doing this. everyone please remember everyone is different and what spikes one person may not spike another,
Wow, you just did a lot of work checking out these tortillas. Thank you.
I have been waiting for a review like this. Thank you!!! Tortillas make staying on this journey so much easier for me. I make "breakfast tacos" with the La Banderita ones, or the Mission ones. (Egg, ground sausage, cheese, and about a teaspoon of guacamole)
This is great! I see so many tortillas and wonder which ones to get. This really helps, thank you! 😊
Thank you for doing this. I really like the La Banderita Low Carb. I hope to see that these are good!
Thank you so much for doing all of that testing. I knew I could come to this channel for exactly this video. Thank you thank you thank you! 🙏
Thank you Steve, looking forward to part 2
What a thorough test! Can’t wait for part two. Thank you for your hard work 🎉
Thank you so much for sacrificing your tastebuds testing these tortillas! I looked at some of these and wondered. Thanks for the insights!
You are just so, so good. Love your videos and all you do. Thank you!!
Wow, this is excellent, thank you! Looking forward to the next round and now I'm going to search for your homemade tortilla video.
I love that you are doing this so much! I use different ones, depending on application. For a pizza crust, I like the Mission Carb Balance Spinach one. For a quesadilla type, I like the Lavash, for eating as a cold wrap, I prefer the Nutri ones or Mission Carb Balance but I don't have access to a few of the ones you tried. This is great! Thanks!
Loved it! I cannot wait for part 2. I hope you did the low-carb mission tortillas in that one. I like the La Bandarita tortillas but they are too small. The Ole Xtreme are great as wraps and very big (burrito sized). Thanks, Steve!
What an awesome review. Incredibly in depth and helpful. Thank you!
I have gotten the Ole Xtreme (spinach). Totally happy with them. I have zero problems with the taste, they are good size, they bend and tear like regular tortillas.
Dude you are amazing. I mean you are great. I love the disclaimers and the fact you take it seriously.
So happy to see testing of store bought tortillas. Our go to low carb tortilla has been Mission Carb Balance, with 4g Net, for some time now. Hoping it's in part 2. Also super glad to see the Lavash bread results. I know it's not super tasty by itself but I have a few recipes that it works great for. My current favorite is BBQ Chicken Pizza. I LOVE crisply thin crust pizza and the Lavash produces this perfectly. Thanks again!
❤Hi Steve, You are one Amazing person for what you do for us!Oh boy your facial expressions crack me up. That last review, just listening to the long list of ingredients made my tummy hurt lol.
Thank You Steve, I really appreciate you!
Grace, Peace, Prayers, HugS and love!
I can't thank you enough for doing this review. It's not just that you're willing to risk being kicked out of ketosis, which is enough on its own. It's the willingness to risk the inflammation and pain that can come with some of the testing. I'm tentatively pleased at the results you had with the brand I've been using, La Banderita. But I'll await your final thoughts in Part 2. Thanks again.
hell yea, i jumped right into labanderita 3 days ago. Lo and behold, here you are reviewing them!! thanks for all your hard work!
Great testing, thanks for all you do!!
Thank you for doing this series, Steve. 🙂
Having to bookmark this for later, but dropping in to feed the algorithm and say I'm super excited for this review series!
Hi Steve:
Thank you, for doing the hard work for us. I am currently using the "Untortilla" as it is the only gluten free out there. I will admit, that once you cover with cheese, meat, spices etc., it's not bad. Plus, we finish off in a warm fry pan to brown up the bottom and it really is not bad! Thanks again, for all the work you do to keeping us honest! 👍
What an informative and interesting comparison. Thank you for being such a great Guinea pig lol. Looking forward to part two!
Thank you for the trials, very eye opening.
Thank you for your work! We have liked the Ole Xtreme Health tortillas before we were keto/low carb. I like them because the regular ones I was buying had a weird smell I didn't like and these didn't. I'm glad they did ok, even if you didn't care for the flavor.
Stevo, thank you for biting (literally) the bullet for us! This is good stuff!
Steve S.
I really appreciate you doing this!
Thank you so much for putting in the time for this.
Can't wait for next week's vlog!
My daughter and I use Mission Carb Balance Spinach and Herb 3 net carbs and Mission Carb Balance Whole Wheat 3 net carbs. We also use the Mr. Tortillas for 1 net carb. I’ve just started using the Joseph Lavash to make crackers. Love your videos.
You’re the best! Thanks for doing this!
Man..hands-down best keto channel thanks for the sacrifice tasting stuff around for us.
Thank you. I really appreciate that.
Thank you for doing this!!!
I am loving this review and I am shocked and somewhat jealous at how many different tortillas you have available to you in your local stores! Can't wait for the next review.
Ok! Found La Bandarita at Walmart and I am so happy 😊 Thank you for the review.
I wonder if any of these are available at Canadian Walmarts?
@@jgriffin282 I googled it.
I've been looking forward to this the moment you hinted at this video.
La Bandarita is at my Walmart and local grocery stores. To me the texture is exactly like a Chipotle or similar fast-food burrito. Glad the results are good because I thought it was a "too good to be true" situation. They make "Street Taco" sizes that I think I'll start paying more attention to.
This is awesome! I'm Mexican and tortillas are a staple. I can't eat tortillas cold though.I always warm them on an open flame or comal before I can taste them. I know no other way, lol.
I have tried Nutri-ricas, Tortilla factory, un-tortilla, and mission carb balance. My favorite corn tortilla is from "A la madre" but can only buy online. Seems pretty clean although they're made with corn and still 3 net each.
Thanks for doing this testing, Steve! And can't wait for next week 🙌
A la Madre are my favorites too!
A la madre caused a big blood glucose spike for me. I did multiple tests and even tested against a regular corn tortilla and it caused a spike equal, and sometimes even greater than a normal corn tortilla. I reached out to a la madre and they said that their tortillas aren’t meant to necessarily be diabetic friendly or that they test for blood glucose levels. I was super bummed because they tasted great.
Thank you for the great review. I like the La Banderita brand. I made a pizza with one in the air fryer recently and it was fabulous! Prep time one minute, cook time 5 minutes on 400 degrees.
Fabulous analysis. I buy La Tortilla Factory all the time. I actually like them. Glad to hear they don’t spike!
Thank you Steve! Can’t wait for the rest!
I have been using The Banderita smallest ones. 15 calories 0 carbs. They work for me. 💕🙏🏼🥰 I love your videos. Thank you for doing this for us! 💓
Thank you for this, Steve. We have had three of these so far, and we like the La Banderita ones the best. I am interested to see which ones you have set up for next week!
Steve you are a food scientist
So easy to follow your experiments
I have come to trust your recommendations
Great video, thanks Steve. Waiting Great for part 2
Agree on the Nutri-Ricas, they are my go-to, very tasty and great texture, but I limit them because of the not-wholesome ingredient list, but very worthwhile as a treat. I imagine with a fat-blunted carb response these will be even lower impact, since I'm loading them with fajita meat, guac and sour cream. Also they make great mini-thin pizza crusts. Thanks so much for your sacrifice on this - a ton of work and had to eat all the nasty ones!
Wow, what can I say, your results so far are very surprising. The true keto ones did not surprise me though. Thank you for what you are doing 😄
Love these types of tests
WooHoo~ more Steve-views! Appreciate you so much for these, as they sure save me a lot of initial finger pricks w/the Mojo. At least I can narrow it down by taste & then do the personal glucose testing, since we're not all going to respond the same. It's also super helpful to read through the comments for other folks' responses & input on what they've tried. Looking forward to "Part II"~ now I'm off to go watch your "Grilled Shrimp w/Coconut Sauce" post I see over on the sidebar. I only buy shrimp a couple times a year, & I'm rather picky about where it comes from, & how I cook it =) Thanks again Steve~ Sam in AZ
Thank you Steve for doing this. We are going on road, hiking trip. We need to get something lowest carb possible for meal by campsite. I’m going thru all your tortilla reviews at once. See you on part 2…😉
i am so glad ur doing this, im curious myself & its great info, thx Steve
Excellent. Some of the (part 1) tortillas I have never seen. My goto ones are the Xtreme and I am glad they did not spike. I ran out of glucose strips and ordered new ones but I will test them myself to see. Did a test last week with the Sola buns. I had 2 burgers though but I had a jump of 24 points. I think I need to test again with just one. Thanks for doing this. I was thinking to buy the Aldi ones but stayed away after your last bread test. Glad the tortillas did not spike. Will get those next time to see.
Thank you for taking one for the team.
I have really looking forward to part 2 and waiting in anticipation. I have typically stayed away from products like these but last week I bought some Mama Lupe's Zero Net Carb Tortillas at Sam's Club and I think they are really good. I carefully separated them and froze them between parchment so I could just pull out a couple at a time. They were stuck together but I was able to peel them carefully to separate.
I’ll have to look for those.
Not sure how many of these I can find in my area but we use Ole when we run out of your awesome panhead tortillas. Planning on a double batch this afternoon! Thanks for researching.
Thank you so very much for doing these types of videos because I get so confused and you’ve helped me in what to purchase. (I’m dyslexic, number are not my thing) Thank you so much🥰
I like the LaBandarita also, they're good! 😋 Waiting anxiously for for part II. (P.S. love these most with scrambled eggs, ham slices and lots of cheese - yummmmm)
I use La Bandarita. My favorite go to. No ill feeling next day. Thanks Steve for testing all these.
You have the perfect voice for radio or ads!
Thank you.
No bad fats😁 I’ll be the judge of that. Always good to read the labels. Thank you very much for the thorough review and taking one for the team with those cold tortillas.
Love it when you take the hits for the team. Almost as much as I like the t-shirt. Something I have been saying a lot since giving up sugar!😁
Specifically the "hard pass" tshirt.
Yay, thanks for making this video
Enjoy your videos. Thank you for your effort.
Somehow I missed this. Thank you so much!
I have Persian friends for whom lavash bread is a part of their daily diet. It is a vehicle/mechanism to scoop food and get it into their mouths. The nutritional info is better than that of rice ( the other common vehicle to get food into their mouth) so I appreciate you including it in your testing! Not "Keto", per se, but not a totally bad way to scoop or wrap foods on your plate.
Lavash is kind of similar to Indian naan. Just healthier ingredients
Great video, Steve! I've been toasting La Banderita tortillas, using olive oil & salt, to make crackers.
Sounds great!
Thank you Steve AGAIN for all this info..
Lavish product works WELL as a noodle replacement for like lasagna or any kind of dish where it is cooked in a sauce like enchiladas.... :0) We love using it that way! Great episode 1!!!!!!
Oh this sounds very interesting. Can you explain further how you prepare the dish? Thank you!
@@anitav9612 all I did was cut the lavish bread in wide strips and just used it in place of the lasagna noodles. Didn't cook it just from the sauce it softens it so it's almost noodle texture.
I use Spaghetti Squash. It's exactly like spaghetti noodles.
Amazing review. Thank you.
Thanks Steve for these videos! La Banderita has been one of my favorites but I've been avoiding it lately due to all the wheat. After all your work here I think I'm going to do some blood glucose testing on myself to try to see how my body responds.
I was disappointed at the good results of the L'Oven brand from Aldi since I too don't care for the texture and flavor. I think they actually changed their recipe a while back since I'm pretty sure their previous version had modified wheat starch and such in it.
Edit: just started watching part 2 and I didn't realize Aldi had more than 1 low carb tortilla. I think my local store just has one type.
THANK YOU GOT YOUR TIME!!
Crazy how the L’oven Fresh now has all the not do clean ingredients now :(
Steve, I've been eagerly awaiting this video since you first mentioned it. I appreciate you taking the time and effort to do this video. I'm from Arizona, and we love our tortillas here. The first brand I tried, was Mission Carb Balance, they were decent but expensive here. The same thing went for Guerrero's Nutri-Ricas Carb Watch. I like Ole Mexican Foods Xtreme Wellness High Fiber, Spinach Herbs and Tomato Basil. They're good alternatives at a very reasonable price. Then I tried Ole's La Banderita Carb Counter brand I liked it better and when I found Ole's La Banderita Carb Counter Street Taco I've been hooked on that ever since. They have 0 Net Carbs or 5 Total Carbs a piece, I like to use them as slim buns for burgers, slim bread for sandwiches, and mini tacos. They're also pretty reasonably priced compared to similar items and for Cinco de Mayo, I picked up 5 at Fry's for $0.97 a piece, which in my opinion is a steal. Thanks again Steve, I'll be looking forward to Part 2.
I like the extreme wellness ones (spinach/herb and tomato/basil). Just found out today that it says refrigerate after opening. Must be because of flax seed?
In my opinion, it might be because you're potentially introducing bacteria into the package when you pull one out. So you stick it in the fridge, it slows down the growth and helps the tortillas last longer. My dad owned a Mission route for over 20 years, so it was always a staple in my world to put tortillas directly into the fridge after you get them.
Something I've picked up along the way is if you take them out of the packaging and put them on a plate in the fridge till they cool down, you'll prevent any water from forming inside the package.
love your channel
Thank you, Steve. I use the La Banderita brand and I find them to be fine. I have never done taste-testing the way you are but I may try whatever you say you end up liking the best and see if I like it more than La Banderita. One benefit of this brand is they aren't so close to tortillas that you feel compelled to eat soft tacos every day. But it's great to have on hand for when you like to eat something with your hands. (I buy them at Walmart, if anyone is wondering.)
I'm looking forward to the next part and hopefully a ranking. I love tortilla chips and pretty much avoid them since going keto. It would be great to have an option that works with my goals.
Excellent review
Those readings were crazy! No crazy spikes for any of them. I was totally waiting for the spike. Shame that most didn't taste good. Thanks for doing this video!!
Wait for part 2. You'll get the spikes you're looking for. 😉
Oh no! 😳
Really appreciate your response videos.
I get about a 20 pt peak rise out of two La Banderita wraps....and they fry up nicely in a pan with butter/bacon fat when I make crunch wraps. I've had Extreme Wellness and they also so it's nice to see them score well. I know in the past I meter-checked the Mission wraps and was under the impression they bumped me up quite a bit (50 pts or so) so it'll be interesting to see what you get on those when you test them. I may have to check them one more time to make sure myself because I really think they taste the best out of all the one's I've tried.
soooo good to know you are on the case! Test on Steve.
This was really great!