I’m always looking for a convenient lunch, for when I don’t have any leftovers to take. I picked up a package of Gem Wraps and SeaSnax while on vacation, because cold cut sandwiches are easy to make when you’re on the road. I thought these might be a good alternative to bread or a wheat based wrap, although I definitely had my doubts that it would hold up to my sandwich fillings. Turns out, they were both quite good! See below for details.

Why I like it:

• Convenient to make a sandwich in. I haven’t tried tuna or chicken salad yet, but I think it would work well with some romain added.
• Wheat and gluten free. Low carb.
• Allows you to get the proteins, fats and vegges in, minus all the bread.
• The SeaSnax are made from seaweed and provide Iodine, which is difficult to get in adequate amounts unless you use iodized salt. Iodine is particularly important for proper thyroid function.

Pitfalls:

• Ingredients in the GEM Wraps aren’t perfect. They have a very small amount of non GMO soy protein isolate in them.
• The SeaSnax work well, but you can’t stuff as full as the GEM Wraps. I still used them all and enjoyed them.
• You would likely need to pack additional snacks like fruit, yogurt, nuts etc if you used only one of these wraps for lunch.
• Gem Wraps were about a $1 a sheet. Sea Snacks were about half that. 

How I use it:

• Good snack size, or use two for lunch.
• I also tried grilling my Gem Wrap sandwich in a pan on the stove top. It was awesome!
• My favorite so far (without anything too fancy)- roasted turkey, 1/2 a 100 calories guacamole pack, cheese, lettuce and tomato. Cream cheese is also delicious in place of the guacamole, or in addition.
• I haven’t done it yet, but using the Sea Snax for sushi- like roll ups would be yummy! I would use (optional) rice, cream cheese, cucumber and smoked salmon.
• Also haven’t done- burrito wrap

Where you can buy it:

• I picked both of these up at Whole Foods. I found them in the section with the seaweed product. I haven’t looked in other stores for them, but I got the first package of Gem Wraps in a farm stand store in NH, so they must be somewhat popular.

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