TIPS Tuesdays: Veggies Provide Form and Function - Wraps, Pockets, and Etc.

A major challenge to eliminating pastas and breads is finding food items that one can use, which provide the same form that these items do, i.e. pasta, crusts, wraps. Lettuce wraps have gained popularity as more Asian-food devotees spread the word about these. The tricks is finding the write lettuce--if not a stiff Iceberg leaf, try cabbage, which stands up to heat and moisture pretty well. Don't forget, red and green peppers can be stuffed with just about anything, and they hold up pretty well, and provide the 'bread-bowl' effect without the bowl.