Spring Break
Arbitrary Argument: All wrapped up!
Which will you decide? The spontaneous wrap or the traditional burrito
Alex McElroy & Ruben Casas
Issue date: 5/16/08 Section: Diversions
Wrap
What's the trendiest, healthiest food craze to hit the United States since the Victory Garden? Why, it's the wrap, of course.
These delicate pipes of food are more than just the preferred choice of nourishment (or lack thereof) for anorexic yoga instructors. They embody the American melting pot. (And don't try and say that a melting pot embodies the actual melting pot, because who uses those anymore besides witches?)
What other food allows for its creation with the combination of whatever you may find in the fridge? Utilizing the crisper, which forms an alliance with the meat drawer, along with aid provided from the condiments in the door. With the supplies on the counter, lay out your favorite flavored wrap - the choices are limitless: wheat, spinach, chipotle, "thatza" (for those in the movie business). Then arrange the fillings, fold and roll.
With each bite you'll be peering into the organs, the soul of the meal you've just crafted. You can't microwave a burrito then claim responsibility for filling it with, well, if you know what's truly in there then you're probably eating a wrap.
But what are the other health factors associated with wraps? I'm not one for the low-carb diet fad, but if you do decide to try it out for a week or two - before deciding that the extreme lethargy, nail polish breath and constipation that go with it are too much - I bet that a wrap will be No. 1 on your lunchtime list.
There are other health reasons, besides the lack of carbohydrates, why you should eat a wrap.
Sometimes a sandwich is just too big, with bread coming from all directions - the top, bottom and hell, even a slice in the middle. But with a wrap, all the meat, veggies and condiments get crammed into a manageable, handheld tube ready for you to daintily pick at under a lilac tree or shove down your throat while flipping off that guy who just cut you off.
And that brings me back to my original point: The wrap is America. Are we not the country that prides itself on multitasking? What food fits better in your palm than a wrap? A sandwich barfs on you if you try to eat it with one hand on the wheel. Nacho cheese is the No. 2 cause of third-degree lap burns. And who really wants to eat a turkey leg while driving?
What's the trendiest, healthiest food craze to hit the United States since the Victory Garden? Why, it's the wrap, of course.
These delicate pipes of food are more than just the preferred choice of nourishment (or lack thereof) for anorexic yoga instructors. They embody the American melting pot. (And don't try and say that a melting pot embodies the actual melting pot, because who uses those anymore besides witches?)
What other food allows for its creation with the combination of whatever you may find in the fridge? Utilizing the crisper, which forms an alliance with the meat drawer, along with aid provided from the condiments in the door. With the supplies on the counter, lay out your favorite flavored wrap - the choices are limitless: wheat, spinach, chipotle, "thatza" (for those in the movie business). Then arrange the fillings, fold and roll.
With each bite you'll be peering into the organs, the soul of the meal you've just crafted. You can't microwave a burrito then claim responsibility for filling it with, well, if you know what's truly in there then you're probably eating a wrap.
But what are the other health factors associated with wraps? I'm not one for the low-carb diet fad, but if you do decide to try it out for a week or two - before deciding that the extreme lethargy, nail polish breath and constipation that go with it are too much - I bet that a wrap will be No. 1 on your lunchtime list.
There are other health reasons, besides the lack of carbohydrates, why you should eat a wrap.
Sometimes a sandwich is just too big, with bread coming from all directions - the top, bottom and hell, even a slice in the middle. But with a wrap, all the meat, veggies and condiments get crammed into a manageable, handheld tube ready for you to daintily pick at under a lilac tree or shove down your throat while flipping off that guy who just cut you off.
And that brings me back to my original point: The wrap is America. Are we not the country that prides itself on multitasking? What food fits better in your palm than a wrap? A sandwich barfs on you if you try to eat it with one hand on the wheel. Nacho cheese is the No. 2 cause of third-degree lap burns. And who really wants to eat a turkey leg while driving?
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