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The Full Wrap: Win your New Year's resolve to save money, eat healthier and lose weight

This Turkey-Bacon-Ranch Wrap could be the start of the best year of your life
This Turkey-Bacon-Ranch Wrap could be the start of the best year of your life
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by Rebecca

If you eat a homemade wrap lunch just two days a week, I bet you will be actively working towards three resolutions:

  1. Save money
  2. Eat healthier
  3. Lose weight

What is so special about a wrap?  There are endless combinations and they can be full of many textures and flavors with a minimum of calories or fat.  And they fill you up - unlike many salads or "simple carbohydrates" can.

Saving Money

The TBR Wrap (Turkey-Bacon-Ranch) I made today was made with the following within 5 minutes:

$0.35   1 La Tortilla Factory Smart&Delicious Tortilla (8 in a $3 package)

$0.15   Handful of Lettuce ($1.19 for 1 head)

$0.05   1 oz of an 11 lb turkey I bought for $9

$0.21   1 bacon slice, crumbled, from a $3 package of 14 slices

$0.30    half of a Roma tomato (this was the biggest per oz expenditure)

$0.10    drizzle of low-fat Ranch (approx cost - could be less)

Cost:  $1.16 plus five minutes of my life.   A wrap made at home is clearly a time-cost saving measure!

Got your attention?  Read on to learn about how a wrap made at home can:

Help You Eat Healthier

Lose Weight (Coming 12/30!)

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An entrepreneur, training designer and cooking fanatic, Rebecca has discovered the secret to a happy life is either knowing or being a great cook.

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