Rice Paper or wonton wrappers
I have a potluck at work next week for the holiday party and I was looking for something I could bring but had some eye appeal to it. I found a recipe for fresh shrimp spring rolls. They are rolled in rice wrappers and are stuffed with veggies (and noodles that I wouldn't use). But when I started to research it, one rice wrapper has about:
Calories - 20
Total fat - 0.07g
Cholesterol - 0mg
Sodium- 19mg
Potassium- 4mg
Total Carbs - 4.35g
Protein - 0.3g
Would you eat these?A site I found suggested substitutes for rice wrappers (leaves and thin sliced veggies) but I just liked the visual of the rice paper. They even suggested wonton wrappers as having less calories.
*** edited to fix nutritional values
The nutrition facts are not displaying for me properly. But regardless, I don't do grains, so no, I would not eat them.
Here's my suggestion:
Plan your food intake accordingly for the day ahead of time. Include 1 or 2 spring rolls in that plan. If it fits your macros - IIFYM (which is a popular method of eating, btw...) for the day and you are okay with that inclusion, go for it.
Will eating these spring rolls be a trigger for you? Will there be other things at the pot luck for which you need some flexibility? If you can think through the event, you will be better able to answer what will work for you. I know for me, I always have to go to these "free food" events without any hunger. That one strategy, even with my small stomach, helps me stay in control and calm at events like a pot luck.