Low Carb / Keto Tortilla Mega Review part 2 - VERY Surprising Results

This is part two of the most comprehensive review I've ever done. In this part, I review the last few tortilla and then take a "baseline" reading to see what happens to my glucose if I eat a "real" tortilla. There are some pretty surprising results in this video.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:31 L'Oven Fresh Low Carb Original
2:32 L'Oven Fresh Low Carb Whole Wheat
4:40 Mission Carb Balance
7:00 Egg Life
9:10 El Rey Burrito
11:44 Mission Street Tacos
16:13 Summary and takeaways
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[@johntalley7326]

I had the privilege of working with a very gifted nutritionist for a few years, a few years back. Her take on net carbs was to only subtract the fiber that occurred naturally in the food; for example: subtract the fiber in an apple when eating a whole apple but ignore the fiber in the psyllium husks when eating a "psyllium husk coated Oreo Cookie." Three years of testing has validated her approach. "Added fiber" ALMOST NEVER fools my meter. PS - Great experiment. Thanks for the data.

[@NewPOV]

THIS is exactly right. I'll post more seperately to ensure to get Steve's eye, but the only time it makes sense to subtract fiber is when the fiber occurs within the carb-laden food. Adding exogenous carbs to pump up fiber levels does NOT reduce the core carb levels of the food with the carbs! More to come in my seperate post.

[@henrykwieniawski7233]

This is exactly what I’ve been doing! If there’s no natural fiber in a keto product I’m looking to buy, I will not purchase it.

[@RonPeolman]

1 tbs psyllium husk has 4 grams of carbs and 3.5 grams of fiber so the 3.5 grams would actually subtracted from the psyllium husk and not the Oreo cookie.

[@wendig3258]

The Keto Twins linked over to this. Thanks for doing this extensive study and I’m disappointed about the Carb Balance as well.

[@LuanneStPeter]

Thanks for being our guinea pig Steve! As for me, when I want a tortilla I'll stick with your 90 second tortilla!

[@ursuladozier3296]

It’s the very Best ever

[@kathylowe3156]

I like your 90 second tortilla. I have type 2 diabetes, am not on drugs so I depend on a fairly strict keto diet. Have lost weight and feel good. I generally find something I like and use it to the exclusion of store bought items. Thank you for all you do.

[@bullheadedopinion6399]

Darnit Steve, those mission carb balance were my favorite! I think I was just in denial thinking they were harmless. Well, goodbye Mission carb balance. Thanks Steve for being our test subject :)

[@bloozedaddy]

Try the La Banderita... I've gotten very small rises with those.

[@bullheadedopinion6399]

@@bloozedaddy unfortunately they don’t sell those where I live. I wonder if I can order them

[@bloozedaddy]

@@bullheadedopinion6399 4 packs for $12 on Amazon

[@reginafisher9919]

I know but what are we going to do

[@WickedLowCarb]

Steve, thanks so much for doing this. I was surprised at some of the results too. I’ve been using Egglife for a while now and just yesterday used it as a pasta replacement in my lasagna. It was delish!!! Expensive? Nope, cheap when I consider the NO-cost to my health!

[@martiriggs2003]

This supports my theory that eating what I call Frankenfoods kicks me out of ketosis and triggers cravings. I do much better and feel much better when sticking to Whole Foods and using lettuce as a wrap. Thanks for doing these tests as I don’t check my blood sugar.

[@SkollMX]

Thanks for this my friend. Without those Banderita tortillas, I'm not sure I would've lasted as long as I have! 5 years and counting.

[@lisae1032]

Hey Steve, upgraded my membership level as a result of all your help during the tortilla series since sometimes saying thank you doesn't seem quite enough. Great job. After you do one of these I find myself getting more aggravated that my GP will not prescribe a continuous glucose monitor for me! I've read all over the Internet about how much trouble us type 2 diabetics have trying to get what is considered something only type ones need. I'm so sick of poking myself so many times, LOL, although I have learned a lot. I told my doctor that I burned through so many test strips I can't retire! This is why I really appreciate you going through these things. Not that our glucose levels will be the same but just seeing how you're able to get the results makes me press forward until the day comes that I will be allowed to buy my own CGM! With your help I've gone from 7.6 to 6.3

[@rpl1421]

Explain to your doctor that all you want is the prescription for the CGM and that you are willing to pay for it out-of-pocket, if required. Have him note in your chart that you requested the monitor and he refused it. That usually gets them to go ahead and prescribe one for you.

[@lisae1032]

@@rpl1421 wow what a great idea thank you for that feedback I will give it a try on my next visit

[@rpl1421]

You are very welcome! If you are clinically diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, I think your medical insurance will cover a CGM. Your doctor may be refusing to help you with this because he/she doesn’t know how to use it in conjunction with a proper human (very low carb) diet.

[@bmljenny]

@@lisae1032 Yep, that's what I did too. My plan was to pay out of pocket for 3 months' worth just to get a sense of my reaction to specific foods. I ended up finding it very motivating so I've kept it up. It is expensive and honestly our insurance is stupid for not supporting us to stay motivated. But it is what it is.

[@Andreatf]

I am a type 2 and am on Medicare. Medicare will not pay for a CGM. My doctor did give me a prescription but I pay out of pocket. Needless to say, I use one infrequently. It gives good info but mainly for trends. The Levels software that Steve uses is SO much better than the Freestyle Libre itself. Good luck on your quest.

[@dcazador7401]

Yeoman’s work, Steve! The “keto”label is the new “low fat” label. Popular, but means nothing and does not take food quality into account. If I’m going to burn 20g carbs on a tortilla I’ll make my own! It’s about 100x more tasty and I can make it with olive or avocado oil and no sugar. Thanks for your work it is so helpful!

[@dsmeyersales]

Steve, thank you for doing this. I am glad the tortilla I like is the winner! Sorry that you went through all the inflammation and losing Nutrional ketosis.

[@lisachrz5584]

Thanks for doing this testing. My husband loves the Carb Balance but I told him the ingredients are highly suspicious. Thanks for backing me up!

[@sunflowerrosem.8651]

Yes! And they cost quite a bit more, which is a huge rip-off!

[@russellmccaw9730]

Dang. Broke my heart. I see those mission tortillas everywhere. Now I am really broken. I was shocked at the readings. How they almost mirrored the street tacos. Going to have to do some serious thinking on my next steps. I am a low carb kid not a real Keto. But as a type 2 diabetic I always try not to go too nuts with the glucose spikes.

[@elangomattab]

Thanks Steve, the Mission results are disappointing but pretty much expected. It looks like I'll probably settle for using the La Banderita or Ole Xtreme from the last video if I am not in the mood for Egglife wraps. Thanks for the commentary at the end. It pretty much reaffirms my thought that modified wheat flour is probably just a farse and really isn't terribly different than regular wheat flour in our bodies.

[@yvonnemichellelopez5769]

I love the Ole Xtreme....and will use the Egglife for "pasta" that was a wonderful suggestion....I live in Texas and I'm NOT giving up tortillas

[@danitafries1557]

Carb balance doesn't spike me, you might want to give them a shot and see how it is for you.

[@theresesolimeno4651]

Steve, your description of your flatulence - "in terms of bark and bite" - always makes me laugh out loud. It's something we all can relate to without getting the full details. Thanks for suffering for the sake of science.

[@Sbannmarie]

lol Therese, Steve-O is the best.

[@suziescrapbook3574]

😂😂😂

[@heidiw637]

One of your best series yet! Thank you so much for the investment of time and money to show us the evils of these "keto" foods. We love using La Banderita Carb Counters for that "authentic" taste but still being somewhat keto. I'm glad they are readily available at our local Kroger here in Michigan. Thanks again Steve!

[@Pack.Leader]

Yay! La Banderita happens to be the kind I use. Rarely do I discover I've made the right choice when there are so many options so I'm a bit tickled. Thank you so much. I rarely ever eat anything like that but it's good to know it's a safe choice. Thanks for being our human guinea pig once again. (Loved the shirt series.) I really like the idea of cutting the Egglife Wraps into strips for soups or things of that nature.

[@jonthebeau4653]

Thank you for these tests, You're doing the Lord's work here Steve. Getting my Mexican wife to do keto is going to be much easier with a decent tortilla option.

[@retromelanie75]

Thank you for doing this!! I have been eating Mission Carb Balance tortillas. My weight loss has stagnated over the last couple of months- this might explain it. I’m so sorry you had to endure the unpleasantries of the regular tortillas :(

[@pumpkinchai]

Hooray for part two! This is so incredibly helpful and I can’t wait to take this knowledge and put it to use next taco Tuesday. Thank you once again for all your hard work testing all these tortillas!

[@JoeHusosky]

Steve, this is a textbook example of taking one for the team. Thank you very much I've already shared the first video with quite a few people. I think this will help many.

[@robinhaupt9119]

Wow, thank you Steve. Thank you for taking all the hits on these. Excellent info.

[@Dolphinsphan]

Amazing work Steve. Thank you for doing this for us so we didn't have to. The noodle idea from the egg tortilla is genius!

[@EK--ry3lr]

Awesome recap and day 2. Really appreciate your effort. Thanks for posting.

[@mattlevault5140]

Thanks Steve! Really enjoyed this series and learned stuff along the way!

[@loismoore6137]

Thank you Steve for your reviews, I truly appreciate you for doing these asI rely on your opinions.

[@kitchenclasses]

Super interesting Steve- thanks for being so thorough! Data points are key! I’m going to make Serious Keto’s recipe for tortillas from now on!

[@sharonkrzyzanowski2283]

Thank you Steve for putting yourself out there for us!! Very interesting and I am taking your suggestions!!

[@jenniferbrown2976]

I really appreciate all you do to educate while also entertaining your followers. You have become one of my top go to guys for Keto recipes and info. So a giant Thank you...

[@monikajones1722]

Steve, I highly appreciate, thank you so much for your taste and glucose tests. Keep up the good work.

[@deannefalise2784]

One of the keto KZbinrs that's a doctor (don't remember which one) says you should count total carbs on processed foods. I think your test shows why! I use egglife to make enchiladas. As long as your filling is seasoned well, I think they taste great. I get the texture of a tortilla without the carbs. I wish there was one with corn flavor though. Thanks for all the testing and sharing the results! Very helpful!

[@Joy80JJ]

Thanks Steve for all your testing and evaluation.

[@charlesj.7978]

Awesome review Steve 👏. Bark and Bite...too funny!

[@lisaclark7306]

Wow, Steve! Thanks for taking one for the team! I love your scientific approach to the topic of the last 2 videos. I love the texture and taste of the La Banditaria tortillas, but I don't know my body well enough yet to make any determinations. I do feel ya with the bark and bite situation! That IS something I ⁵/have noticed! Great content, great video once again! Keep on knocking them out of the park! ⚾️

[@1957quiltcrazy]

Thank you Steve for sacrificing your health for us. Very informative.

[@JorgeNunez-vt7nd]

Bravo sir. Fantastic tortilla journey. Thank you for your sacrifices.

[@alanacreates]

we truly appreciate your sacrifice and thoroughness to help everyone avoid the problem tortillas!

[@alicepayan]

Thank you so much for this two-part analysis. You give me pause to think about labeling. I will never go without tortillas. But because of you I can and will proceed to enjoy my tortillas, with caution.

[@nat8429]

Great reviews Steve. I suspected as much. Too funny with the reactions. Thank you for all your testing.

[@loretta6089]

I hope you know how much I appreciate the fact that you are willing to put yourself through this to help me and everyone else get through their keto journey in the best way possible. I've been eating the mission low carbs and I think I should stop being lazy and start making your recipes for tortillas. I even went out and bought the paneer cheese a while ago so I guess it's time to use it😄

[@taniapark]

Thanks for the comprehensive tortilla review. I thoroughly enjoyed your T-shirt collection :)

[@Menditha]

Thank you so much for doing this!!! You are certainly kind to take one for the team. Pretty much confirmed my suspicions about most store-bought "keto-friendly" tortillas. For now I'm sticking with Egglife wraps or a homemade version. I may look to see where to find the La Banderita or Ole Extreme in case of extreme emergency. You made me laugh with your description of the gastric distress you experienced. Thank you for being real with us!! I also loved your "Fart Squirrel" t-shirt you wore in one of the videos. : D

[@Nicole-xd1uj]

First of all, love the t-shirts...hilarious. Thank you for doing all the hard work on this for us. I'm in Mexico where the only option I have is the Mission Carb Balance which I've been using occasionally even though I knew they were too good to be true. Thanks to you, I won't bother now. Maybe I'll try to find the ingredients to make your wonderful tortilla recipe!

[@rancancookcanoy9768]

Another great video. I like the Bark-Bite comment. I really appreciate the level of detail you include in your review. Thank you.

[@wuppyluvr8675]

Thanks for taking one for team keto! I've been having a Mission tortilla with bacon & eggs every day, but now I think I need to do some testing of my own. I'm not religious about testing unless I eat something that makes me feel like crap, but I should probably take more control. This definitely is motivation to do so. Appreciate you!!

[@princess-rosethedadybunch7755]

Amazing 👏. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

[@erics1503]

Another awesome video. Glad you did the Mission Carb Balance. I never felt good about the ingredients so always went with Ole. Nice to know I chose better as far as potential glucose response.

[@briand5379]

Steve, thanks for taking one for the team on this for us, your review is greatly appreciated. While all your reviews are top-notch, this is easily one of my favorites due to my love of tortillas. I've been getting the La Banderita street taco tortillas the last few months, it's good to see La Banderita held up well. I might have to try these as chips. Thanks again.

[@siddie27]

i tried LaB for chips-looked and tasted like cardboard. 😣

[@karronlaneNOLA]

just watched this two part series again. thanks so much for testing these products.

[@RapturousBulge]

The amount of time, effort, studying and money you put into this research is simply astounding. Thank you so much Steve.

[@patrickd596]

Excellent review Steve. Really appreciated this one and the post game analysis. Lot of food for thought there!

[@cayce9320]

If it wasn't for your review I would not have known about a lot of these products. Thanks for the testing Steve. It helps me stay on track.

[@irishpixierose]

The testing has been very helpful. Thanks!

[@shaymus2]

Steve you are the best. I really enjoy your channel 👍🏻 Thank you

[@karipeterson3443]

So so very interesting! Great information. Thank you

[@pamelachappell1089]

Firstly, I loved your T-shirt theme of the week; too funny! Thank you for doing these tests. I haven't seen your 90 second tortilla that someone mentioned in the comments, but I think I will give it a look-see. Have a wonderful day.

[@doggoneme3863]

Thanks for being the lab experiment. Love tortillas and this series helped a lot.

[@kirkwolak6735]

Thanks for taking these for the team... And thanks for mentioning the inflammation responses. I think sometimes we forget how many nagging aches/pains we lost changing our WOE!

[@PJean3]

This is such fantastic information. Thank you very much!!!!!

[@sofyalizzy8927]

Hi Steve! Hope your Independence Day was FABULOUS! Your reviews are always appreciated. Thank you for suffering the inflammatory response to do these reviews. I definitely appreciate the tip about cutting the egg life tortillas into strips to use as noodles. I'm DEFINITELY trying that!

[@lluke992]

That is a really good 2 parts review. I know it must have taken over a week of hard work to produce this but you are making a contribution to all who are struggling what to eat to promote ketogenic state. Very useful and worth forward to keto friends and pre-diabetic friends. Thank you.🙏👍🏼

[@sherrylusk2119]

Thanks, Steve! This was so helpful. I’ve been using the Mission Carb Balance tortillas, but after watching this, I will investigate other options.

[@sherriruud3830]

Thanks for taking one for the team. 🙂

[@barbaragermain3713]

Thank You for these two videos. Very informative!!!

[@susanyoung9020]

I appreciate your 2- part review. It was so helpful and informative. My thanks.

[@johnf8609]

Steve, thanks so much for doing this test. As a T2D, I appreciate you taking the carbs for the team.😃

[@davidspears1770]

Thanks Steve for making the sacrifice! You have help me greatly with your video as I am new to keto. Again, Many Thanks!

[@jeffbee6090]

....once again, taking one for the team:) thanks Steve, I've had similar reactions to the mission wraps... always wondered if it was just me....

[@brgammell8743]

Steve, thanks so much for doing these reviews. Your tests confirmed what for me (n=1) is problematic with highly processed “low carb” foods: processed wheat products cause my glucose to spike. I especially appreciated you throwing in a clean, little to no glucose response option. I suspect these reviews eat a significant amount of time for you, however, these are some of the most valuable content you produce (for me at least). Keep up the good work! You do you-and don’t apologize for it.

[@belindabanchik7766]

Thanks Steve! Just took mission low carb off the grocery list and put on la banderita instead! Appreciate your testing for us all!

[@randyjalbert4780]

Excellent work on this 2 part tortilla test Very helpful Thank you

[@kimhuck6408]

This was very helpful and informative! Thank you for doing this.

[@NLY1WAY4U]

Very beneficial. Thank you Steve. Tortillas are so versatile. Appreciate your willingness to get out of ketosis and inflammation response for us. La Banderita for me or Ole' for me. Bonus...those t-shirts!!!

[@evasilvalayton758]

I appreciate the effort you put into this difficult task.

[@dionline88]

This was awesome! I use the L'Oven Fresh Low Carb Tortillas as the crust for my keto pizza so I was quite interested in the results! I'll be heading over to watch Part 3 next - you rock for doing this!!!

[@theprofessor4914]

Thanks for linking part 2. Love the shirts!

[@edwinmendezforlife]

Much props for trying the real deal you def got my respect!

[@annawanner5813]

Thanks Steve, I appreciate the this review. I'm a fan of Mexican style food. I love tortillas. I made a lot of enchiladas, tacos, and burritos pre keto. Since keto I have only had taco bowls, no tortillas. You have giving me a lot to think about. Thumbs up on the reviews.

[@tristaware2119]

Thanks for giving up your comfort for our knowledge! I always thought low carb tortillas were better until I started doing Keto and reading labels

[@bulldog4791]

Your testing of low-carb tortilla products is very much appreciated. I know that it takes quite some time to go through all the testing. I had mentioned this in another video, but I have the same problem with the FreeStyle Libre CGM. Likewise, I have had at least 6 bad sensors over the past year, and Abbott has replaced all of them. I record the differences between the sensor and finger sticks and provide them with that data.

[@babybugtoo]

Thank you. I learned the hard way that a number of ingredients that are in "keto" marketed foods trigger flare ups for me. Then you have to play around and experiment to pinpoint the culprit(s). Videos like this are extremely helpful and much appreciated.

[@barbarabasso8721]

So informative! Thank you for the great info

[@debrahurtado5491]

I really liked the home made tortillas I learned about on your channel over a year ago.

[@beverleygarchow9945]

Thanks for doing this! Appreciate it! Plus love the awesome t- shirts!

[@yosoyhim]

Thank you for putting your body through all this for all of us to benefit from your tests.

[@SCWynne-ie1ey]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do that detailed review. That was incredibly informative and disconcerting. I can make better choices thanks to you.

[@chyla1]

Thanks Steve, for all you do to help us understand the impact of these products. Appreciate you!

[@SeriousKeto]

Thank you so much!

[@marvellashook3600]

Thanks for being our guinea pig you do qlot for your viewers and we appreciate you

[@karengossack4135]

Thank you for doing tortilla review, very helpful info!

[@yvettemacarthur1590]

Wow! What a test you did for us. Thanks and sorry you had some not so fun issues from some of them.

[@vickiwalker975]

Thanks so much for doing all the dirty work on the tortillas. I found it very helpful.

[@jayhorsley7978]

Thanks! This video directly informed my nutrition related decision making. Unbiased and super well done!

[@SeriousKeto]

Thank you!

[@jodimars1]

Steve, thank you, for the detailed review. This has been very informative! I typically buy the La Banderita Carb Counter street tacos with zero net carbs per wrap, but generally count those as 1 carb per to be safe. I appreciate you taking the time to do these comparisons and always find them very helpful. Thanks!

[@SeriousKeto]

I’ll need to keep my eyes peeled for those.

[@tracirudolph7037]

Thanks so much for your detailed review. I'm really bummed about the Mission Carb Balance tortillas.

[@kateryneart]

Thank you Steve! Big help!

[@bradfordsimms715]

This is great information and gives us all a path to heal , thank you.

[@sarahowland2896]

Great review! You’re always taking it for the team. And “bark and bite”? Bwahahaha!

[@PatBoyd59]

Thank you for taking one for the team. It has confirmed for me that if I want a wrap then the egg life ones are the way to go. It's what I have been using anyway, yes they are bland but the flavour comes from the ingredients that are inside...not a problem for me.

[@maeverlylilith9295]

Thanks for your research & information!!! You are very much appreciated!!!

[@jasonlund9693]

I just wanted to thank you so much for what you do for us. I have started testing after any new products I eat. It’s sad that some companies will put sales over peoples health.

[@SeriousKeto]

agreed

[@mariak4540]

Totally useful! I have used a couple of these in past and was disappointed too. Nice to have another opinion and scientific proof to back up the findings. I agree about the ‘net/total carb’ count on packaged foods. Just can’t trust marketing