Not long after I posted my last recipe (

) I received a number of emails from readers concerned with the inclusion of tortillas.

The recipe was inspired by author and "body hacker" Timothy Ferriss and his latest book,

which I'd purchased shortly before. In it Ferriss describes his use of a slow-carb diet, which in its basic form has to do with eating foods with a low-glycemic index to keep your blood sugar levels balanced throughout the day.

For Ferriss' purposes, the diet boils down to

:

1) Avoid "white" carbohydrates (or carbohydrates that can be white — this is where I went wrong with the tortillas in my last post).

2) Eat the same few meals over and over again.

3) Don't drink calories.

4) Don't eat fruit.

5) Take one day off per week.

By including the tortillas in my last recipe — my first attempt at crafting a meal that fit the diet — I broke Rule No. 1, and since then I've been looking for lower-carb alternatives to tortillas. When perusing random recipe blogs one day, I found a solution: lettuce.

The recipe below is relatively quick and easy to make, and if nothing else will offer the some of the crunchiest "tacos" your sure to find anywhere. Note that the most difficult part of the recipe for me is probably finding a sturdy and large enough leaf of lettuce to hold the contents of the taco.

CRUNCHY LETTUCE CHICKEN TACOS

Ingredients:

2 boneless/skinless chicken breast tenders

3 large leafs of lettuce

McCormick Season All Seasoned Salt (to taste)

Fat free shredded cheddar cheese (to taste)

Pace Black Bean & Roasted Corn Salsa (to taste)

Instructions:

Cut thawed chicken into 1/4-inch pieces and cook thoroughly in a skillet (my wife suggests boiling the chicken and cutting it after it's cooked, but for whatever reason I like to do it this way). When almost done, add a dash of McCormick Season All, to taste. Note that a little of this can go a long way for some people.

Lay lettuce leaves on a plate, separate chicken into thirds and place on the lettuce leaves. Add salsa and shredded cheese to taste. Eat like a taco. This recipe made three good-sized tacos for me, but it could easily have made just two slightly larger tacos had I been able to find large enough leaves of lettuce.

Let me know how they taste in the comments section below or at

. And thanks for all the feedback on the last post!

For more about the slow-carb diet, check out www.4hourpeople.com.