Good substitutes for Carb loaded foods. Tell us your fav!

I second liking the rice and LOVE the pizza crust bread!

My hash browns - I take my spirooli (as seen on TV ) and "noodle" me up some zuccini.  Then I mix the z-noodles with I Cant Believe Its A Petroleum Product - and like lemon pepper (whatever spice you like)

then throw that on the George for about 10 minutes, until its crispy? 

Crispy on the outside and smooth on the inside, just like good hashbrowns!! 


Here is another one I have been toying with - using it as bread substitutes - like instead of all mozz, using some swiss, puting some rye seeds in there and making the crust like that.

Then with a little corned beef, hot mustard and saurkraut?  A yummy ruben! 

Ok here are mine.

Egg Mockmuffins
1lb Ground Turkey
1/2 onion
salt & pepper to taste
3 cups Egg Beaters (or about 8 eggs scrambled)
2oz mozzarella cheese  

Spray muffin tin with pam. Brown ground turkey with onion, drain, season to your liking. Fill muffin tins 1/2 way.  Pour 1/4 cup egg beaters in each muffin. Top with cheese. Bake 350 oven 20 minutes or until done. Eat and enjoy.  Can be frozen
Number of Servings: 12

Mock Rice Pudding
1 box sf vanilla instant pudding (made according to directions on box)
12 oz. carton lf cottage cheese
cinnamon and nutmeg to taste
1 small box of raisins (snack box)

Mix all the ingredients together and refrigerate for two hours or overnight is even better.  The raisins will plump and soften.  If raisins aren't in your plan yet, omit them, taste is still great! I've also made this with other flavors of pudding and it's yummy.  And feel free to use whatever MILK you like to make the pudding.

Mock Mac&Cheese
1 pound extra firm to****00gr)
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
2 eggs
1/4 cup cream
salt and garlic powder (to taste)
Break up tofu with a fork. Mix all the other ingredients.  Put the mixture in a casserole dish and bake at 350°F (180°C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until it is bubbly and lightly browned on the top.
Serves 4-6 (depending on how big you cut it)

Mock Stuffed Baked Potato

16oz frozen cauliflower
8oz shredded cheese
4oz cream cheese (softened)
2tbsp half & half
4 shallots (chopped)
bacon bits

Directions

Steam cauliflower until done. Chop up leaving some large pieces. Mix with remaining ingredients, salt and pepper to taste. Bake in 350 over for 20-30 minutes.

Makes approx 8 3oz servings

 

Pasta Substitutes:

Shirataki Noodles.  Made with soy, smell funny, but rinse with water before you heat them up.  Top with meat sauce.   Might have to buy these in an Asian Grocery Store.  Not as good as pasta, but what else is?

Dreamfields Pasta, lower carb count and very good, higher in protein.

Thin lengthwise slices of zucchini instead of lasagna noodles.

Get one of those juilianers and do carrots, zucchini and eggplant and stir fry, top with Alfredo sauce.

Classico 4 cheese alfredo sauce is very good and a little goes a long way.

Eggplant Parm is a good substitute for pizza also.  I slice the eggplant, sprinkle it with garlic salt.  Put it in the microwave between layers of paper towels for 2 or 3 mins.  Pat them to absorb excess moisture, then top with mozzarella, sauce and any other topping that you like on pizza.  Broil them for a few mins.

I second the idea of using tortillas instead of bread.  I use them for cookouts instead of hot dog and hamburger rolls.

These are awesome...thanks for sharing!

Emily,

This is great information.  I want to congratulate you on your success. 

How do you make your cauliflower look like rice?  Do you have a certain grater, if so where did you get it?

it did not look exactly like rice it was a little too fine to be honest.  I need to get a food processor with a large grating attachment as I have heard that it works the best.  It will be worth me buying the processor since I plan to make this regualr.  I ate the leftovers tonight and since I mixed it with the gravy before reheating it it was more like another of my favorite things, cornbread dressing, so I will be trying to see if I can acually make a cauiflower dressing that tast like one of my fav holiday meals soon!