Flour alternatives...

Ok so I have been looking around at recipies and figureing out how to change my recipies to fit into our new diet and I am having a little trouble with a couple of things. Mainly having to do with flour alternatives. I know that white flour is not the best thing for us now and I have heard some people say almond flour is good. Is it always ok to substitute almond flour for white and if so is that something you can just pickup in a regular grocery store like Krogers or Wal-mart or do I have to get it somewhere special?  Does it make foods that you prepare with it taste alot different? If you use it to bread something does it cook the same way? 

Also I know that when substituting Splenda for sugar in recipies is good but sometimes when baking or trying to brown certian desserts on top it doesnt cook the same way natural sugar does. Is there another option besides Splenda that works better? 

One last thing is subbing our low carb or carb control tortilla wraps for bread or pasta. I see alot of lasagna recipies using them instead of the noodles and sandwiches or burger recipies. I have also seen a few pizza recipies using them. Do these cook up crisp in the oven? Do they puff up when you use them in a lasagna?

Hi turtle, so glad to meet ya, Scott, Beth and eggface have alot of great reciepes and exchanges. They are awesome folks too. good luck hon. Barb

Flour alternatives: Carbquik which is like a low carb bisquick.  It does have a slight aftertaste but is 90% less carbs.  

Coconut flour is high in fiber. Freddie told me about it; I bought some but my muffins on first time needed some "help"... 

Almond flour is good.  You can get this at Kroger.

Soy flour - I've heard that it doesn't taste well but could probably be mixed with other flours. You can get this at Publix & Kroger.

Nature's Sweet Crystals can withstand the heat of baking & cooking like sugar where Splenda does not.  I am linking you to the maker's site:  Steel's Gourmet Foods for more info but you can find this product on Bariatric Eating and Netrition as well as other online sites. 

I am just learning about these things and testing the waters so to speak.  Good luck to you and me! LOL. 

 

What aisle is the almond flour usually located on?  It is not in my Kroger with the regular flour.  Thanks.

It is in the area where protein bars, protein powders, organics, the "good food" area... it's not in the flour aisle or the pharmacy... weird.

I always make sausage balls during the holiday's, using bisquick. Do you know if the Almond flour would work with them? I am going to try the turkey sausage and 2% cheese. The reciepe usually calls for 2 cups of flour, 1lb of sausage and 2 cups of cheese. Would I have to had anything to the flour, since it's not bisquick or should I use the Carbquick?

Cheryl

It looks like Melinda gave you some good advice about the flour!  I think you can pick up almond flour at Kroger's.  That's where I got mine...I think!  A side of effect of WLS is loss of memory cells, or is it old age, I can't remember?  LOL!

When I use low carb tortillas in recipes, Try to remember moderation is the key!  Don't layer so many of them that is is nothing but dough.  For pizzas, I put them in the oven to crisp for a moment.  be sure to watch them though, they burn real quick!  Something new I've tried is the round wonton wrappers in the produce section.  If I am making small ramekin size dishes, this was best for portion control!

Good luck on surgery Monday!

Scott

Scott

I didn't respond to the tortilla question cause I only use them for low carb pizzas or in place of regular tortillas....  I didn't know you could use them in lasagna...  

What is a wonton wrapper?

Thanks so much for the help. Two more days until surgery. Keeping my fingers crossed.