Missing carbs? ive discovered......

[chocaslim]

Hi sorry if this is in the wrong place

ive just discovered beansprouts they are a fantastic replacement for carbs ive had bolengnaise on top of the beansprouts instead of spaghetti and they were lovely a couple of handfuls cooked in frylite and i was very satisfied after my meal great if you doing a red day x.

 

[ninnins]

Grated cauliflower instead of rice is also a tasty superfree substitute. Great with curry

 

[Leapfrog]

Steamed cabbage or French beans are a great alternative too.

 

[cindersmcphee]

Good ideas as I want to cut my carb intake.

 

[Lucky7]

Thanks - have had cauliflower rice before (made me very windy) but had never thought of beansprouts instead of spaghetti. Fantastic idea!

 

[jaylou]

For me, there's no substitute.
Great that it works for you, but how can a 50 calorie (for example) bag of beansprouts fill you up the same as a good portion of pasta?
The only thing that works for me as a substitute is butternut squash. If I ever do red days I use these as my potato substitute and I've had it mashed with bolognaise too.

 

[SuperVic]

Roasted butternut squash is my favourite food at the moment! Can't get enough of it.

 

[mandy296]

I'm with Jaylou on this one, beansprouts are nice, but for me they are a salad or stirfry ingredient - no way can they be filling enough for me to replace pasta.

My only superfree replacement that works is roasted or mashed butternut squash for spuds. Although now I've bought a ricer I'm definitely going to be trying the cauliflower rice idea I've heard so much about.

Used my ricer for the first time last night to make potato/sweet potato mash topping for a chicken pie - very nice. You have to make sure your spuds are well boiled though or it can be quite a struggle to push it through.

 

[hatwell]

Mashed cauliflower is a pretty good replacement for mashed potato

 

[chocaslim]

sounds like some good ideas here thanksx