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I found a recipe for chicken Piccata that is supposed to be WLS friendly here. But it involves flour. Are we allowed to have flour?

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You can have anything in moderation. It's probably not advisable to sit down and eat a big 'ol cup 'o flour while watching TV though ;) The recipe just has you dredge it for added 'crunch'/texture, if you are worried about the calories, and want to stay away from the carbs, try using almond flour, or just forego it altogether, and brown each side of the chicken a little more ;) The picture looks yummy too, but my first thought when I saw it was 'I'd be more worried about that Pasta than the flour!'

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Thanks for the reply. Despite the picture showing Pasta, I wasn't going to serve it with pasta. I don't have any almond flour and I'm trying to stay away from carbs as much as possible so I think I'll just use your suggestion of browning the chicken a little more.

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The purpose of the flour in these types of recipes is to thicken the sauce. Using powdered tapioca works just as well and doesn't have gluten. The amount of piccatta you are going to be able to eat isn't going to cost you that much carb-wise by elimanating the flour or using powdered tapioca. This will not be the cause of any stall or weight gain ...

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The purpose of the flour in these types of recipes is to thicken the sauce. Using powdered tapioca works just as well and doesn't have gluten. The amount of piccatta you are going to be able to eat isn't going to cost you that much carb-wise by elimanating the flour or using powdered tapioca. This will not be the cause of any stall or weight gain ...

Pdx beat me too it! I can't have wheat flour due to gluten issues so I use powdered tapioca to thicken sauces. If its for dredging, just eliminate it or if you really want it, try brown rice flour. :)

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