Rice/pasta alternatives

[Shereseed 24]

Hi there!

I am looking for alternatives that have a similar mouth feel to rice and Pasta. Has anyone found anything amazing?

[Missy161 395]

On another thread someone said they got a veggie spiralizer and made zucchini noodles. I just got mine form Amazon today and haven't tried it yet. I did go on Pinterest and put in spiralizer recipes and found tons that look really good. I would suggest that. Apparently you can spiralizer all kinds of veggies and make awesome low carb paleo meals that fit into the bariatric guidelines. I don't know about rice. I have completely avoided it so far until I can talk with my Dietitian about it.


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Hw 223, SW 217 CW 200 GW 135

[GassyGurl 428]

My friend swears by cauliflower rice. You can make it, or buy it in a steamer bag in the frozen section. Seems to be a hot item nowadays.

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[gwbicster 257]

I got mine the other day and will try it today or tomorrow. I'm excited about this! Go zoodles!

Otherwise I've heard of this thing called miracle noodles, but the reviews on Amazon are not good.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Overall I don't have the room for them, even at 2 years after eating my Protein. It isn't really worth it to make a side to only have one bite or 2.

Zucchini noodles work well and so does riced cauliflower.

[gwbicster 257]

Wow, just made some zoodles, in Tomato sauce. Absolutely outstanding. Scratched that Pasta itch!

I didn't blanche them for a minute as recommended, I sauteed them for a very short time in olive oil. That left them still a little tiny bit crunchy. I could have put some Protein powder in the sauce but I didn't, as I've already met my protein goals for the day.

This will be a big go-to for me in the future. High recommendation!

[VSG_Man_Vs_Food 55]

Pre-op I ate a lot of quinoa instead of rice, theres lots of good recipes out there. Natures own has a Protein wheat bread with 8g per slice, can't taste the difference. I've made the zucchini noodles several times, just be sure to squeeze out the moisture. Cauliflower mash or rice is good, I buy it pre-made in the freezer section. Steamfresh protein blends are good. Protein banana pancakes are pretty good made with Protein Powder or shakes. I've heard you can make Pizza Crust out of chicken or cauliflower, I'll have to try that out.

HW: 330

SW: 294 6/27/2017

CW: 273

GW: 180

VSG, Dr. Jawad, Orlando, FL

[MBird 298]

I have no room for carbs sadly, maybe one bite a few times a week. Most of what I eat is Protein.< br>

[ForLfKlovr 45]

I was so excited when I found Birds Eye vegetable made Pasta in the frozen food veggie section. It is very tasty - high Protein, low carb - nice with some baked chicken!

[Apple1 2,572]

I use cauliflower rice at least twice a week. Zucchini noodles work well in so many recipes and definitely fill the void for Pasta. I am getting to the point where I don't crave those foods anymore at all.