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Friday, 17 May 2024

Swap pasta and rice for a lower carb alternative vegetable !

When you live the LCHF lifestyle you look for alternatives, or swaps, to foods like pasta and rice, for example take these two recipes. The first one swaps pasta for cauliflower and the second swaps pasta for courgette/zucchini.

I hope you may try one (or both) of these recipe suggestions.

Cauliflower Spinach Chicken Alfredo
swap pasta for cauliflower
the recipe per serving works out at 14g carbs
see more details here


Spinach and ricotta lasagne with courgette pasta
swap pasta for courgettes/zucchini
the recipe per serving works out at 19.3 g carbs
see more details here


Spinach
Both of these recipe suggestions use spinach. Here in the UK spinach is in season between March and June. Leafy spinach is a handy veg to keep in the cupboard for adding to soups, stews or simply raw in salads. Baby spinach has a milder flavour, but in all varieties you should look for bright green leaves and crisp stems. Spinach cooks quickly and shrinks dramatically, so you often need more than you might think.

Spinach is also an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C and folic acid as well as being a good source of manganese, magnesium, iron and vitamin B2. Vitamin K is important for maintaining bone health and it is difficult to find vegetables richer in vitamin K than spinach. Others include kale, broccoli and green cabbage.
You can read more about spinach here


Dear reader, this blog contains a variety of articles and recipe ideas, and it is important to note, not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use a reliable meter. If you have any concerns about your health it is always advisable to consult your Doctor or health care team.

All the best Jan

29 comments:

Tom said...

...the Spinach and ricotta lasagne with courgette pasta looks like a wonderful alternative.

Christine said...

Great ideas

Teresa said...

Dos buenas alternativas, me gustan más que la pasta. Besos.

DUTA said...

Both your dishes look great on the plate!
I've got no problem to use alternatives to pasta. I'll gladly try your recipes.

J.P. Alexander said...

Gracias por la receta y el consejo. Te mando un beso.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I really want to try that spinach and ricotta lasagna. It sounds delicious.

Right before I visited, I checked my spam folder and found SEVEN (yes 7) comments from you over the last couple of weeks. My apologies and I am grateful for your wonderful support, Jan. I must be more diligent in the future and check my spam folder more often.

Katerinas Blog said...

Spinach and radish,
excellent options suggested to us.
In my country we make a food called spanakorizo,
it contains spinach, radish, green onions, tomato and mint!
It is very nutritious and delicious!

Divers and Sundry said...

I like carbs but also appreciate the variety here. Yummy!

Elephant's Child said...

And both alternatives would taste excellent.

Margaret D said...

I don't mind a bit of pasta or rice but my husband doesn't care for it at all but will eat it if he has to.

Lucyna Drozłowska said...

Fajny pomysł, dziękuję za przepis:)

Jo said...

They both look delicious, I doubt you've even miss the carbs.

Mari said...

We've tried to swap cauliflower but neither of us liked it. Zucchini and spinach sounds good though!

jabblog said...

The lasagne looks so inviting - I think we will try this soon. Thank you:-)

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

Oh, what delicious dishes. Real delicacies.
Have a nice weekend:)

Manuel said...

Para diabeticos o no, no dejan de ser dos propuestas muy ricas y saludables. La espinacas en casa nunca faltan, ya que la siembro al menos dos veces en el año, y si sobran las congelo recién cortadas.
Un abrazo,y gracias por vuestro buen hacer.

My name is Erika. said...

That's interesting. I wish my husband would eat rice, but he'd rather pasta. In fact, he won't even try rice, which I still think is a little strange even after 35+ years. Have a great start to your weekend.

ashok said...

Looks 👍 good

Maria Rodrigues said...

Hi Jan,
Both recipes look super delicious.
I use spinach quite often, I've already saved these recipes.
Thanks for sharing.
Greetings and all the best~
Maria

CJ Kennedy said...

The two veggies Himself won't eat. ☹️

HappyK said...

Delicious, I'd love this!!!

Valerie-Jael said...

Sounds good. Today I was naughty - sweet potato chips and chicken, but fried in the air fryer! Hugs!

Ana Mínguez Corella said...

Delicious recipes!!! Happy weekend

This N That said...

But I like pasta and rice! Enjoy your weekend!

Lowcarb team member said...

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Teresa said...
Dos buenas alternativas, me gustan más que la pasta. Besos

Two good alternatives, I like them better than pasta. Kisses

J.P. Alexander said...
Gracias por la receta y el consejo. Te mando un beso
Thanks for the recipe and tip. I send you a kiss

Lucyna Drozłowska said...
Fajny pomysł, dziękuję za przepis:

Nice idea, thank you for the recipe:

Manuel said...
Para diabeticos o no, no dejan de ser dos propuestas muy ricas y saludables. La espinacas en casa nunca faltan, ya que la siembro al menos dos veces en el año, y si sobran las congelo recién cortadas.
Un abrazo,y gracias por vuestro buen hacer.

For diabetics or not, they are still two very tasty and healthy proposals. Spinach at home is never lacking, since I sow it at least twice a year, and if there is any leftover I freeze it freshly cut.
A hug, and thank you for your good work.

DeniseinVA said...

Great idea to do this. The recipes look delicious! Thanks Jan and all the best!

peppylady (Dora) said...

Both of those dishes are making my mouth water.

Conniecrafter said...

I do like my spinach raw more than cooked, but they do look interesting

Back2OurSmallCorner said...

My favourite is the Cauliflower Spinach Chicken Alfredo. Thank you.