Simple Swaps
Posted by Andrea Richards on Monday, March 15, 2010
Under: Eating
If I feel like eating something bad for me, I try to either modify it by making it from low-carb ingredients (swapping any potatoes or pasta cauliflower, and sometimes cabbage or broccoli) or find a substitute. For instance Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds+ cinnamon results in a sweet snack that replaces donuts, cookies, and my boss's SCARY cinnamon rolls!
I'm also trying to replace some of the low-carb foods that, while being OK with my diet, don't contribute anything nutrition-wise to my life. So it's still empty calories.One of those products is low carb ice cream. it's tasty, but it's loaded with unpronounceable ingredients.
So here's my alternative: Frozen Yogurt, made at home: 1 cup yogurt+ sugar free jam and artificial sweetener of your choice. you can but the bowl in the freezer and scrape the sides every few minutes, or you can use a mini ice cream maker. ( See my favorite equipment page) Not only is it delish, but it has active cultures for my stomach. Dairy, according to that BBC video I posted, helps to absorb fat. Also right after I eat it, It makes me all relaxed and sleepy so it's easy to get to bed :-)
I'm also trying to replace some of the low-carb foods that, while being OK with my diet, don't contribute anything nutrition-wise to my life. So it's still empty calories.One of those products is low carb ice cream. it's tasty, but it's loaded with unpronounceable ingredients.
So here's my alternative: Frozen Yogurt, made at home: 1 cup yogurt+ sugar free jam and artificial sweetener of your choice. you can but the bowl in the freezer and scrape the sides every few minutes, or you can use a mini ice cream maker. ( See my favorite equipment page) Not only is it delish, but it has active cultures for my stomach. Dairy, according to that BBC video I posted, helps to absorb fat. Also right after I eat it, It makes me all relaxed and sleepy so it's easy to get to bed :-)
In : Eating