I have been trying to eat low carb for a couple months now and some days are easier than others. I will have days where my normal routine is perfect, and I have no cravings for all the wonderful food that I have ate in the past. Then there are days where I feel like I could fucking kill someone for a piece of bread, or spaghetti with real noodles.
As we get closer and closer to the cool season where all you eat is those home cooked comfort foods. I wanted to talk to everyone about things that you can eat instead of all those carb filled foods. Again, this is easier for me to write then it is for me to actually do but in the end, I will know that it is worth it.
Fall and winter is when you see all of your long-distance family and friends. What a better way then losing weight to get that ultimate WOW factor when you walk in the room! I talked about low carb a couple months ago and you can find that post here. This time I want to talk about alternatives going into the holiday seasons so that you feel like you are still in control of your low carb diet yet not drooling over the food that is going to make you hangry and will later regret!
Let's start with the largest carb problem for me NOODLES. Egg noodles this time of year are my biggest weakness! They are the only thing that you can eat with homemade chicken and noodles or homemade beef and noodles! So, my alternative this year is going to be making them with almond flour instead of regular flour! Let's look at how flour alternatives will compare:
White all-purpose flour - 1 cup = 95g of carbs
Whole wheat flour - 1 cup = 74g of carbs
Almond flour - 1 cup = 10g of carbs
Coconut flour - 1/4 cup = 6g of carbs
Now if you are like me wondering why coconut flour is only 1/4 cup instead of a full cup like the others. This is because 1/4 cup of coconut flower is equivalent to 1 cup of almond flour! You will just have to add another egg or two depending on the recipe because of how absorbent it is!
If you are not making egg noodles and looking for another alternative you can substitute regular spaghetti noodles you can use
Shirataki noodles! These only have 2g of carbs per serving!
Now some other alternatives that will save you this holiday season are:
White Sugar 1tsp = about 5g of carbs vs Stevia Sugar which has 1g of carbs per tsp.
1 cup of 2% milk has 12g of carbs in it while 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk has 2g of carbs.
Small changes like this will help you stay on track this holiday season! Here are some other ideas I have found on
Pinterest!
