CRAVING CARBS? HERE’S HOW TO TURN VEGGIES INTO ‘FAKE’ ONES

Freshly baked bread. Piled-on Pasta. Nachos. Roast Potatoes. Pizza. These are a few of our favourite things. The only problem: these simple, refined carbs don’t love us back. If you want healthier options that are better for fibre content, energy levels, and carb count, we’ve got you covered. Here’s how to satisfy your taste buds without adding to your waist: by turning low-carb veggies into swaps for high-carb foods.   

1. Take the guilt out of pasta & pad thai.
   Look, these meals won’t win you over any Italian aunty, but these smart replacements can save lots of calories while still tasting great and making you feel full and satisfied. The easiest way is with a spiraliser or a mandoline, but once you have one, there are plenty of options – like Zoodles (zucchini) and Swoodles (sweet potato). See them all here. Here’s one of our favourite noodle-based meals: chicken parmesan. 

2. Choose better buns. 

You can replace the regular bread-based buns with mushrooms (especially Portobellos) or lettuce leaf wraps, but we prefer this option: a sweet potato noodle bun. Sold!

3. Cauliflower is your next best foodie friend with health benefits.
   We’re talking fried cauliflower rice, risotto, mac ‘n cheese, pizza, gnocchi, mash, even bacon & cheese cauliflower chowder or a cauliflower and cheese crockpot! But our favourite in cauli cool: the Cauliflower crusted grilled cheese sandwich. 

4. Use boats and bites.
   Look, we love nachos. But you can replace them with hollowed out and sliced bell peppers. Or you could go bigger and use squash boats for ‘pizza spaghetti’ or zucchini boats to stuff in lasagne. 

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