Substitutes for Pasta and Oil?
Shanairah1991
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Hey guys! I was at the grocery store earlier to try and find some low-cal pasta and oil but couldn't find any. I've heard of pasta that isn't really pasta... like rice or something but I cannot remember. I would make zucchini noodles but I don't have the machine or tools for it.
As for oil, I never use it, I'll use butter instead but I found a recipe for kale chips that calls for oil and I don't think butter would work the same, would it? I'm not ready to give up 100 of my calories for 1tbsp of oil!
So I would like to know your substitutes and if there are any low-cal options I could buy. I live in Canada, by the way.
As for oil, I never use it, I'll use butter instead but I found a recipe for kale chips that calls for oil and I don't think butter would work the same, would it? I'm not ready to give up 100 of my calories for 1tbsp of oil!
So I would like to know your substitutes and if there are any low-cal options I could buy. I live in Canada, by the way.
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You're probably looking for shiritaki noodles.0
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »You're probably looking for shiritaki noodles.
Yes! Thank you!0 -
Shanairah1991 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »You're probably looking for shiritaki noodles.
Yes! Thank you!
fwiw, I personally think the tofu ones are better than the yam ones. Neither is much like pasta (I'd use spaghetti squash for a pasta substitute. It doesn't require anything more than a fork).
But, given your question, the tofu ones are kinda... boxed pad thai like.
Rinse the heck out of them.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Shanairah1991 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »You're probably looking for shiritaki noodles.
Yes! Thank you!
fwiw, I personally think the tofu ones are better than the yam ones. Neither is much like pasta (I'd use spaghetti squash for a pasta substitute. It doesn't require anything more than a fork).
But, given your question, the tofu ones are kinda... boxed pad thai like.
Rinse the heck out of them.
I'll have to try both and see which I prefer. Maybe I'll go grab a squash first, it's probably cheaper.0 -
I love the squash. Miss pasta though.0
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Why don't you just eat a smaller helping of normal pasta and use the oil as it's called for, since it's about the same number of calories for the same amount of food.0
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I could never get passed the texture of the shiritaki noodles when I tried them. I've been thinking of getting one if those spiral slicers to make zucchini noodles, it sounds so good.
Do you have an oil mister? That's what I use when I do kale chips, it sprays a fine mist of oil so it's easy to apply and you end up using less
Also, these are delicious and very filling, not as much low cal but high in fiber and protein
http://www.explore-asian.com/mungbeanpasta0 -
You don't need lots of oil for kale chips. Tear the kale leaves, dry them well (you can put them between kitchen roll in a plastic/Ziploc bag in the fridge in advance), then lay out on a baking sheet, and use spray oil - that could be the 1-cal stuff you find, or if you have an oil mister that you can spray with. A few sprays and a sprinkle of salt and then bake in the oven.
I think if you used a tbsp. of oil they might be quite greasy and not so crisp.0 -
Why are you not eating pasta? I had chicken pasta with mayo for dinner today and it came to 341 cals, 50g wholewheat pasta (176 cal) 150g chicken breast.. (165 cal)
nothing wrong with it0 -
zuchinni zoodles taste wayyyyyyyy better than shiratakin noodles in my opinion I could never get over the texture as far as oil goes, I still use it I just use olive or coconut now0
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