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webby39
webby39 Posts: 73 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I’m looking for alternatives to potatoes with my dinner. Anything I can have like that on the side with chicken or lean meats?? Not a huge veggie fan either.

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  • MichelleSilverleaf
    MichelleSilverleaf Posts: 2,027 Member
    Rice might be an option, or sweet potatoes.
  • SouthernMamaUnderConsruction
    SouthernMamaUnderConsruction Posts: 2,724 Member
    Mashed cauliflower, riced cauliflower.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    It really depends why you are looking for an alternative. Calories? Carbs? Allergies?
  • webby39
    webby39 Posts: 73 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    It really depends why you are looking for an alternative. Calories? Carbs? Allergies?
    I’m trying to do less carbs. Thinking of starting that keto diet
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Ah, can't help you there, I eat lots of carbs :smiley: I'm sure you'll get plenty of other ideas here soon, lots of low carbers.
  • loveisapineapple
    loveisapineapple Posts: 38 Member
    For that long week when I tried Keto (definitely not the diet for me), I found mashed cauliflower the best potato substitute. Taste and texture like mashed potato after I had added cream and salt.
    For just generic substitutes for potato but still carbs, I like couscous.
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    If you're a lazy cook, the Green Giant bags of frozen "riced" cauliflower mixes are really handy. Plain cauli, one with broccoli, one with like peas and onions very low cal, and the one with sweet potato if you can spare some more. They are good sauteed up as sides or you can mix them into almost anything to add nice fibrous volume (eggs, stir fries, taco meat, whatever).
  • webby39
    webby39 Posts: 73 Member
    MelanieCN77 wrote: »
    If you're a lazy cook, the Green Giant bags of frozen "riced" cauliflower mixes are really handy. Plain cauli, one with broccoli, one with like peas and onions very low cal, and the one with sweet potato if you can spare some more. They are good sauteed up as sides or you can mix them into almost anything to add nice fibrous volume (eggs, stir fries, taco meat, whatever).
    Ty. I’ll def look for this tomorrow!!
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