Unusual food combos that replace other things

lilyhall39

I had cold cooked green beans as a dipper for hummus instead of bread, or chips. The crispness of the bean had a similar snap of a chip, and the green bean is relatively tasteless so the hummus really comes through.

AlyssaPetsDogs

I use celery as the vehicle for all my favorite dips (ranch dip, buffalo chicken dip etc). I may have to try green beans now! Celery isn’t really unusual either!

I’m curious to see what other people say though!

lightenup2016

Nothing new, but zoodles in place of spaghetti. They don't have the same consistency, but everything else about them makes them go fine with pasta sauce and Parmesan, at least for me. Sometimes I'll have that as a side, along with a smaller portion of pasta than I would normally have.

JennJ323

Not very unusual foods, but it's different (and yummy). I love chicken salad sandwiches, but chicken salad can be high calorie/fat so to cut calories somewhere I use celery sticks as a spoon to eat it, instead of making a sandwich. So I get a bite of chicken salad & celery each time. It's quite good!

MonaLisaLianne

Sliced zucchini (cut width-wise) makes a good substitute for lasagna noodles, or corn tortillas in enchiladas.

jennifer_417

I love spaghetti squash in lieu of real pasta.

Alidecker

I used to like my tuna salad on crackers, the calories of those crackers added up. I started eating it on sliced cucumbers. As long as it was a good fresh cucumber, it gave me the crunch I wanted.

mbaker566

tuna salad and celery. idk if it's odd

aligazali3497

Lettuce instead of rice.
Well, I still have rice just less of a portion just lettuce. This makes me feel like I have a lot more rice then I really do. I do this with both fish and chicken, not steak.
This helped me with my biggest hurdle, how much rice I eat (700 Cals a day...)

kam3190

JennJ323 wrote: »

Not very unusual foods, but it's different (and yummy). I love chicken salad sandwiches, but chicken salad can be high calorie/fat so to cut calories somewhere I use celery sticks as a spoon to eat it, instead of making a sandwich. So I get a bite of chicken salad & celery each time. It's quite good!

I do this exact thing with carrots. It's so yummy and it gives a great crunch. Same with tuna salad

plythacur

I guess I’ve always eaten hummus and dips with veggies, so that one isn’t too odd to me. I add sautéed mushrooms and/or beets to Italian red meat sauces to bulk them up and sneak in some extra veggies. Shirataki noodles instead of ramen noodles in soup. Sour cream or Greek yogurt instead of mayo in chicken salad, artichoke dip, etc. Apple slices instead of crackers for cheese.

corinasue1143

Chicken salad on apple slices
Fruit crisp with very little crisp for dessert instead of cake, pie, cobbler

2fine1

Great substitutes for traditional pasta include green lentil or black bean pastas. I use the brand name "Tolerant" and have found them excellent! Each one is organic and loaded with protein and fiber.

contact5885

We like to take lentils and mix in sloppy Joe mix...We call them sloppy lennys. It's good on bread or really just plain. I will throw an egg over the leftovers in the morning which gives you even more protein to add to the lentils.

laur357

I add black beans to ground beef or white beans to chicken when I'm making tacos and enchiladas. Not necessarily because the calories are way less, but for more filling fiber.

MonkeyMel21

Sparkling water and lime juice with my spiced rum instead of coke!

Fitnessgirl0913

I will slice beets with my mandolin, coat them in apple cider vinegar and a little salt and roast them in the oven and eat them like chips. They really hit the spot when I need a crunch and I LOVE vinegar so that makes them extra satisfying for me.

no1racefan1

I recently saw an idea to bake pepperoni in the broiler to make pepperoni chips. I tried it with my turkey pepperoni and it turned out delish! Chips are my #1 weakness, so I'm always looking for something crunchy to fill that hole. I don't like raw veggies so they don't work for me.

Also, I got sick of my local supermarkets never stocking non-dairy yogurt because I like that with fruit and nuts for breakfast. So this morning I pureed a banana with some peanut butter and a little almond milk. It was close to the consistency of yogurt and I topped it with nuts. It was good but not great--I'll keep experimenting

lporter229

Being gluten free, I have gotten pretty good at this. I think my most creative was using sliced polenta (aka mush) from a tube in place of bread for an egg and cheese breakfast sandwich. I have also made sandwiches using roasted sliced eggplant.

pinggolfer96

no1racefan1 wrote: »

I recently saw an idea to bake pepperoni in the broiler to make pepperoni chips. I tried it with my turkey pepperoni and it turned out delish! Chips are my #1 weakness, so I'm always looking for something crunchy to fill that hole. I don't like raw veggies so they don't work for me.

Also, I got sick of my local supermarkets never stocking non-dairy yogurt because I like that with fruit and nuts for breakfast. So this morning I pureed a banana with some peanut butter and a little almond milk. It was close to the consistency of yogurt and I topped it with nuts. It was good but not great--I'll keep experimenting

You should try chicaronnes if you like doing this

pinggolfer96

Nori wraps instead of bread is bombbbb during a cut. The saltiness goes well when stuffed with avocado and veggies