Low Calorie/Low Carb rice alternative :0)

mbow1977
mbow1977 Posts: 213
Hi all,

Forgive me if you already know about this one, but as a lover of chillis and curries rice can be a big pain on a low calorie and low carb diet, however I found an alternative on another forum last night, I was sceptical but tried it last night with chilli and it was actually great!!

The secret is cauliflower!! Yes I said cauliflower.....

Simply grate the cauliflower florets finely so that it kind of looks like rice, place it into a microwaveable bowl and microwave for 4-5 minutes and hey presto pretend rice!!!!

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  • cocolicious2
    cocolicious2 Posts: 72 Member
    I eat rice with everything right now I just try to closely watch my portion size. , so I just might have to try this. Thanks!
  • mbow1977
    mbow1977 Posts: 213
    yeah im the same, love rice and it was killing me to limit myself to tiny portions, but honestly, this is a great alternative, obviously not exactly the same as rice but I will most definitely be using it from now on, back to a decent size portion :smile:
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    I've heard of that being done too but yet to try it. Must do so soon, thanks for the reminder!
  • I will try this tonight, THANKS SO MUCH! I've lost 41 kgs (about 90 pounds) so far and am just adding this web site into my plan. GREAT TIP!