Skinny alternative for breadcrumbs?

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lmann72
lmann72 Posts: 82 Member
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Love making chicken parm but 120 cals for just a 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs seems pretty steep. Any ideas?

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,017 Member
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    That sounds unreasonably high for 1/4 cup.......maybe the brand you use is laden with oil. If I don't make my own fresh bread crumbs I use panko and has about 50 calories for 1/4 cup......but that covers lots of food, much more than I would eat in 1 sitting.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
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    Panko
  • LATeagno
    LATeagno Posts: 620 Member
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    Pork rinds in a food processor. But that's more for carbs, not calories. Calories would be around the same. 120 calories isn't unreasonable. It's condensed bread, and bread is high in calories. Panko is the same nutritionally. You could try a little flax seed. What are you using it for?
  • nick5427
    nick5427 Posts: 1
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    almond or coconut flour
  • bidimus
    bidimus Posts: 95 Member
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    We like Pine Nuts. Adds nice flavor as well.
  • kaseyr1505
    kaseyr1505 Posts: 624 Member
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    A smaller amount of breadcrumbs
    Homemade breadcrumbs, with lower calorie bread
    Use the breadcrumbs you have, go for a long walk after dinner
  • lmann72
    lmann72 Posts: 82 Member
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    A modified chicken parm - we use spaghetti squash as noodles too!
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,074 Member
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    Probably not using all of the bread crumbs; only a small amount ends up on the chicken. I'd weigh the bowl before and after to get an accurate log of how much you used on the chicken.

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