LOW CARB SPAGETTI SAUCE

161GOAL
161GOAL Posts: 4 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A LOW CARB SPAGETTI SAUCE OR TOMATO SAUCE ?

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  • Tedebearduff
    Tedebearduff Posts: 1,155 Member
    Make your own with Tomatoes instead of buying canned crap?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    something creamy instead of veg based.
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    Homemade--it's super easy and I prefer it to the jarred kind that has tons of added sugar (I never add extra sugar to mine).
  • jdude3262
    jdude3262 Posts: 18 Member
    switch too marinara sauce
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited July 2016
    (1) Why are you yelling?

    (2) I'm assuming you make your sauce at home, as I do. (I'm a snob about store-bought sauces.)

    (3) How low carb? I frequently make a sauce of lean meat, olive oil, and vegetables -- this is reasonably low carb.

    (4) A tomato-based sauce with ground beef isn't going to be that high carb depending (again) on what you mean by that. The pasta itself is much higher carb, so save carbs and calories by putting it on spaghetti squash or, as I like to do, any other winter squash, chopped and roasted.

    (5) If you want, make a fat-based sauce. There are lots of cheese or cream based sauces (these are going to be much higher cal than a traditional red sauce, though, or my meat and veg sauce). Carbonara is tasty, if high cal -- egg, cheese, and pancetta.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited July 2016
    jdude3262 wrote: »
    switch too marinara sauce

    Wouldn't marinara be about the highest carb option? I don't think even it is all that high carb (I don't limit carbs, though), but how does switching to marinara lower carbs?
  • tern73
    tern73 Posts: 18 Member
    Homemade is best but there are plenty of store-bought ones that keep carbs low if that's your thing. Rao's marinara has 4g carbs (3g sugar) per 1/2cup. It's not bad for store-bought.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Spaghetti? What about the carbs in that ?
  • Erfw7471
    Erfw7471 Posts: 242 Member
    Probably homemade is lowest - fresh or canned tomatoes blended, add some garlic/basil/oregano/salt/sugar (or Italian seasoning blend) or whatever else you want or don't want, then simmer.
  • 157isgoal
    157isgoal Posts: 21 Member
    jdude3262 wrote: »
    switch too marinara sauce

    marinara sauce = lumpy juice :|
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    yarwell wrote: »
    Spaghetti? What about the carbs in that ?

    This was my exact same thought when I saw the title...what are you using for the spaghetti part, OP?
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    There's always ghee.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    edited July 2016
    You better watch out what you put that spaghetti sauce over. That's where the carbs will be lurking.

    Tomato based sauces are very reasonable. They have carbs, sure, but also lots of fiber, vitamins, and gosh-darn flavour.

    I would not recommend cream based sauces if you are trying to go low carb. They'll be high in fat and carbs.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    switch to a cream based sauce, or try pesto, or try carbonara.

    Having made red sauce at home i think it really requires sugar/carrots or some sort of ingredient to bring down the acidity. If you try and make one at home, no gaurantees it's lower carb.

    And like someone else said, what about the pasta?
  • robininfl
    robininfl Posts: 1,137 Member
    Spaghetti has more carbohydrates than sauce, right?
    Some sauces are fats, not carbs:

    Olive oil and olives and anchovies
    Butter and salt and pepper
    Cream and parmesan cheese

    All of those are delightful.
  • Krizzle4Rizzle
    Krizzle4Rizzle Posts: 2,704 Member
    Instead of spaghetti, maybe try zoodles. Zucchini noodles are awesome!
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    I would be less worried about the sauce and more worried about the noodles.
  • 161GOAL
    161GOAL Posts: 4 Member
    Thanks everyone. I do not use it for spaghetti. I use it to bake all kinds vegetables. I make a stew with mushroom, eggplant, cabbage, zucchini, diced tomatoes, its about 7 calories per ounce and 1 carb per once.
    Thanks again to everyone.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Carbonara?
  • Tara4boys
    Tara4boys Posts: 515 Member
    Google it. There are TONS of recipes.

    My favorite low carb websites...
    ruled.me
    alldayidreamaboutfood
    peaceloveandlowcarb
    ditchthecarbs
    ibreatheimhungry

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