Bread or Carb substitutes - HELP! I'm always still hungry!

The below website is Joseph's Pita. They operate out of Massachusetts and their "Flax, Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Pita Bread" is amazing. They are 60 calories a piece, have 8g of carbs and 4g of fiber, no sugar.

I have not tried any of their other products so can't speak to their taste, but the Flax, Oat Bran, & whole wheat is worth the shipping to buy in bulk and freeze. I've used them to make sandwiches, pita pizza, whatever you might use pita for. I wish you could try it to see what I mean, but these have been a life saver when I'm doing low-carb. Can't say enough good about them, only bad is their location. I now live in Denver, so pick them up when I go home to visit family and now will be ordering them online.

http://www.josephsbakery.com/SubPages/Products/FeaturedProducts.aspx

I need some ideas for bread or carb substitutes for lunch or dinner. I have a few good recipes for low calorie dinners, but unless I have a starch to go with it, I'm hungry again a few minutes later. My husband does not do "chick food" and needs something of substance to eat - and to be honest, if I cook it for him, chances are I'm going to give in and eat it, too.

So what do you guys use instead of bread for sandwiches, pasta, rice, chips for tacos or dips, etc? I had a salad for lunch the other day, and felt really good about it, until I calculated the chips and salsa I had to go with it, just for a little extra "weight" to the meal, and realized just those couple tortilla chips alone blew my daily limit by 300 calories.


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I buy Ole Xtreme Wellness High Fiber Tortillas and use those a lot. I use them for wraps, pizza crusts, baked shell for a taco salad, etc. They are 71 calories, 12 g. fiber, 8 g. protein. 220 mg. sodium. They taste really good too...

I also use Pepperidge Farms 100% whole wheat thin sliced bread, Weight Watchers 100% whole wheat bread, multil grain sandwich rounds (these make awesome pizzas too-the kids love them, and they're only 50 calories per half before toppings).

Can you get those tortillas at Walmart and are they the large or the small size-

Try "starchy" vegetables. Even most "low carb" diets allow sweet potatoes. Have at them. You can roast them/steam them ahead of time.

If you are just trying to cut back on processed grains and not all carbs, I find white potatoes to also be fantastic for starch cravings. Because...its a starch! Instead of craving it...eat a more nutritions variety of starch from your friendly tubers! If you can find varieties other than Yukon Gold, try those---they have more nutrition and are less starchy (not to mention, are tastier).

If you are committed to limiting starch of any kind, you have two choices.

Choice one: eat a higher fat diet. Fat is satiating and will help with starch cravings.

Choice two: just wait until your body adjusts and stops nagging you. Eventually, it will. The human body can adjust to anything...veganism, heavy reliance on processed foods, high fat, low fat, all meat all the time, near starvation...whether you are making it adjust to something optimal? That's your decision.

Josephs pitas and wraps. They come in multiple sizes. The mini pita is 45 cals, 8 carbs, 5 protein, perfest size for a burger or egg sandwich

I discovered miracle noodles and Shirataki noodles, both help when the noodle craving hits, and House Shirataki (Spinach fettucini) is amazing with spaghetti sauce, they are filler no carbs but fill you up and make you think you've had carbs, lol. Pretty much Amazon or coops or health food stores are the only place I've found them, you get them in the cold case.
There is a great recipe for carb free crackers here:
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/snacks/r/flaxcrackers.htm

Other than that, just plan your carbs into your day. Moderation and accept the occassional spike in carbs if you want to have regular spaghetti or something like that.

Oh... also - Asian style chicken lettuce wraps with peanuts. The more protein you get in the longer you will stay full!

1. Quaker Quick Grits (1/4 cup dry (130 cal) + 1/2tbsp light butter with canola (25 cal)) = 3/4 grits
2. Polenta (1/4 cup dry corn meal (110 cal) + 1 tsp chicken bouillon (10 cal) = 3/4 cup polenta
3. Idahoan Instant potato packets Butter & Herb just add water. Yields 2 cups at 220 cal/cup
4. Look for 90 cal english muffins
5. Flatout wraps are 90 cal each
6. Quaker Instant Oatmeal (Maple 160cal, Cinnamon Spice 160 cal, Cinnamon Apple 130 cal, Original 100 cal)
7. Quaker Instant Oatmeal Low Sugar (Maple 120 cal)

Personally, the oatmeal and mashed potatoes are the most effective at curbing my hunger.

I'm going to try this recipe: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/creamy_mashed_cauliflower.html

I switched to multi grain sprouted bread ( you can find it in most Healy food stores). It has 15 carbs per slice and 9 grams if protein. Supper yummy. Whole grain brown rice, and whole grain pasta. I stay full all day and all of these things offer a better alternative than their very white and starchy counter parts. My boyfriend protested for a bit, but after he tried it and realized that he stayed more full he has converted. Hope that it helps.

I've also been enjoying oat bran "pancakes." (2T plain yogurt, 2T oat bran, 2 T egg substitute, then seasonings or cinnamon, depending on whether I'm making a sweet or savory pancake.)

If you're looking for substitutes, the Dukan Diet folks have worked out high protein/fiber substitutes.

Mock Cornbread

• 1 can Great Northern Beans drained and rinsed
• 4 eggs or equivalent of eggbeaters
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ¼ cup Splenda
Combine all ingredients in a blender and put into a baking dish at 400 degrees. Bake for 20 -25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=9cfae9cf26d9fe46d239499a6031c768

This guy is an AWESOME cook!!!