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A bread/noodle theory..
....I've been a lurker for a while but thought I might post this odd thought.
Nothing revolutionary. But I noticed for awhile the feeling of something missing when eating, say, beef, tomatoes, onions, and cheeses (like a lasagna sauce) but without the noodles. Same with bread on a burger or chicken "sandwich" and then breaded/fried chicken. A long while ago I read a post here that recommended trying ground up meat skins as a coating for chicken. It was great and satified the same as a breading. It got me to thinking, for me, it isn't the bread/pasta PER SE. Its the CRUNCH and extra filling. Lettuce isn't quite the same satisfication, filling yes, but not the same CRUNCH. I realized it wasn't that I really missed the bread or pasta. It got me to thinking about, in addition to the meat skin "breading", Using thin ham, fried to a bit of a crispy texture as a layering for "lasagna" and "pizza". You can still put the same parmesian and other cheeses, a few tomatoes, seasoned beef, chicken sausage, and to me it is every bit as satisfying. I realize many people crave bread, but it is worth a try to do things like this to see if its just the crunch. In fact, I prefer it to the lackluster taste (IMO) of "low carb" bread. |
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A bread/noodle theory..
For me, veggies with homemade pasta sauce on top, or just plain
butter, fills that "pasta spot" nicely. I've come to love veggies so much, that I don't even miss pasta - a bowl of zucchini or buttered green beans totally hits the spot that I used to depend on a bowl of pasta, to fill. |
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A bread/noodle theory..
I really like spaghetti squash better than regular pasta.
In om, wilson stated | For me, veggies with homemade pasta sauce on top, or just plain | butter, fills that "pasta spot" nicely. | | I've come to love veggies so much, that I don't even miss pasta - a | bowl of zucchini or buttered green beans totally hits the spot that I | used to depend on a bowl of pasta, to fill. |
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A bread/noodle theory..
Good point. I don't really want the starch of pasta or bread. Just
something for contrast of taste etc. Tofu can work, or think of the Indian dishes with 'paneer' (a very mild 'cottage cheese' that is more like our tofu). Cubes of the white of a boiled egg can work like the noodles in 'chicken noodle soup'. This is silly, but sometimes I use a fresh spinich leaf to wrap round a bit of cheese like stilton or brie, or just around a piece of cold butter! Somehow the contrast and the 'wrapping' effect makes me want more and it's all very filling. Skinny ------------------- On 14 Apr 2004 21:58:58 GMT, (Planet of Rum) wrote: ...I've been a lurker for a while but thought I might post this odd thought. Nothing revolutionary. But I noticed for awhile the feeling of something missing when eating, say, beef, tomatoes, onions, and cheeses (like a lasagna sauce) but without the noodles. Same with bread on a burger or chicken "sandwich" and then breaded/fried chicken. A long while ago I read a post here that recommended trying ground up meat skins as a coating for chicken. It was great and satified the same as a breading. It got me to thinking, for me, it isn't the bread/pasta PER SE. Its the CRUNCH and extra filling. Lettuce isn't quite the same satisfication, filling yes, but not the same CRUNCH. I realized it wasn't that I really missed the bread or pasta. It got me to thinking about, in addition to the meat skin "breading", Using thin ham, fried to a bit of a crispy texture as a layering for "lasagna" and "pizza". You can still put the same parmesian and other cheeses, a few tomatoes, seasoned beef, chicken sausage, and to me it is every bit as satisfying. I realize many people crave bread, but it is worth a try to do things like this to see if its just the crunch. In fact, I prefer it to the lackluster taste (IMO) of "low carb" bread. |
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A bread/noodle theory..
There ya go.
If you want a change of scenery around you waistline, change the way you thinik about food. I don't thinik the "Gee Whiz, this has three carbs and tastes just like chocolate ice cream" thing will work. Either fall in love with tuna and lowfat/high nuntiment foods, or else resign yourself to your weight level. Just my thoughts. |
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