Has anyone had problems with it affecting their sugars? I'm looking for a substitute for the jasmine rice I used to eat with stir fry. It has a glycemic load of 19
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Hi Lilmissprepper. I love quinoa. It is one of the grains they recommend for diabetics. My problem is, I am not satisfied with 1 serving, which is 1/4 cup. I have not been eating it since I began eating low carb. I think it would be a good substitute for jasmine rice because of the protein content. The best thing to do would be to eat it and then test your blood sugar at 1, 2 and 3 hours to see what effect it has. Different carbs effect each of us differently. In the past, I have noticed that carbs don't effect me as bad if I eat them with a protein and some fat.
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Dry. It swells up a lot. The brand I have is Ancient Harvest Traditional, and I think I got it at Walmart. It says, 172 cals, 2.6gm fat, 1 mg sodium, 31gm carb, 3gm fiber and 6 gm protein.
That's a lot of carbs. I usually make it with chicken broth for flavor, and I use a little bit more liquid than it calls for because I don't like it to be crunchy. It's a personal choice. I also let it cook longer than it says....checking closely, until the liquid is absorbed. I like to mix vegetables in it. It fills you up and would probably make you eat less.
EDIT: I accidentally typed Cooked instead of Dry. LOL Wouldn't even be worth making it!
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Cauliflower fried rice or even just plain cauliflower rice are good subs. I keep baggies of riced cauliflower in my freezer so I don't have to deal with the mess every time I want some.
Cauliflower fried rice[/url] or even just plain cauliflower rice are good subs. I keep baggies of riced cauliflower in my freezer so I don't have to deal with the mess every time I want some.
OH! I totally forgot about cauliflower rice! I used to make it when I was on Atkins before!
Dry. It swells up a lot. The brand I have is Ancient Harvest Traditional, and I think I got it at Walmart. It says, 172 cals, 2.6gm fat, 1 mg sodium, 31gm carb, 3gm fiber and 6 gm protein.
That's a lot of carbs. I usually make it with chicken broth for flavor, and I use a little bit more liquid than it calls for because I don't like it to be crunchy. It's a personal choice. I also let it cook longer than it says....checking closely, until the liquid is absorbed. I like to mix vegetables in it. It fills you up and would probably make you eat less.
EDIT: I accidentally typed Cooked instead of Dry. LOL Wouldn't even be worth making it!
That's not a bad amount for dry.
I made a salad with tomatoes, olives, cukes, little bit of onion and feta. I cooked 1 cup of dry and added that in. The dressing was 2 TBS lemon juice, 1 minced clove of garlic, 1 TBS red wine vinegar, salt and pepper, and 1/4 Cup of olive olive. I've had 2 sides out of it so far and I think there's like 5 more servings in the bowl lol
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That salad sounds good.
I grated some cauliflower and froze it but never got around to eating it. DH won't eat any of the substitute foods. He wants the real thing. Never had a weight problem.
I grated some cauliflower and froze it but never got around to eating it. DH won't eat any of the substitute foods. He wants the real thing. Never had a weight problem.
You can freeze it after you grate it? Wouldn't it get too soft to make the 'rice'??
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You can freeze it after you grate it? Wouldn't it get too soft to make the 'rice'??
I don't know, because I never tried making the rice once I froze it. LOL Someone on this forum told me I could do that when I said that a head of cauliflower makes too much "rice" for one person.
I don't know, because I never tried making the rice once I froze it. LOL Someone on this forum told me I could do that when I said that a head of cauliflower makes too much "rice" for one person.
My fiance loves zucchini noodles, but can't eat cauliflower because of his stomach issues. That's why I bag them up in small baggies - I can throw some rice in the rice cooker and pull out a small bag of cauli-rice for myself.
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