Carbohydrates can be troublesome when it comes to keeping weight under control. Unfortunately, carbs are lurking in so many of the foods that are eaten in abundance in our daily diets.
What to do? Substitute protein-rich foods to help keep the carb/protein balance a little more...balanced.
One suggestion that is making its rounds on Facebook and other Internet site is using grated cauliflower to make pizza crust. More and more the use of chick pea flour is being utilized into a number of recipes including bread. Zucchini that is very finely sliced will work as lasagna "pasta". Nut flours such as almond and coconut can be used in place of white or wheat flour in pancake or muffin recipes.
No, it won't have the same taste or have the same "mouth feel" as traditional pizza crust, bread, pancakes, or muffins. That comes from the highly processed/high simple carbohydrate white flour. We've grown to love these tastes, but we also need to realize that we pay for them with our health if they're eaten in excess. Our bodies become more insulin resistant when we constantly eat white flour foods; as a result, inflammation becomes an issue and damages our arteries, our kidneys, and our pancreas, just to name a few of the parts of the body that suffers.
So, have that good, old-fashioned pizza or pancake or lasagna or bread and enjoy it...just not constantly. Make it a treat, not a daily diet item. In between, try the lower carb/higher protein substitutions.
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