K’s Kwik Tuesday Tip: Use Your Veggie Alternatives

We all love pastas, rices, grains, french fries, and all things carbs! If we continue to eat these all of the time the calories and sugars start to add up and so can our waist line. I have a couple of different options to help you enjoy the same kind of food but more nutrient dense.

Pasta Perfect:

We can use pasta alternatives in recipes by using nutrient dense veggies. You can buy them already made into noodles or you can use a kitchen gadget like the ones linked below:

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• Spiralizer

• Spiralizer attachment for Kitchen Aid Mixer

• Vertical Spiralizer

Renew Your Rice:

A good way to have an option that tastes like you are eating rice but lower carbs and more nutrients.

You can cook them stove top or to make them more in bulk you can use a steamer to get a good quality rice with the kitchen gadgets below:

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• Hamilton Rice Cooker

• Instant Pot

Check Up on Your Chips:

Beet Chips:

• Rhythm Foods Beet Chips

• Bare Beet Chips

Kale Chips:

• Rhythm Foods Kale Chips

• Brad’s Crunchy Kale Chips

• Trader Joes Kale Chips

Carrot Chips:

• Rhythm Foods Carrot Stick Chips

• Bare Carrot Chips

Next time to you go to make a meal try to substitute one of these for your regular side items you won’t be disappointed!