| Do You Miss Pasta? | | It's natural to miss some of our favorite foods when we change to a new way of eating, and pasta is often one of those things. Vegetables are often used as substitutes, and shirataki noodles are getting easier to find. And what about those boxes of low-carb pasta in the store? Here are some ideas for substitutes for pasta. Have a great and healthy weekend - Laura |  | | | Low-Carb Pasta Substitutes | | Is it the pasta itself that people miss on low-carb diets, or do we just need to find other vehicles for the sauce and toppings? Here are lots of ideas. See Also: | | | | | Low-Carb Zucchini Lasagna | | Did you ever try to make lasagna using vegetables instead of noodles? Did you find that the whole thing ends up kind of soupy from the juice that comes out of the veggies? It turns out the salting zucchini draws out the juice and firms up the strips so they are more like real noodles. See Also: | | | | | How to Cook Spaghetti Squash | | Spaghetti squash not only has a fraction of the carbs and calories of pasta, but carries a lot higher nutrient payload as well. | | | | | Is Dreamfields Pasta Really Low-Carb? | | There has been some controversy about Dreamfields Pasta, which used to claim to be low-carb, but had to drop that claim after a court ruling. Some people do well with it, but I think everyone should inform themselves, and if you do use it, be sure to follow the tips at the bottom of the page. | | | | | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Low Carb Diets newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. | | 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 | © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy | | | | | | | | | |
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