Food swaps
Bread Swaps
Big field mushrooms in place of toast with scrambled egg
Omlettes which can be used as a wrap
Sliced cold meat to wrap a filling
Gem Lettuce as wraps or tortillas
Low carb Bread made with ground almonds/cocont flour/linseed - see our recipie section
Rice Swaps
Cauliflower Rice
Brocoli Rice
Swede Rice
Konjac Rice
Quinoa
Pasta & Noodle Swaps
Boodles - Butter nut squash spiralised - can buy or make
Courgetti - spiralised courgette
Carroti - spiralised carrots
Shredded cabbage
Sliced aubergine/courgette in lasagne/mousakka
Konjac noodles or pasta
You can buy pasta made fromgreen pea flower (24% carb), red lentil flour (24% carb) or edamame bean flower (13% carb)- these are higher in carbohydates then konjac and vegetables but if you are not diabetic you may be able to tolerate these in small volumes a few times a week
Potato Swaps
Butternut Squash
Celeric
Cauliflower mashed - with butter, salt & pepper is delicious
Parsnips
Swede
You may be able to have a few small new potatoes and find these don't cause your blood sugar to jump. Even better cook them, cool them and either reheat or eat cold in a salad. this increases the resistance starch and lowers the sugar spike.