Food Substitutions

low carb rice substitute

Top 6 Low Carb Rice Alternatives for Keto Diet You Can Try

Rice is a grain that is easy to prepare and incorporate into many different diets and dishes. It goes well with meat or with veggies, it goes well by itself and it also goes well when it is sweet. Rice is one of the most variable foods out there, and that is what makes it …

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low carb thickeners

8 Best Low Carb and Keto-friendly Thickeners to Use Instead of Cornstarch

Meat or vegetable dishes go especially well with a nice, creamy sauce drizzled on top of them, or a creamy soup as a starter. Unfortunately, traditional sauces and soups are usually made with flour or cornstarch that act as a thickener which gives them the creamy, rich texture.  However, adding flour or cornstarch is not …

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arborio rice substitutes

What Are The Best Alternatives to Arborio Rice?

If you’re looking for the best replacements for Arborio rice for your recipes, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we will discuss similar alternatives and how to use them. What is Arborio Rice? Arborio rice is Italian in origin and is a short-grain rice and is a part of the “superfino” (starchy) …

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keto sweeteners

Top 11 Substitutes for Sugar on a Low Carb Keto Diet

Sugar is a popular sweetener used in cooking and baking. It comes in many different forms including monosaccharide form (fructose, galactose, and glucose), disaccharide form (lactose, maltose, and sucrose), and in xylose form (found in wood). These forms of sugar all end up breaking down into glucose, which is the body’s primary nutrient for making …

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garam masala substitutes

What Are The Best Alternatives to Garam Masala When Cooking?

If you’re looking to create an authentic Indian dish, then you need garam masala. This warm and comforting all-seasoning spice can be added to meat, poultry, lentils, and more.  However, garam masala is not very popular in the United States, and your recipe could greatly suffer without the right spices. In this article, we will …

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kosher salt substitutes

What Is A Good Substitute For Kosher Salt When Cooking?

Salt – the worldwide staple in cooking and baking and the king of all seasonings. There are many forms of salt, such as kosher salt, which is coarse in texture, does not contain iodine (a mineral that is important to obtain from the diet), and is used during the cooking process. (1) It is called …

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worcestershire sauce

What Can You Replace Worcestershire Sauce With?

Worcestershire sauce; the infamous sauce that everyone owns, but no one can seem to pronounce and no one seems to know what is inside it. Before we go into the ingredients typically found in Worcestershire sauce, let’s briefly discuss the history of this epic sauce.  During 1837, in Worcester, England, two chemists by the name …

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Sour Cream Substitutes

What Are The Best Substitutes to Use in Place of Sour Cream?

Sour cream, with its deliciously sour and slightly bitter creamy goodness, is a staple in Western culture households, adding a flavorful touch to any dish, savory or sweet. But what exactly is it or what is it made out of? Well, to make sour cream, one must add certain kinds of bacteria to it, and …

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