March 1, 2022 53 Comments
This low calorie rice is a win-win substitute for actual rice.
When I wrote about cooking brown rice, a WW member requested:
Do you might have any concepts why brown rice and white rice each have 4 factors? I like brown rice simply as a lot as white and the rice cooker makes it straightforward to make both however I'm discouraged by the 4 factors per serving for both.
Yeah, it's a steep quantity of energy per serving as a result of it's a grain. Just like it's virtually unattainable to have a low calorie baked good due to the wheat – rice is a staple that's full of carbohydrates.
One option to scale back calorie consumption is to scale back the quantity of pasta, bread, and rice that you simply eat.
Now, I'm not advocating for a low carb food regimen comparable to Atkin's or Zone. I'm simply saying that one cup of rice is 200 energy (with out including something to it) and ridiculously straightforward to eat with out noticing how a lot you might have consumed.
You ever measure how a lot rice is available in a Chinese take-out container?
Here is my suggestion:
Cauliflower is a vegetable so it has many fewer energy per serving – solely 50 energy for a complete cup. So, you're saving 150 energy by substituting cauliflower for rice.
The lowest calorie rice isn’t rice in any respect! The win-win is that cauliflower is decrease in energy and a vegetable (so that you up your servings of veggies while you make this substitute).
Fortunately, making “cauliflower rice” is nearly as straightforward as making common rice. All you must do is grate a cauliflower right into a bowl and microwave.
I don’t use a field grater as a result of I discover it a lot quicker to make use of my meals processor (try the video).
If you do not personal a microwave, you may steam the cauliflower on the range with a 1/2 cup water in a coated pot. Just drain it when it's executed.
I retailer my cauliflower in container and simply substitute it for my favourite rice dishes. For instance, this recipe is nice with my lighter chili with cocoa powder.
You can discover riced cauliflower within the freezer part of your grocery store in the event you don’t wish to get out your grater or meals processor.
If you continue to need rice (who would not like it), you may combine the cauliflower in no matter ratio you want. Your household won't even discover the cauliflower.
A few readers requested me to make a low-carb model of a pizza crust utilizing rice cauliflower. I tried it – but it surely was combined with cheese and it caught to the cookie sheet. I received out my chisel to try to unstick it – but it surely took a jack hammer to get it off.
I'm undecided 1 cup of cheese in a crust is a lot better than only a common pizza crust – although it's low in carbohydrates.
Have you tried this low calorie rice?
Low Calorie Rice Recipe
Makes 8 cups
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
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Ingredients
1 head cauliflower
Instructions
Grate or chop the cauliflower into very small items the dimensions of rice kernels. Heat cauliflower in a microwave proof bowl for 3 minutes and stir. Repeat till tender (6-8 minutes).
To cook dinner on the range, put the cauliflower in a saucepan with a 1/2 cup water in a coated pot. Heat to excessive and cook dinner for 3 minutes (or till your required consistency). Drain cauliflower when tender. Enjoy! Store in your fridge for as much as one week.
Nutrition Facts
One cup: 25 energy, 0.1 g fats, 0 g saturated fats, 5.3 g carbohydrates, 2.4 g sugar, 2.0 g protein, 2.5 g fiber, 30 mg sodium, 0 Green, 0 Blue, 0 Purple WW SmartPts
Points values are calculated by Snack Girl and are offered for data solely. See all Snack Girl Recipes