On 11/29/2015 11:52 PM, T wrote:
> On 11/29/2015 03:26 PM, Alice Faber wrote:
>> In article >,
>> "W. Baker" > wrote:
>>
>>> I hope it works this time. didn't get it copied the first time.
>>>
>>> Here is a recipe for a cauliflower pancake that can be used instead
>>> of the
>>> usual potato pancakes eaten at Channuka. I woudl skip the sauce and use
>>> the more traditional either apple sauce or sour cream(in moderation, of
>>> course:-)
>>>
>>> I have used cauliflower as a potato substitute in those fauxtatoes that
>>> were much discussed here some time ago. I am swondering about reducign
>>> the 4 Tbs of either flour or cornstarch and wonder if you have any
>>> suggestions for something to kind of hold the mixture together.
>
> Hi Wendy,
>
> I use Crushed Chia seeds as a thickener.
> http://www.swansonvitamins.com/nutiv...seed-12-oz-pkg
>
> Nutrition data:
> http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/3061/2
>
> 1 ounce (28 grams):
> 12 grams carbs
> 11 grams fiber
> glycemic load = 1 (Yipee!)
>
> From the package above:
> 1 Tablespoon
> 5 grams carbs
> 5 grams fiber
>
> I have no idea what one ounce is in Tablespoons.
>
> And I have no idea if it melts when heated. It hardens up
> real nice when cooled.
>
>
>>>
>>> I am sending the URL, rather than the recipe because , when I tried to
>>> copy the text it just didn't print the whole thing. I do plan to try
>>> these this year for the holiday, and may even see if my non-vegetable
>>> eating granddaughters might like them:-)
>>>
>>> http://www.thekosherchannel.com/cftk-ch2.html
>>>
>>> It ight be nice to exchange all kinds of holiday foods that we have
>>> found
>>> to substitute for many of the very carby and heavy traditional ones.
>>> Everyone has carb issues at holiday time, so lets share our wisdom,
>>> gathered over years of substitutions!!!It needn't be all paleo low, but
>>> any sizeable reduction in carbs , and for those interested, calories,
>>> will
>>> help with our bgs at this challanging time of the year.
>>>
>> Chickpea flour is somewhat lower in carb than wheat flour, and does a
>> fine job of binding zucchini pancakes together.
>
>
> Hi Wendy and Alice,
>
> One of mine to share. If you like syrup on your pancakes,
> try sautéing blueberries (or black berries, etc.) in butter
> and pouring it over your pancakes. I have also used a bit of
> crushed Chia seed as a thickener. I have used over ripe apricots
> too. I add a packet of Stevia powder sometimes too. It depends
> on how sweet the fruit is. (Be careful to under do it with Stevia
> as overdoing it will come out like gasoline/saccharine.)
>
> Since going ancestral, cauliflower has tasted "metallic" to me.
> I figure it is because 1) badly grown cauliflower and/or 2) I am
> just not cooking it right. How did your's come out?
>
> I have used cauliflower in my Primal Moussaka recipe and
> the cauliflower came out okay. I am not posting the recipe
> as it is not quiet right and so hard to make that I haven't had
> time to work on it. (If anyone wants it, I will post it anyway,
> as long as you forgive me when it doesn't come out right.)
>
>
> Chickpea flour:
> http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/4406/2
>
> 1 cup (16 T):
> 53.2 grams carbs (3.325 grams per Tablespoon)
> 27 Glycemic load (1.7 per T)
>
> A load of 1.7 per T is not so bad, but I would still have
> to be careful.
>
> No mention of the amount of Phytic Acid, fodmaps, or lectins.
> Legumes are considered unhealthy for Primal/Paleo/ancestrial
> diets:
> http://paleoleap.com/beans-and-legumes/
>
>
> Here is an interesting newcomer on the stage:
> Coffee flour:
> http://www.coffeeflour.com/nutritional-facts/
> 1 T = 6.5 g carbs
> 5.2 g fiber (1.8 g soluble, 3.4 insoluble)
>
> I have been unable to locate the Glycemic Load, but
> it should be low considering the fiber content.
> But at 6.5 grams per tablespoon, it is way out of my range.
>
> -T
>

I thought I had better point out that I only post fiber
for two reasons: 1) digestive health, and 2) glycemic
load. I am not posing it so I can do the Atkins
thing and subtract fiber from carbs. A carb is a carb
is a carb.

I keep my Glycemic Load down to 10 or lower a day.