How to replace the starchy foods on my plate?
Starchy foods are a group of foods made up of complex carbohydrates. They are also known as slow sugars. This group mainly contains potatoes, pasta or rice, but also bread and cereals.
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Complex carbohydrates take a long time to digest, unlike fast sugars. They are very appreciated to guarantee an energy supply and to stave off cravings. They have a negative image, because very often, we accompany starchy foods sauces or rich foods. But it is possible to benefit from the intake of complex sugars without eating starchy foods!
Our special starch-free recipe ideas for vegetarians
So that your body does not suffer from physiological deficiencies, do not ban slow sugars from your diet. Just replace starchy foods with vegetables that have similar characteristics! We are thinking in particular of a delicious pumpkin gratin that will delight the taste buds of the whole family.
Do your kids like lasagna? Replace the pasta plates with very thin strips of zucchini. This is an opportunity to make them taste vegetables without them noticing.
To benefit from slow sugars while being vegetarians, we also recommend a quinoa salad or Indian lentils. Spices are a good solution to avoid adding salt and to give a more pronounced taste to your vegetable preparations.
Express, our starch-free recipes in a food processor
Fan of your food processor? Here are recipe ideas for cooking without starchy food with your favorite robot!
The starch-free recipe chickpeas with tomato with Cookeo®
Here is a very easy recipe of chickpeas with tomato to enjoy a dish without starchy foods. You need :
- 175 g dry chickpeas
- 350 g canned crushed tomatoes
- 1 red or yellow pepper
- 1 red onion
- 2 teaspoons of ras-el-hanout
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- chopped parsley
The day before, place your chickpeas in a salad bowl then cover with water and leave them overnight. In the morning, drain and rinse the chickpeas. Turn on your Cookeo® and place the chickpeas in the tank, adding 75 cl of water.
Program the pressure cooking for 35 min. When cooking is finished, empty the pan and replace it. In "browning" mode, brown the red onion and the chopped pepper for 3 min. Stir regularly.
Then add the chickpeas, crushed tomatoes and spices. Switch to "pressure cooking" mode for 12 min. Serve with flat parsley.
The starch-free recipe for lentils with bacon in Thermomix®
With the Thermomix®, test a recipe for lentils with bacon. Here are the ingredients for 6 people:
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- 1 garlic clove
- 250 g green lentils
- 1 cube of defatted beef broth
- parsley
- 200 ml white wine
- 450 ml of water
- 200 g plain bacon
To prepare this recipe, peel the vegetables and place the carrots, garlic and onion in the bowl of Thermomix®. Then set 6 seconds on speed 5. Then add all the other ingredients. Set to 100 ° C, for 50 min in the opposite direction on stirring. Taste!
Starch-free diet: what to eat throughout the day?
For a light lunch at no starchy lunch, bet everything on the mixed salad! Quick recipes without cooking allow you to eat properly and healthily. Feta quinoa with cherry tomatoes and basil, you will enjoy!
For the evening, cook a kale omelet with cheese and a green salad with a few nuts. And why not a crispy sesame tofu in a hot pan before eating it with a escarole salad?
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