New Low carb ready meals in my Supermart

derry60 said:

I simply cannot bare cauliflower rice, not even when I do it myself. I have tried it with herbs, and spices all sorts and I really hate it.Yet I adore cauliflower steamed in the normal traditional chunks. Somehow when the cauliflower is pureed or blitzed into a looking rice makes the taste strong and more pungent, bitter even yuk. So if I have a curry I leave the cauli in the traditional chunks or when stir frying I do the same lol. I am pleased that you say its Aldi because we have not Lidl's here so cannot try their protein roll. Will look out for this range as sometimes it is nice not to have to cook,as I cook for two others in my house and they do not always want the same as my food

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Oldvatr said:

Just found that my local (ALDI) supermarket has launched a new range of low carb frozen meals. The SlimFree range is a meal-for-one that in general has carbohydrate content listed at less than 5%, The range is produced exclusively for Aldi.

But they are not marked or advertised as being LC, so you will need to check the labels before purchase. But I found them to be
good quality and definitely did not spike me.

The same supermarket has also recently trialled some other frozen products such as Butternut Risotto rice, and Moroccan Style Rice that are also LC but not labelled or advertised as such. They also sell spiralised veg such as Courgetti and Squashetti, and cauliflower rice in their fresh veg section, along with some good stirfry veg packs. There is also a heavy presence of gluten free foods, but these are definitely NOT low carb so beware,

There are other LC surprises in their prepared meals section, but be careful to check their Paleo range of health foods. One Paleo nut protein bar had 78% carbs, of which some 60% were added sugars.

So, Well Done Aldi! They are my No 1 shopping go-to.

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Snapsy said:

@derry60 and @Sally_Ann_W I can't bear cauliflower rice made from the fresh stuff either. I buy frozen cauliflower in 1kg bags and cook it in the microwave, then whizz it with salt and pepper. It is not remotely bitter and doesn't smell horrid either! I have 'rice' probably twice or three times a week (for 2 portions cook 500g for 10mins, then whizz) and 'mash' a couple of times a week (500g for 20mins, blend with immersion blender with salt, pepper and cheese). I've just had the latter as a topping on tonight's fish pie.

Scrummy!

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Oldvatr said:

I have a Lidl roll and butter with my curries, instead of rice or cauli. There is a butternut risotto in the Aldi freezer section that is quite nice, and also a moroccan spiced rice that goes well. Both are low carbish but not as low as cauli rice.

I am told that Basmatti or Patna rice are possible for some, I have used wholegrain basmatti without too much grief, but as usual eat to meter and test, The secret as taught by my mother (T1D from Bombay), is to wash first, then boil as usual, then place in sieve and washthrough with cold water, followed immediately by boiling water from the kettle to heat it up again, This washes out the gloopy starch.

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Snapsy said:

@derry60 and @Sally_Ann_W I can't bear cauliflower rice made from the fresh stuff either. I buy frozen cauliflower in 1kg bags and cook it in the microwave, then whizz it with salt and pepper. It is not remotely bitter and doesn't smell horrid either! I have 'rice' probably twice or three times a week (for 2 portions cook 500g for 10mins, then whizz) and 'mash' a couple of times a week (500g for 20mins, blend with immersion blender with salt, pepper and cheese). I've just had the latter as a topping on tonight's fish pie.

Scrummy!

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