I don’t believe in restriction diets or anything like that, but I DO believe healthy swaps are a good idea to help you hit your goals faster. Maybe that’s weight loss, physique, gut health, muscle recovery, etc. At first swaps might feel weird because it’s not what you’re used to, but with a little time these swaps will become just part of your norm.
- Swap sour cream with plain Greek yogurt – less fat and higher protein
- Swap wheat noodles with cabbage noodles, zoodles, or spaghetti squash – cabbage noodles are my favorite and most noodle-like out of this bunch, in my opinion.
- If you are baking with sugar, swap out half of the sugar for baking stevia. This works best with fruit desserts.
- Oat flour (you can grind it in a blender yourself) instead of refined white flour.
- Cauliflower is a trendy swap right now and rightfully so. I love using it as a base for nachos, buffalo “wings,” or cauliflower rice. We have not found a cauliflower pizza crust recipe that we like yet though.
- Nutritional yeast for when you want cheese flavor without cheese.
- This isn’t a swap, but just a good tip to make baked goods and pancakes a bit more balanced in terms of carbs and protein. Add unflavored collagen or whey protein to it! It adds a tiny bit of bulk to the batter and will help your blood sugar maintain balance while eating carbs.
