WHAT: Green Giant Cauliflower Crumbles "Fried Rice" Blend
STATS: One serving (3/4 cup) contains 25 calories and 5 carbohydrate, 2 fiber, 2 sugar and 1 protein grams. We purchased at Wal-Mart, 700 Bowman Road, Little Rock. Visit greengiant.com.
THE SKINNY: Going low-carb inevitably means going high-cauliflower.
That's because low-carbohydrate cauliflower can be manipulated into mimicking comfort food sides; it can be mashed into faux-tatoes and diced into faux-ried rice. We've given good reviews in this column to Green Giant's Mashed Cauliflower, which is available in several flavors (and there's a new one: Broccoli & Cheese).
And recently we picked up a bag of frozen Green Giant Cauliflower Crumbles "Fried Rice" Blend -- a bag of chopped cauliflower, carrot, broccoli and onion. With enough soy sauce, garlic, ginger and butter, it made for a simple (the bag is microwavable) and satisfying stir-fry with shrimp.
Other Green Giant Riced Veggies varieties to try: Cauliflower, Cauliflower Risotto Medley, Cauliflower with Lemon & Garlic, Cauliflower Medley, Cauliflower & Sweet Potato and Cauliflower & Broccoli.
They're a "rice" way to go against the grain.
-- Jennifer Christman
Slim Pickings is a weekly review of light foods.
ActiveStyle on 11/20/2017