Hey ma, what’s for dinner tonight?
Cauliflower, a nutritious vegetable.
What the heck mum, this is boring and I hate it, I want mac and cheese.
You can’t have mac and cheese every night.
Why not?
It’s just not good for you, it’s loaded with fat and carbs, you’d blow up like a
balloon.
Can’t you just make it and leave out the fat and carbs?
Ha, ha, ha, no silly.
Or wait, maybe I can.
Hey fit fam, when you’re a kid macaroni and cheese night is the best night of the
week.
Even as an adult, it’s one of my favorite foods.
Now I’m a firm believer that when you’re craving something, sometimes you should just
eat it but not every day.
And if you are like me and you want to eat macaroni and cheese every day, I’ve got
the recipe for you.
And would you believe it uses no actual macaroni.
Say what?
None, not an ounce.
How else did you expect me to cut back on the carbs?
Now what is the magical substitution for the macaroni?
Cauliflower.
Yes a vegetable in place of pasta and, get this, I’ve actually cut back on the cheese
and upped the creaminess and nutrition factors all while maintaining the beautiful cheesy
color with another special ingredient, butter nut squash.
To all my skeptics and haters, I’ve just got to say, don’t knock it till you try
it.
In a food processor combine cooked and cubed butter nut squash, garlic, Greek yoghurt and
almond milk.
Once pureed transfer to a large pot and turn heat to medium to medium high.
Add cayenne, nutmeg and salt and pep.
Mix to combine.
Once it reaches a simmer, add low fat cheddar and gruyere cheese.
Once cheese is melted, pour in your cauliflower florets, mixing until fully coated.
Transfer to a baking pan or dish and sprinkle the top with your bread crumb mixture which
consists of bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.
Bake in an oven preheated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 to 20 minutes until nice and brown
on top.
Most traditional mac and cheese dishes, whether store bought or homemade can rack up about
400 calories per serving and up to 50 grams of carbs.
My low carb mac-less mac has a mere 107 calories and only 8 grams of carbs per serving.
Say what?
Here you go, the mac and cheese you wanted.
Mm, yummy.
Now eat up so you can grow up big and strong.
I love mac and cheese.
And there you have it a low carb take on macaroni and cheese.
Get your veggies in and cut back on calories and carbs.
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Ha, ha, ha, ha…
He, he, he, he…
No silly.
Wait, do I give it a wink?
Even as adult…
Christian: Alright.
I’m having a bang issue.
These are giving me a headache.
But I mean maybe I need like a Russian accent.
Don’t knock it till you try it.