Lasagne - The Ultimate Comfort Food
When talking about comfort food, it’s difficult not to put pasta near the top of the list. It’s delicious, you can create countless variations with it, and it’s the quick and easy meal we sometimescrave. However, if following a low carb diet, pasta is a dish which is often not an option. On a strict low carb diet, or ketogenic diet, it’s advised that you consume between0-20g of carbohydrates per day. If following a moderate or liberal low carbohydrate diet, you’rebody needs between20-50g and 50-100g of carbs per day respectively. Pasta can contain anywhere from30-70g carbs per 100g, which, for a keto diet, is too high in carbohydrates, and would take up the bulk of your intake on a more moderate low carb diet.
Refined Carbohydrates
We aren’t saying carbs are the enemy. Some whole grains such as oats, rye and barley are rich in important nutrients, such asgut-friendly fibre, magnesium and zinc. However, not all carbs are equal. Refined carbs like white pasta and white bread have been processed and stripped of nutrition, thus you are getting the carbs, but no fibre.
A Low Carb Pasta Alternative
So, what are the best low carbohydrate pasta alternatives? Spiralised vegetables make healthy pasta noodle replacement and strips of aubergine and courgettescan be layeredas a pasta sheets. Although undoubtedly good for you and packed in vitamins, these vegetables aren’t that rich in fibre, meaning they aren’t likely to fill you up for long. This is whereLo-Doughcomes in. Oneof our Original Basescontains just 2g of carbohydrates and over 9g of fibre,one-third of your recommended daily intake. By swapping out your standard pasta sheets forLo-Dough bases, you canreduce carbs by almost 90%,while also providing your body with a boost in essential, gut-friendly fibre.
How To Make Our Low Carb Lasagne
Step 1: Roll out your Lo-Dough base
Step 2: Make your lasagne sauce
Step 3: Layer up your lasagne
Step 4: Bake your lasagne for 30-35 minutes at 180°C
Step 5: Enjoy
Try for yourself
Want to try for yourself? With our low carb lasagne recipe, you won’t miss the pasta sheets at all. By making yours withLo-Dough basesinstead, you can enjoy a big portion for just300 caloriesand8g carbs. Better still, you can freeze and reheat this recipe is you want to get ahead of the game with some low carb meal prep. Check out our ultimatelow carb lasagne recipe here.
