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Eat It – Fight Comfort Foods With Polenta

October 28, 2009 by Adria Ali 2 Comments

 

      While cruising the isles at Traders Joe’s it’s easy to get sucked into their seasonal comfort foods.  In my quest to eat based on my food allergies, I’ve learned to eat low glycemic foods to fight cravings for flour and other carb packed foods.  If you can’t seem to kick your hunger for carbs then it’s best to find ones that you know won’t make you crave.  Polenta (a corn product) can be used in several ways and can also be purchased at your local Trader Joe’s already cooked! 

polenta

     Each serving has 60 calories and only 13 carbs (great for night time eating).  It sounds weird but if you get the pre made tube at Tj’s and cut it into thin slices… you can pan fry it (with pam) and make them into little pan cakes with sugar free syrup.  Unlike, real pancakes, these ones don’t send your blood sugar through the roof! 

    This other recipe was done at night in efforts to find a low calorie way to make pizza.  Here’s what I did…

   I sliced the polenta tube (bought at TJ’s) into very thin  slices.

   Next I pan fried them with pam until they were crunchy

polenta 1

   Put tomato sauce on them and light cheese

   Stuck them in the oven at 400 degrees to crisp the polenta even further and melt the cheese. 

polenta 2

     They turned out well and satisfied my cravings for typical “bad food” without eating gluten.  The trick to making this recipe work for you is to cut the polenta thin enough so it can crisp easily.  Too thick, and it still remains squishy in the middle (not so good when it’s supposed to mimic pizza crust).  This recipe was extremely low calorie and low fat.   Try it out and let me know what you think! 

Adria

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Filed Under: Eat It Tagged With: blood sugar, corn product, food allergies, gluten free cooking, gluten free recipes, low glycemic foods, pan cakes, pizza crust, recipe, seasonal comfort, sugar free syrup, trader joes

About Adria Ali

I am the author of this web page and I have been a personal trainer for over 13 years. I currently hold a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology (exercise science), as well as all of the certifications from National Academy of Sports Medicine. I also have a background in sports training as well as internships in physical therapy and Occupational Therapy. I got into personal training to help people like my mom who struggled with her weight her whole life.


DISCLAIMER: The purpose of FitTipDaily.com is to promote broad consumer understanding and knowledge of various health topics. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

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  1. Queenangel says

    October 28, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    I most def will try this, cuz I've been wanting me so Pizza bad, and just stay away from it cuz of the crust. Of to TJ I go...I'm gonna slice them and make me one big Pizza...how you like me now...lol...
  2. deskmuffin says

    January 3, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    This idea of creating with pre-cooked Trader Joe Polenta is really fascinating.It really gets you started thinking........about what else you could do. Since 1 tube looks like it's about 8 oz. ( 1-cup) maybe you could make a Dutch ( Puff) pancake, I'll have to experiment.

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