RELOAD YOUR PANTRY WITH THESE BELLY-BUSTIN'3 FOOD SWOPS FROM KICK-ASS NUTRITIONIST ALANA MCDONALD
Raw Cocoa
Cut out the chocolate
WHY? A 20g heap packs the same fat-managing flavonoids as dark chocolate - but excludes the massive wad of sugar found in dangerouc; chocolate
Yeast Flakes
Lose the Parmesan
WHY? They're chock full of B vitamins, and pack an amazing 5g protein per lOg!
TRY sprinkling some on your pasta or pizza (anywhere you'd use Parmesan).
Stevia
Forget the sugar
WHY? Stevia has absolutely no kilojoules, has a lower GI and is made entirely from plant extracts.
TRY with cereal, tea or anything that needs sweetening.
Quinoa
Use this instead of rice
WHY? The seeds in quinoa have a similar texture as that of couscous when cooked, but are higher in satiating protein. Oh ja, it's also pronounced "keen-wah", so you can stop being a philistine asking about "Qui Noah".
TRY cooking it in some milk to turn it into a muscle-fuelling porridge
Cider Vinegar
A switch from balsamic
WHY? It ups your metabolism and slows down the release of glucose when added to carb-heavy chow.
TRY mix it with lemon and oil for a salad dressing.
Coconut Oil
Throw out the butter
WHY? It may be high in satura ed fats, but these fats ar metabolism-reviving M-1 Cs (AKA the good kind).
TRY use it to fry your omelette.
Chickpea Flour
It's the one-up on wheat
WHY? Gram flour is made up of very healthy proteinrich chickpeas. It's a quarter protein, so it won't have an insulin-spiking effect either.
TRY using it in the base of a healthy homemade pizza or try making different farm breads.
Soba Noodles
Spaghetti, replaced
WHY? With half the kilojoules of spaghetti, along with plant compounds proven to control bloodsugar levels and lower cholesterol, this buckwheat based carb is a diabetic's best friend.
TRY Add miso for a filling soup.
Ground Almonds
Bid farewell to flour
WHY? Popular with the low-carb crowd, these crushed- up almonds pack more craving-crushing monounsaturated fat and protein than any other ground up grain.
TRY using it to bulk up your soups, stews, sauces and curries.
SUPPLEMENTAL SIDES
Add or substitute these ingredients for a health boost
Feel the burn
Paprika is high in vitamin C, while cayenne pepper packs in the cancer-busting antioxidants.
Toms for DOMS
Lycopene boosts recovery, but heating chopped toma toes makes the chemical more active.
Bright bulbs
Garlic and onion are two powerful anti-inflammatories and also contain allicin, which inhibits fat storage.
Button up
White button mushrooms up your white blood cell count to fend off viruses and Lower your risk of cancer.
