Low Carb Potatoes: Thanks To Low Carb Genius, Potatoes Are Back!

The traditional man wants his plate full of meat and potatoes. While the low carb diets are all for meat, the potatoes have been pushed to the way side in favor of less starchy vegetables with fewer carbs. But now men everywhere will be happy once more to find meat and potatoes in season and on their dinner tables, without breaking their low carb diet. With all of the alternatives for potatoes and the new low carb potatoes coming out these days, there's no reason for you to go without your potatoes any longer.

The most common substitute for mashed potatoes is mashed cauliflower. When made properly with butter, sour cream, cheese, chives, and other mashed potato goodness, this low carb potatoes substitute is so good that no one will ever know it's not potatoes. Made easily in a food processor, your family will never know the difference. You can find recipes for mashed cauliflower in most low carb cook books.

You can also use cauliflower in place of potatoes when making low carb dishes like scalloped "potatoes" stuffed "potatoes." These low carb potatoes recipes are also found in low carb cookbooks. While the substitute of cauliflower is more apparent in the look of these dishes, the taste will still be about the same, making cauliflower the number one low carb substitute for potatoes.

Thanks to companies and products like Dixie Carb Counters Instant Mashers, mashed potatoes can once again be potatoes-albeit fake ones. These instant low carb potatoes are high in fiber, and can be used to make mashed potatoes, or more creatively as filler for meatloaf and other goodies. Watch out for the price though, and most orders will have to be sent via mail order.

But now, even these alternatives are a thing of the past. Do you miss true baked potatoes? Mashed potatoes made with real potatoes? Well now you can have them back, in a new, low carb, farm fresh potato from companies like SunLite. These low carb potatoes were a by product of Florida farmers trying to develop a better tasting potato that would grow in Florida's climate. Not only is the potato one of the best tasting potatoes you will ever find, the low carb content of these potatoes put the potato back on the plate of low carb dieters everywhere. Best of all, these potatoes are only $16 for three three-pound bags. They can only be sent mail order, but for the taste of a fresh potato back in your low carb diet, how can you resist?

So, weather you want to try the "fake" versions with cauliflower for a tight budget, or spend a little extra money to have the newly bred low carb potatoes delivered to your front door, there is no doubt about it. The potato is back on the low carb menu!