As part of my goals for this week in the ongoing dreemport challenge, I decided to go low on carbohydrate foods and also to control the portion of food I eat. I am still working on tucking in my stomach and obtaining a figure 8, you know. Hahaha
So to achieve the low carbohydrate foods this week, I decided not to eat rice this week. Hey, I ate rice daily before now. I can hardly survive a day or two without rice, but this week, I became determined and said there will be no rice. This is my alternative for rice.
Where did I find this alternative to rice? Isn't it really rice? How do I survive without rice? Well, a colleague suggested broccoli 🥦. But I wanted something that would make me feel as if I was still eating rice. It was then I remembered something I had eaten before that felt like rice. So I called hubby to stop over at a supermarket to help me get it. It is called Bulgur wheat. That is what you saw in the place. In the pack, it looks like this below.
Yaay, he got bulgur wheat. Have you seen or eaten it? I love eating it anytime I remember to do so. And it is so amazing.
First, it looks like rice, though a fatter version. It smells like rice too. I love it and gave been enjoying it all week.
Tonight, I just got a cup out of it and boiled it, just to substitute for rice. My girls love it and just won't allow me eat it. They asked why I didn't make a full pack, 😂, how can I? Again they said " Mum it is unlike you. You didn't snap this and didn't write about it?". It was then I remember to come talk about it. 😂
HEALTH BENEFIT OF BULGUR WHEAT
It is a whole grain, this means all parts of it, including the bran, all are eaten and it provides users with nourishing nutrients such as proteins, iron, manganese, magnesium and fibre.
Bulgur wheat has just 1% total fat. If you are thinking on going on low carb foods, bulgur is it. It's safe to eat it and not add weight. Woohoo. A closer look at the nutritional facts will tell you that this is of course a healthy meal.
It is made from dried cracked wheat, this one I got is Durum wheat product. Bulgur wheat is easy to prepare and when made, it has a chewy nature, as if you are eating chewy dragees or couscous 😂.
**EASY TO MAKE BULGUR WHEAT".
I put water on fire.
I added a table spoonful of olive oil and a another teaspoonful of butter. When melted, I added just a cup of bulgur wheat into it and cooked for 15 minutes. Just to parboil it.
I allowed to cool for 5 minutes and I served myself.
Did you still think it is rice? It is not but looks very much like it.
When you try bulgur wheat, I doubt if you will still eat rice, or at worst you alternate them. But I am so loving this bulgur wheat because it makes me lighter in weight. I am looking forward to making fried rice with this bulgur, I know for sure it will make sense 😂
Dreemport challenge has really helped, improved and brought about so many life style changes in me. In my final post for this week, I will tell you other diets I stuck to this week and how I fared.
Thanks for the visit.
Yours, Adoore-eu.
All images are mine snapped with my Infinix note 8 phone.