Posting this in the dinner thread since only Billay frequents the fitness thread anymore.
I love eating egg and chicken salad. Great source of protein with little to no carbs. However, how can I get the same creamy texture without using calorie dense mayo? Am I just limited to light mayo? [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Posting this in the dinner thread since only Billay frequents the fitness thread anymore.
I love eating egg and chicken salad. Great source of protein with little to no carbs. However, how can I get the same creamy texture without using calorie dense mayo? Am I just limited to light mayo?
Well I'll be dammed. I have heard people using Greek Yogurt in things, and while I like it as yogurt, figured it would give something like egg salad a bit of bitterness to it. I substituted Greek yogurt for half of my normal mayo amount. I could not tell the difference. Next time I'll try just yogurt and see how it tastes.
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Well I'll be dammed. I have heard people using Greek Yogurt in things, and while I like it as yogurt, figured it would give something like egg salad a bit of bitterness to it. I substituted Greek yogurt for half of my normal mayo amount. I could not tell the difference. Next time I'll try just yogurt and see how it tastes.
Thanks!
Don't often switch it for mayo, but I always have plain greek yogurt around to substitute for sour cream, like on potatoes or in cornbread, or for milk, if I want richer mac'n'cheez. It would probably be good in Waldorf-style salad as well. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Well I'll be dammed. I have heard people using Greek Yogurt in things, and while I like it as yogurt, figured it would give something like egg salad a bit of bitterness to it. I substituted Greek yogurt for half of my normal mayo amount. I could not tell the difference. Next time I'll try just yogurt and see how it tastes.
Thanks!
When I first tired it I thought it was crazy, then I realized I was. Crazy! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
Don't often switch it for mayo, but I always have plain greek yogurt around to substitute for sour cream, like on potatoes or in cornbread, or for milk, if I want richer mac'n'cheez. It would probably be good in Waldorf-style salad as well.