emkay wrote:


Finely ground Cheeter's crackers make a great breading substitute. I used
an onion-flavored one on top of a broiled veggie & cheese dish the other
night, and it was quite good.

nutrition info:
Serving size = 3 crackers (each about 2'' x 4.5 '', a little smaller than
a Wasa, and much more dense)
calories: 140
fat: 10 g
protein: 7 g
carb: 6g, of which 5 are fiber; net 1 g per 3 crackers

(For snacking, they're a bit of an aquired taste. If eating a Wasa is a
little like eating cardboard at first, then having a Cheeter's is a bit
like nibbling on a shingle. But I've gotten to like them, especially
onion ones with pepper-jack cheese on them.)

They're a little pricey. The cheapest I've seen them is at
www.carbsmart.com for $4.49. www.netrition.com has them too, for $4.95
box (and much speedier shipping).

Em


Here's a different idea for breading (I have been using breadcrumbs made
from Atkins bread, but DH says the taset is 'off' and there is still a fair
amount of carbs in the Atkins bread crumbs). This week when I was browsing
around in my grocery store reading labels, I found a product in the
Chinese/Japanese food section called: Baycliff Company Sushi Chef PANKO
(Japanese bread flakes). An 8oz box cost $3.49 and a 1/4 cup of these
bread flakes has only 1.5 grams of carbs (also 3 gr protein, .6g fat and 54
calories). Tonight I used them to make the breading for chicken parmesan,
and we were pleased with the results.

Tracey in cT