PALEO PESTO NOODLES
For a healthy and delicious alternative, try my Paleo Pesto Noodles.
We love Miracle Noodles! Click HERE to find!
PALEO PESTO NOODLES
PASTA:
1 head green cabbage or 2 package Miracle Noodles (rinsed)
PESTO:
3 cups fresh basil leaves
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup macadamia nut oil or MCT oil
Celtic sea salt and pepper to taste
Slice cabbage into egg noodle widths. Stir fry in butter (or you could boil it in water) for 5-10 minutes or until very tender.
PESTO: In a food processor, blend together basil leaves, nuts, garlic, and cheese. Pour in oil slowly while still mixing. Stir in salt and pepper. Makes 16 servings.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per cup)
White Pasta = 43 carbs, 5 fiber, 246 calories
Cabbage = 5 carbs, 2 fiber, 22 calories
Traditional Pesto Pasta = 445 calories, 45 carbs, 5.9g fiber
“Healthified” Pesto Pasta = 221 calories, 7 carbs, 3g fiber
TIP: To avoid gas after eating cabbage, add a few fennel, caraway or cumin seeds before cooking.
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Hi Maria, this looks amazing and yummmmmmy! Does the “Healthified Pesto Pasta” nutrition count the cabbage or just the pesto?
Is a serving size of the pesto a tbsp?
Thank you! Yes it includes the cabbage. I think it is more like 4 TBS per serving. 🙂
Definitely going to give this one a try! One question: in your Secrets to Controlling Your Weight, Cravings and Mood book you metion that 2mg taken at bedtime promotes hgh and reccomend that one could take 5-20 grams/day. Most capsules come in 500mg or 1000mg. Are you indicating that I could take up 10-20 1000mg capsules per day? Not sure if there’s a measurement typo! Thanks so much for all you do!
Thanks. It is good to take 2 grams before bed (not mg). That is enough for many people. Athletes can take more after a workout (to help with muscle repair). 🙂
Maria, I had the same question as Stacey! I am reading Secrets to Healthy Metabolism and I was confused about how much to take post workout. I have a 1000 mg caplets so should I be taking more than one pill post workout? And more than one pill before bed? Clearly, on the dosage label it says 1 pill daily. Thanks!! Learning so much from you 🙂
Stephanie, learning so much from this website…I thought I’d share this tidbit with you about L-glutamine powder–it’s so undetectable! Do yourself a favor and pick up a jar and serve yourself up a recovery shake with a heaping tsp or two in it. I still take two 500mg capsules at bedtime with 800mg of magnesium glycinate. You’ll end saving lots of $$ on capsules and enjoy it a whole lot more too!
I take 2 grams (2 pills) 3 times a day. But you could take it after your workout and before bed. 🙂
Thanks for the suggestion Stacey! Thanks for getting back to me Maria!
Hi Maria,
I have been reading your Metabolism book and in particular the section on glutamine supplements. It sounds like a great supplement to take but on the packaging of the one I bought it says not to be used by women planning pregnancy or who are pregnant. I don’t understand how it can be harmful in anyway. What do you advise?
Thank you again for your positive outlook on life and food 🙂
Basically, because there hasn’t been enough research to prove there are no adverse affects, they have to put that on there. This site says that. 🙂
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-878-GLUTAMINE.aspx?activeIngredientId=878&activeIngredientName=GLUTAMINE
I have been taking l-glutamine after reading your information on it. However, I have come across several articles lately that point to glutamine as an agent that feeds cancer cells. Is L-glutamine different than glutamine? As a cancer survivor, I’m concerned about this and wonder if you have an opinion or suggestion.
I found this article. Looks like it can be beneficial for cancer patients in general, but it may increase growth in some types of tumors.
http://www.thorne.com/altmedrev/.fulltext/4/4/239.pdf
What does glutamine come from? I know it is an amino acid but from where is it derived?
Glutamine for commercial use is made by a fermentation process using bacteria that produce glutamine.
I’m starting my first week of keto advanced . Can I use zucchini noodles instead of cabbage?
That should be fine, yes. 🙂
will the zucchini noodles work in the joyce chen food chopper that you recommend for noodles . or is that machine better for the daikon noodles
Yes it works well for both. 🙂
thank you I am using that for tomorrow’s dinner, tonight it is your kelp noodles. thanks again. Janet, I’m, learning.
Hi Maria do you know if i can I take glutamine while nursing?
Yes, it should be fine. You can always check with your doctor to be sure if you like. 🙂
Can I take L-glutamine to help heal my leaky gut even if I have an intolerance/allergy to MSG (monosodium glutamate)? My left ear and sinus bothers me when I have taken less than a gram. It also happens when I have dairy and tomatoes.
Yes, this is fine. L-glutamine is not the same thing as MSG. 🙂
Can I use another oil beside MCT?
Sure. Here is a list of good oils.
http://mariamindbodyhealth.com/omega-3-supplement-oxidation/