Making Chips and Fries
Fry up some celery root slices as a replacement for French fries. Search in your local grocery store or food market for celery root, otherwise known as celeriac. This looks very similar to a turnip, and only has 7 grams of carbs for every 100-gram serving. You can cut or slice celery root to enjoy it as fries or chips, or you can roast them in the oven as a replacement for roasted potatoes. Celery root only has 42 calories per serving, which makes it a great addition to any diet. Celery root has a specific earthy flavor, but tastes slightly like regular celery.
Turn daikon radishes into chips. Visit your local market to find daikon radish, a thin, white, and carrot-shaped vegetable. You can slice daikon into chips or fries, or you can turn them into breakfast potatoes or hash browns. This vegetable is a great replacement, especially since 1 radish only has 9 total grams of carbs. Daikon radishes only have about 61 total calories per veggie, which makes them a great addition to your diet. Daikon radishes taste similar to regular radishes, but aren’t quite as spicy.
Transform kohlrabi into fries. Visit a special marketplace or specialty grocery store to pick up kohlrabi, a vegetable with very few carbs. Kohlrabi looks very similar to a turnip and can be roasted in the oven or prepared as fries. As a bonus, kohlrabi has 2 grams of net carbs per every 100-gram serving of the veggie, which really helps it stand apart as a potato replacement. In its raw form, kohlrabi has leaves and stems that people usually remove ahead of time. You can also roast some chopped kohlrabi as a replacement for roasted potatoes. Kohlrabi has a mild flavor and tastes a bit like cabbage and the bottom stem of broccoli.
Make rutabaga fries for a crispy, healthy dish. Slice rutabagas into slivers and fry them up to make a crispy variation on French fries. For reference, rutabagas taste similar to carrots, but aren’t quite as sweet. You can also cut a rutabaga into chunks and then boil it, before mashing it as a substitute for mashed potatoes.
Recreating Mashed Potatoes and Other Sides
Replace your mashed potatoes with cauliflower. Note that cauliflower only has 5 g of carbs in a 1 cup (325 g) serving, and is an excellent alternative to potatoes. You can enjoy cauliflower mashed, where it has a similar appearance and texture to traditional mashed potatoes. If you’re feeling ambitious, you can try using cauliflower to make a Keto-friendly version of potato pancakes or fritters. Cauliflower is best boiled and mashed into replacement potato dishes.
Upgrade your potato side dish to a serving of broccoli. Pick up some fresh broccoli from the grocery store, or opt some frozen veggies, if you’d like. Keep in mind that for every 3 oz (90 g) serving, broccoli only has 3 g of carbs, which makes it ideal for a keto diet. You can spruce up your broccoli by cooking it in butter, which is a permitted ingredient in the diet.
Grate garden squash into some tasty hash browns. Take a cheese grater and shred into a small pile, which you can use to make Keto-friendly hash browns. You can also enjoy this veggie baked or sautéed, depending on your personal preference. Since 1 cup (125 g) of squash only has 16 total grams of carbs, it’s a great option to consider for your diet. Incorporate squash hash browns into your breakfast routine, or use them as a tasty side dish for your lunch or dinner.
Substitute mashed or roasted potatoes with turnips. Despite its similar appearance to potatoes, turnips fall into a different produce family altogether, and don’t break the anti-root vegetable rule of the keto diet. Note that, for every 100-gram serving, turnips only have 4 total grams of carbs. You can boil and mash turnips into a mashed potato substitute, or you can roast them in the oven. It’s easiest to soften and cook the turnips by boiling them in chunks.
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