Yummy Substitutions

I've been on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), for a little over 2 weeks. When I tell people that the diet is "no grains, no sugar, no dairy except homemade yogurt and aged cheese", a lot of people are appalled at the restrictiveness. However, I find the food I do eat really tasty. I thought I'd share some of my favorite substitutions:

• Butternut squash fries (instead of potato or sweet potato fries)
• Prosciutto instead of bacon
• Banana bread made with ground almonds (instead of flour)
• Hot chicken wings made with homemade hot sauce of honey, butter, vinegar, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper (instead of bottled hot sauce)
• Club soda with a lemon wedge (instead of pop)

In general I consider the substitutions I make better for me. While they sometimes have more calories or fat, they also have more nutrition and less processing.