How to make lower calorie Mac & Cheese that still tastes good.


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Restaurant-style mac and cheese vs lower-calorie mac and cheese. Let’s break it down. Links & Stuff ▻ Mac & Cheese Recipe(s) with nutrition tables: …

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  1. Asdayasman アズデイ
    Asdayasman アズデイ says:

    This is SO alien to me. We make a roux, mix in mustard and grated mature cheddar, pour in the rigatoni, top with sliced tomatoes and a bit more grated mature cheddar, and bake a bit. Sometimes we use bacon to start off the roux and add spinach or diced tomatoes, but this is so different it's incredible.

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  3. Zero1
    Zero1 says:

    you're ratios for mac and cheese are feeding my family, Ethan. I've been trying to be a healthy cook for a while, so I've had a reputation of failing at meals. But I've learned from you that meeting in the middle is a sweet spot and everybody loves my mac and cheese now. My secret ingredient is Pepper Jack 🤫 might want to try this yourself

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  4. James Storrie
    James Storrie says:

    my trick for making mac&cheese less unhealthy is to replace a good amount of the pasta with steamed cauliflower. cauliflower goes great with cheese sauce already and makes the texture less homogeneous, too

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  5. Brendan Too
    Brendan Too says:

    Hi Ethan, the calories seem a bit off. Normally calroies can be counted by the following parameters:

    1g fat = 9 calories
    1g carb = 4 calories
    1g protein = 4 calories
    1g ethanol = 7 calories

    When I calculate you restaurant calories ((76*4) + (52*9) + (31*4)) it comes out to 896 calories instead of your 834 amount.

    When I calculate your lower calorie option ((50*4) + (25*9) + (41*4)) it comes out to 589 calories instead of your 555 amount.

    Your point of the video is still sound, but both the restaurant and low cal options are slightly higher. Anyone able to tell me why? Could it be something I'm doing incorrectly on my end?

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  6. lorin80
    lorin80 says:

    Ethan sweetie, you’ve gotta work on the spillage/things on the counter style. Haha. It’s always everywhere.
    Love your videos though- that’s why I keep coming back:)

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  7. Sanna
    Sanna says:

    You should see if you can replace the pasta with a konnyaku based noodle. It's an almost indigestible fibrous root from Asia, close to 0 calories in a serving.

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