On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 1:37:03 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:

> Actually, I do know the reasoning behind it. I still don't understand
> it. I'm not 'low carbing". Substitutes amuse me. It's like pretending
> soy milk or almond milk is real milk.

Not everybody's metabolism is the same.

> Rice has never been a staple in my diet. I don't eat potatoes every
> day, either. I'm not chomping down on bread with every meal. Who are
> all these people eating so many carbs they have to have a "diet" for it?

Many people find they lose weight more easily or maintain a stable
blood sugar when they eat a few carbs as possible.

> > You chop up some cauliflower and pulse it in the food processor till it is about the size of large grains of rice.
> >
> (snipped ridiculously long line)
>
> Yeah, I know how to make it. I just don't want to. I *love*
> cauliflower. As a side dish to meat. Or in a bowl of soup.
>
> > There is even a method where the cauliflower rice is mixed with shirataki
>
> Uh huh. Enjoy it.

I suspect that people on an extremely restrictive diet find it comforting
to eat something that looks and tastes like the foods they crave.

Cindy Hamilton