We are excited to launch our lupini rice along with our lupini pasta. Please be mindful when not using starches, refined carbs or sugar and replicating high carb foods the taste & feel will not be exactly like or better than the original. We think you will agree that at 3g net carbs + 18g protein the nutrition is exceptional and although not identical to "regular" rice, it is a much better keto alternative to mushy cauliflower rice. Our goal is to make low carb, eco-friendly foods utilizing lupinis that you can enjoy with your friends & family (keto or non-keto). For optimal results, we found that cooking for 4-5 mins worker best (longer than 2-4 mins on directions). Aviate Foods would like to thank Steve and the rest of the Serious Keto community for all of their support and feedback! Thanks again, Dave Kolton
@Dave Kolton - I'm here for any type of promo trial pack I can order vs $30 for 1.5lbs of product! Keto folks have habitually gotten bitten by products that are horrible but sound great!
I bought some of the pasta and it was not a pleasant texture. Maybe I cooked it too long. I must have done something wrong because I trust Steve’s opinion very much.
OMG, Courtney has become so articulate and her confidence and presence in front of the camera is at a whole new level!! Great video! I may just start trying some of these new rice variations. Thank you both!!
It's important to realize with these products, as with all keto-fied versions of high carb foods, that they will not perfectly replicate that high carb food. Whether it be bread, crackers, pasta, or (in this case) rice, we need to accept that these low carb or keto versions are just proxies for those foods and not exact replicates. For some folks, these substitutes will be close enough and they will find recipes where each of these can work well; others will be disappointed that they didn't get close enough to real rice.
So true...I approach them as something new rather than treating them as a "substitute". I prefer heart of palm rice to actual rice (thanks to Terri's Egyptian rice recipe which I have made numerous times, family loves it). Same for mashed cauliflower as opposed to mashed potatoes. I used to make both (my family is not keto) and cauliflower is more pricey than potatoes. Everyone preferred the cauliflower over the potatoes. I add butter, sour cream...sometimes a little horseradish or mash in a turnip. They now think regular mashed potatoes are bland so I don't bother with them at all. I haven't yet tried the lupine rice or pasta but I'm about to order both right now. Thanks so much for introducing us to these wonderful products !
I am good with approximations and substitutions BUT my hubby grew up eating rice with almost every meal so for him straight will never work. I have to try and season and sauce and see what he thinks but this sounds texturally this might be close enough.
sadly starches are almost impossible to replicate using proteins, fibers or fats. which sucks because the taste and texture of starch is so good for most of us because its what we grew up with :\. we just have to retrain ourselves to find joy in the other things
You can improve cauliflower rice by cooking in a dry pan after microwave. Once its dried out, add any season you like. It's definitely the most affordable product of the three
It is the most affordable to be sure. But I don't care how you cook it, it still tastes like cauliflower. Don't get me wrong, I love cauliflower, but I don't want EVERY meal to taste like cauliflower ... especially when I've made something with a sauce that is delicious on its own.
I agree. In fact, I don’t even have to microwave my bags of riced cauliflower. I spread it out thinly in a dry, hot skillet (large electric) and let all the moisture come out and dry. It will eventually dry out and then I season how ever I want, fried rice being my favorite way to serve it. My very picky and NOT low carb abiding husband really likes my cauliflower fried rice.
I was one of the 4 winners of the Aviate rice. Your description of this product was right on. It tasted like we under-cooked it a little. We ate it with a creamy shrimp topping. My wife, who is non KETO, enjoyed the meal. I tried to remember that we are not replacing, but substituting(if that makes sense). My wife and I both enjoyed the Lupini. Normally I over eat rice and/pasta, but the Aviate product was very filling and we only ate a serving each. Maybe I ate a little bit more. Thumbs up from me. Remember it is not rice, and a very good transporter of flavor
I find finishing the Cauli rice in a dry fry pan improves the texture/flavour. Now I love the taste of Cauli so I dont mind, but a dry loe fry removes some of the water content and the cauli taste. Im personally not a fan of the HoP so will look forward to trying the lupini. As an aside, its kind of funny that the lupin plant that grew almost like a weed back in the UK is now something Im eating :D
The Lupini rice has 10x calories/gram vs the hearts of palm or cauliflower rice. Just an FYI as it's easy to overlook caloric density. You could end up eating 400 calories of lupini rice because it's the same volume as 40 calories of the other types of "rice" that you're used to.
@@anoldladi Understood, but someone not tracking macros wouldn't necessarily think to compare calories for similar products. A lot of people would use the lupini rice just like cauliflower rice and not think twice about it.
I see--and agree. Cauliflower is great on several fronts: Low calorie, low carb, versatile, cruciferous and tastes pretty good too. Still, just for variety once in a while I'll probably try the lupini product.
I purchased the Lupini rice using Steve’s code and tried it out. I cooked it for 8 minutes, it took longer than the directions said. Then I added it to a roasted chicken dish at the end for the last 10 minutes. I’m shocked that it was so much like rice! It picked up the flavors from the dish, looked very convincing, and had a similar mouth feel to rice. I’m super excited to see what else I can make with it. Thanks Steve for always bringing great ideas to our community.
I find that using fresh cauliflower to make cauliflower rice is a huge improvement over frozen - tastes best when fried with seasoned oil (garlic + either Mexican or Asian spices, chili paste etc)
I'd recommend LIVIVA Organic Rice Shaped Shirataki with Oat Fiber. I get it for around $4 in WI ( @Woodman's) but it's a 14oz bag. The key is to "tighten it up" by rinsing & draining well then putting it in a non-stick pan on high heat to dry it up. A sofrito with a little tomato paste makes a Spanish rice that has fooled my non-Keto kid!
I'm with you Cortney. Fried rice with palmini rice: chicken, scrambled eggs, veggies of choice and a good sauce. Just like from my favorite place to get Chinese food. My fav sauce is coconut aminos, apple cider vinegar, garlic, green onion whites, ginger and a little bit of brown sugar substitute. Yummy. Guess I am having that for lunch today. 😊
Thanks to you and Courtney for your reviews. I don't know if you have a Trader Joes any where near you but they have a Riced Hearts of Palm item as well. Can not offer a taste comparison to either the Palmini or Natural Heaven brand, but it may be worth a try if you have TJ's available.
Steve...Keto twins method for Cauliflour rice is really awesome! They micro first....cut corner of the bag and squueeezzzeee all the water out they can and then they dry fry it in a pan until very dry (i do it longer until even lightly browned)...takes away that cauliflour taste completely. I buy the big bag from costco or sams. Prep it all then I freeze in quart ziplocks and they are recipe ready. It does shrink down a LOT so I only get 2 qt bags ( not even full) but it really is great! Try it! Thank you and your family for all you do. ❤️
It really does help to use their method I have to say. It’s a bit time consuming in that you have to tend to it throughout the entire drying process, but really worth it.
I've found this method works very well for making egg fried rice too. I sauté the vegies then remove them to a new dish, then add the nuked cauli rice and cook it dry, then return the vegies and add the beaten eggs and mix together. It's pretty close.
Thank you, Steve and Courtney, for taste-testing the various 'rice-sub' products. AND thank you, Thumper, for your cameo and comments! I really want to give some of these a try in sushi, gimbap and onigirazu dishes. Now that I know more about these products, id est, how they will taste, and which dishes they are best suited for, I can confidently use them for my own preferred dishes. Thank you again for this great video. 😊💖🙏
Another thing you might want to try is "shirataki" or Konjac rice. This is the best product that I've found. There's also a recipe to make zero carb "rice" out of egg whites and beef gelatin.
I tend more toward carnivore now, so don’t eat many veggies or legumes anymore, but when I was eating keto I cooked cauliflower rice in the oven on a parchment paper covered baking sheet. It dried out enough to resemble the texture of real rice.
@@terryriley7490 I think it was 20 or 30 minutes, depending on how much I was making, at 350. I used to buy the frozen bags of cauliflower rice from Costco. I might be misremembering, but I think they were divided into one-pound portions. A couple whacks with a rolling pin broke up the frozen mass enough to pour it onto a parchment-covered baking sheet. The parchment really helps soak up the extra moisture. I think I checked it a few times while it baked and stirred it around a bit so it would cook evenly. Good luck! 😊
I have always use cauliflower rice for my “ risotto” but, I’m definitely going to try the Lupini rice for that now. Also to make orzo salad… Yum! Thanks for reviewing these I had not realized that Lupini rice existed. I have had the hearts of palm pasta and most of the time people don’t realize you can’t really cook the hearts of palm pasta. It makes it to stringy. You just take your hot sauce and put it on the hearts of palm pasta. But this looks like you could actually cook it when it’s rice like that. So I will definitely get that a shot as well. Thanks for reviewing these! They all look fabulous! and by the way, I definitely liked this sauce that Courtney made. Perfect! And the additions will be even more fun! Thank you!
I love Palmini rice, but since that disappeared from shelves over the last 6 months, I've been buying that brand of palm rice instead. It's quite a bit softer than palmini brand, so it can't handle a long period of cooking imo. That brand of palm rice does best in brothy dishes, or sauteed quickly over high heat so the texture doesn't become mushy. I use it for cilantro lime rice. The Lupini rice seems extremely promising, I'll try a box soon.
Great comparison you two! Thank you! The cauliflower rice has this special transition point where the cauliflower flavor fades away after a longer cooking time. It will transition to being more mushy though. I've noticed that also when making cauliflower mash. Cook it longer and there is no more cauliflower taste. Steam it though - don't cook it in water or the mash will be too thin.
Okay- so I ordered the Aviatre keto lupini rice... I cooked it up and then took a portion and cooked it with 1/4 cup grass fed milk, and some keto maple syrup - let it cook to a thickness that looked good, and tried it as an oatmeal/hot cereal substitute... So far this takes the awards of all that I have attempted to do this with. Thanks for bringing this to our attention! Next up will be either stuffed peppers or unstuffed stuffed cabbage! Thanks again and have a great week ahead!
I tried the hearts of palm pasta for the first time a couple weeks ago .. it made me so happy .. I’m ordering more and some of the hearts of palm rice ..
@@nitawallace5347 I use the yo mama sauce it has less carbs than raos and is just as clean … raos does taste better .. but it’s nothing some crushed garlic and a drizzle of olive oil doesn’t fix
I so appreciate these comparison videos! Having a decent rice replacement is a game changer - so many recipes can benefit from this. Just bought the Lupini rice/orzo and can't wait to try it!!
When I can get back to cooking, I will definitely try the Aviate Lupini Rice. I love cauliflower mashed potatoes but not as much as a rice replacement. Good job Steve and Courtney.
This is going to be great! Having lived in Taiwan 🇹🇼 I've eaten my share of rice 🍚 In fact, when my wife and I first lived there, she would ask me at dinner time, "Do you want rice or noodles?" It was almost always one or the other. But I've had to give up rice. I have used riced cauliflower, and find it quite acceptable. Thanks Steve and Courtney!
Lupini risotto? Yummo. I am going to try that Lupini rice in my hubbies Latin food preparations and see if he will like it. I have the hearts of Palm rice and I am just waiting to do like Thai fried rice. Btw Courtney has grown in front of the camera. She seems very comfortable and she is a wonderful addition.
This is the first video ive seen of yours with Courtney and i liked it! She appears to know what shes talking about and that adds great value to thew channel - well done team
@@SeriousKeto I can’t find it and I want it! I’m a little too excited about it I think. How can I get some? If you mentioned it I might have missed it.
Love these indepth taste tests🎉. Keto can be such a pricey lifestyle😂. I live by myself /so enjoy imput so im not wasting money( my pantry has so many cereral fails😂)
I orders the darker colored “rice” from Amazon and made a delicious pilaf with toasted almonds! I also served it with Instapot short ribs and it was amazing! Thanks for your great review videos!
Really miss rice, so I’m always on the look out for these keto substitutes. I’d be curious how you responded with your CGM for these. 🤔 And hi Courtney & Thumper!
Miracle brand, Shirataki andThrive Market make a rice substitute too. Not that happy with it but I love the hearts of palm sub and eat it often. I can find it at Aldi in their Aldi Finds aisle, Palmini brand. I can’t eat lupini.
I used to strongly dislike cauliflower, but have really been enjoying cauliflower rice over the last few weeks. I mix it with ground beef, chicken, or turkey that is seasoned with Cajun seasoning or za’atar or Old Bay and it really bolsters the meal.
Just placed my Amazon order. 'Looking forward to trying these products. Thanks for the Aviate discount which was automatically applied to my order upon checkout using your link.
excited to try the lupini rice. i really liked the pasta. i've used it for "spaghetti" and meatballs. i also found it worked great for mac and cheese using the serious keto cheese sauce recipe.
11:00 Brown rice is like that, unless you steam it too much and don't rinse perhaps. White rice tends to gum up more and becomes stickier then brown. I prefer brown rice myself, it has half the carbs and I do prefer that taste, if only it didn't take 5x the cook time...
I love when you two get together to do reviews. I know you are reviewing. Which potatoes substitute had the texture of a potato? Like daikon radish. Like soft, starchy? Please try other rice substitute.
I so appreciate the product comparisons. You are a great "clearinghouse" for so many things I never knew were on the market (and supply a generous coupon too!). Thanks Steve and Courtney!
The keto twins have shown on their channel that they saute their cauliflower rice on the stove and really dry it out to get rid of some of that cauliflower taste. Still doesn't taste like rice but definitely it tastes better than just steaming the cauliflower rice
when I use cauli rice, I dry fry it with garlic/onion/and other spices, and you can't really taste the cauli anymore... I do not care for a cauli taste in my foods. Excited to try the other two for sure. Thanks
Picked up several of the Aviate products to try based on your video's - I like lupini flour and so am really looking forward to tasting these. Thanks for doing all these video's!
If you get the flakes, you should try out my hummus or "refried beans" recipes. Here's the hummus: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Sh21IFve18Q.html
Thanks for the 20% discount code! Just ordered bunch of stuff on Amazon. I already like their lupin flour, now I am looking forward to trying their pasta, rice and flakes.
Thank you for this taste test. I'm glad to hear what I always thought about the cauliflower rice....it is cauliflower and not really rice just cut differently. I hate the movement to cut vegetables into strands and call them pasta, they are still vegetables. I see a lot of recipes for the keto rice and I almost get convinced I should try them but gladly I haven't. I did order the aviate rice and another set of the pasta with your code. Thank you for that. I do like the pasta and I think it does pass for real pasta if it is cooked enough. Not so much that you have mush but enough so it is not al dente. Since it's not pasta, if it's al dente you can tell. If it is soft, you can't. I mix it with garlic alfredo and ground beef in a bake and it is great. Loved seeing Thumper and I return the hello back to him.
Excellent comparison video! Would Courtney please consider sharing her recipe for that Asian dressing with peanut butter, sesame oil and soy sauce? Thanks so much!
I've tried Cauliflower as rice and Hearts of Palm by Palmini as Angel Hair pasta, and both were very satisfying...I don't honestly believe I'm lacking any nutrition and haven't been cheated at all by these substitutes...now of course adding seasoning to the Cauliflower or anything makes everything tasty...butter and seasoning or spaghetti sauce gives the Hearts of palm the flavor you're looking for...adding any of the flavors of spices/ingredients you like...my SIL doesn't like any vegetables and he had no idea that the Cauliflower used as fried rice was not rice 😊😊😊!!!
I don't consider any of these substitutes "bad". I think the biggest hurdle for me, as a cook, is the texture on some of these substitutes being totally different than what I'm replacing.
@Serious Keto I can see that... even the texture of some real food bothers me...thanks for all you do taking time to do your recipes, reviews, videos, and especially sharing!!! Have a blessed day and a joyful work week!!!!!!!
I've been making great lupini rice for months now, using a different product (Carrington Farms ground lupin). It started as an accident when I was trying to make keto grits-the end product was much more like rice pilaf. But I've found a much better way to cook it: steaming in a heatproof bowl in the pressure cooker. I weigh 50g of ground lupin into a deep bowl that fits my pressure cooker, fill up with water and drain (the way you'd wash rice). I do this 3x, and the last time I drain off all the water in a sieve and dump the moist lupin back in the bowl. It now weighs about 130g, having absorbed water in the washing process. Now I put a trivet in the pressure cooker, put 1/2 cup of water in the cooker (not the bowl), lock on the lid and steam at high pressure for 10 min. Natural pressure release. After that I remove the bowl. I end up with 150g-3 portions- of fluffy, perfectly cooked "rice" that is also a great substitute for couscous or bulgur (I use it to make keto tabouli). Taste wise I like it a lot more than cauliflower or hearts of palm.
Hello, I searched all your videos and I couldn't find any related videos for these: (Can you please review them?) They taste very good... too good. (I'm concerned) and Zero Carbs - 7 grams fiber 1) Guerrero Zero Net Carb Tortillas Original 14 Count - 8.89 Oz 2) Mission Zero Net Carbs Original, 14 Count
What are the cover things you have on your stove top? Also, It's been my experience, if you put the wooden spoon across the pan with any kind of liquid in it, it will keep the pot from boiling over.
@@SeriousKeto Interesting...and thanks for the info. I was wondering if they were for cooking on. I used to have a gas stove (forever..) and moved to a home with only electric. I am having a time getting adjusted.
Hey Steve, did you see the Dr. On RU-vid who says potatoes can be insulin neutral (similarly to the white bread test you did), by freezing and then microwaving?!?
