Advice about Saladmaster [text deleted by MSE Forum Team]

Fire_Fox

pmduk wrote: »

Unless the [STRIKE] wife [/STRIKE]saleswoman has received additional training as a DSN (Diabetes specialist nurse) it's unlikely she knows much about diabetes at all. Some of the worst diabetes care is given to hospital inpatients by nurses without specialist training.

I've known community diabetes nurses give inadequate information on nutrition and dietetics, some are still being told to avoid sugar only, other carbs are not being properly addressed. I suspect the specialists are more trained on the mainstream medical side not self care/ lifestyle modification, medication, complications, medical tests and so on.

My aunt had her food diary looked at relatively recently and was told it was great when I don't agree at all (have studied nutrition modules at degree level and work in lifestyle healthcare) - her eating is certainly far better than the average type 2 since she does cook from scratch, eats veggies and oats. But it's pretty high GI, little fish, processed/ junky stuff creeping back in since she went onto insulin, not enough dairy, suspect she doesn't get enough magnesium and possibly other minerals which is a major issue for diabetics.

pmduk

When I was in hospital last a nurse insisted on testing my blood sugar half way through a meal, not understanding that it was inevitably going to be higher than desired. The ward manager admitted that the focus on ticking boxes probably was the cause behind it.

The glycaemic index is still viewed with great scepticism as a gimmick by many medics.

Fire_Fox

pmduk wrote: »

The glycaemic index is still viewed with great scepticism as a gimmick by many medics.

The GI of different carb foods is evidence-based and the initial work was initially completed by researchers a couple of decades ago for diabetics so I don't see how it can be a gimmick. It's not the be all and end all alone - nobody reputable has ever said it is AFAIK. Certainly the GI diet (as in the commercial b@stardis@tion) is unproven for weight management.

The GI of a meal can be reduced by including more protein, fat and fibre and guess what? More research links these three with satiety too. How can it be gimmicky for the population to eat less sugar and refined wheat products and more vegetables, berries, beans, lentils, pot barley? In fact that fits remarkably well with the current healthy eating guidelines (wide variety of foods, more wholegrains, more produce, junk max 10%).

Anyway plenty of medics know about as much about current research in nutrition, dietetics and fitness as I do about brain surgery. How often does the average GP advise their patients to take the officially recommended 10,000 steps every day and eat at least two servings of fish a week, preferably oily? How routinely are the dietetics service and GP exercise referral schemes used compared with the prescription pad?

Thes

I have attended 2x saladmastr presentation coz I hav no choice since my sistr in law is organizing it. Till now I am not convince at all. Lifetime warranty? What if the company go bust? U can pass it on to your children? Yeah right-teach them to be lazy and not know how to cook the conventional way-cooking is a therapy and a really good way of spending time with your kids. if u go to a party r u not going to eat bcoz they dont use saladmaster? Hmmm.... Yeah lifechanging as the rep says

brownbrady

I woke up this morning and pinched myself twice hoping that I would wake up from a nightmare but unfortunately, what happened last night was real. My wife and I had just bought ourselves a $4000 cookware set. In order to make myself feel better about the purchase, I started doing research, product comparisons, reviews, budgeting, etc. Things that I told the sales lady we needed to do first BEFORE deciding on buying anything. But it only made my buyer's remorse even worse.

My wife's friends presented last night and we knew there was a sales pitch at the end. We were intent on buying something as long as it was below $200. 2.5 hours into the presentation, I was telling the sales person we do not decide on purchases over $200 on the same day let alone $4000! We saved up for 12 months to buy our fridge on Boxing Day in cash which only cost half as much as the cookware set! She dared making a comparison to how much more steel we are getting for the same price as our daughter's braces! She kept pushing us until she found our weakness which was our guilt for our friends' efforts of preparing and cleaning up after our dinner and having to lose their commissions.

There is no question that the quality of the product is superior and that the food tasted really good. We do want to be good examples to our kids by eating healthier, but we also promote responsible personal finance habits. Unlike her friends last night, we avoid using our credit cards. Paying (or borrowing) $4000 for a cookware set regardless of what method was used, is irresponsible in my opinion.

So this afternoon my wife and I cancelled the transaction.

Apples2

brownbrady wrote: »

So this afternoon my wife and I cancelled the transaction.

You also learned a lesson about who friends really are, not these crooks who simply scammed you.

Not.another.sheep

I had the Saladmaster representatives come to my door and offer to make a "free salad". They still knocked despite my "no cold callers" sign visibly displayed at the front door. So disrespectful of my dinner time anyway. They came in made a salad made my dinner cold and left after 30 minutes. They booked us in for a "lesson" to cook us dinner and show us how to make healthy food. No mention of pots and pans.
They represented themselves as a healthy cooking school, not a company that sells cookware. I asked where the school was and nobody knew. So googled the company and came across this post. To be honest very happy I found this site so I am prepared for the hard sell during the demonstration. I have decided to cancel the demonstration but my partner is not bothered because of the "free dinner". I have to admit free food is always tempting but 2.5 hours later I am sure I would have preferred to stay at work and do overtime! I do not believe any of the companies claims about the pans and would only get angered with their unsubstantiated claims.

Has anyone had a "free dinner" from this company? Should I go out for the evening that day instead?

JulieM

See my post 18 and Kippers post 32, we both got free meals (and leftovers too!) and there was no hard sell.

hollydays

Have you ever cooked spam in this " salad master machine"? ( they are pans aren't they)??!!
That last sentence is a classic.
"We all have our own choice in life and this is my choice, the Saladmaster".

paddyrg

hollydays wrote: »

Have you ever cooked spam in this " salad master machine"? ( they are pans aren't they)??!!
That last sentence is a classic.
"We all have our own choice in life and this is my choice, the Saladmaster".

My favourite bit was "But if you want then, that great, they will help you to get the saladmaster to your house within 24 hours."

...they will help you get it in your home...