Frump to Fab 2016 - Lets make it AWESOME!!!

ali-t

We have one and its is amazing. Works best with wide rather than slim veg but is an amazing time saver and i now eat veg that i would have previously said i didnt like. Courgetti and sweet potato spirals with pasta sauce feels like total comfort food but is really healthy.

greenbee

Love my spiraliser - got mine on amazon for about £20. I use it for raw courgette and beetroot for salad.

lessonlearned

The spiralizer I bought at asda is made by JML. It cost £11.97. Not tried it out yet. You can get JML products in lots of places, supermarkets, chemists, dunhelm etc.

Re the visceral or body fat......yes very scary. Jamie Oliver once did a "living autopsy" using MRI scans on one of his campaigns .......even quite slim people can have a lot of visceral fat.

They mentioned a supplement which helps break it down. I am going to google it and see what is involved. I just know I probably have loads of visceral fat - given my genetic Inheritence.

Thanks for the link to that blog Maddie - I will take a good look at that. I'm am on the look out for new ideas. My repertoire is a bit narrow at times, I need some fresh ideas.

DS2 watched the programme with me and was very keen to adopt some of the ideas. ALthough a committed carnivore he has agreed that it might be a good idea to reduce our meat intake so,we have come up with a 3-2-2 plan. 3 meat, 2 fish, 2 veggie. This way I can get red meat consumption right down to once a week. This should help me get my cholesterol levels down. I do not want to have to take statins........

Fab Friday today - not sure what we are doing. Ds2 is off and we might pop into town later. I'm going to splash out and get some new kitchen scales.

Ali - back to the spiralizer. Daft question but what is the best way to cook spiralized vegetables.

lessonlearned

Just googled the supplement mentioned in the programme. It's called inulin.

It's available as capsules and powder form. It is a fibre which is found naturally in asparagus, bananas, leeks, garlic, onions, wheat, artichokes. Problem is you would have to eat an awful lot of those foods to get the required daily amount.

Apparently it has a range of health benefits, including keeping the bowel and digestive tract healthy. Apparently it is beneficial at breaking down cholesterol and is particularly useful for pre diabetics because it helps reduce blood sugar spikes.

Allegedly there are no known side effects or contra-indications.

So I guess I'll be adding that to my list of "little helpers" - if it's good enough for Angie Rippon then it's good enough for me. :rotfl:

maddiemay

greenbee wrote: »

Love my spiraliser - got mine on amazon for about £20. I use it for raw courgette and beetroot for salad.

ali-t wrote: »

We have one and its is amazing. Works best with wide rather than slim veg but is an amazing time saver and i now eat veg that i would have previously said i didnt like. Courgetti and sweet potato spirals with pasta sauce feels like total comfort food but is really healthy.

Thank you both, would you mind posting the name and model number when you get a minute please?:)

LL - I had a quick search for Inulin last evening, I had read of it recently, only speed read so far, but as it is fibre one might have to be careful how much one takes if over active bowels are a problem, I struggle to digest lentils and pulses even though I love them so this may be worth me trying.

Just noticed I am cross posting with you.

Re the spiralized veg, I had thought of steaming it for pasta substitute or including in stir fry and Thai style soup, may look in library later (when I go to collect latest Marie Kondo book) to see if they have anything.

ali-t

Ours was a gift so no research done at all. It is called on! Spiralix and has 3 different types of blades.

i dont do much cooking but my partner blots the veg once spiralised (things like courgette have a lot of water) and then stir frys them so they still have a bit of bite. Theres lots of different methods online for cooking spiralised veg but we go for easy!

maman

I'm another that's considered a spiraliser. I'm keen on one that works well (obviously!) but also one that's easy to clean. What I don't want is a gadget that I avoid using because it's a faff to clean. SW recommend them particularly for the weightloss boosting plan they have introduced (for occasional use) where they recommend just protein and fruit/veg.


We eat meat most days LL but, except for the occasional steak, tend to have small portions and fill our plates with veg. We like the flavour but not fussed about the quantity. I always cook masses of veg as I'm happy to have LOs for lunch the following day so I tend to do recipes for 4 with meat for 2 in them. Then I'll often have a portion of, e.g. casserole, which is more like a big soup as we've eaten the meat the night before. I find adding mushrooms helps too as they have a meaty texture. Similarly with a stir fry we'll have one smallish chicken breast between us (sliced thinly from almost frozen) and loads of crunchy veg. Very mse too.:money:


I'm doing fab Friday today, having spent most of the week just slopping around in leggings. I've had my shower, creamed, defuzzed, done a mini-facial, blow dried my hair and put clean, black jeans and a flame coloured Fat Face jumper on. I'll wear boots and a black jacket to go out later but first need to do my meal plan for the coming week.:)

greenbee

I've got this one. Seems to be fairly easy to clean, and I use it regularly.

Floss

We have a JL mandolin with slicing, grating & shredding blades, and also use a veg peeler to make courgette ribbons for nocarbonara - DH makes it so I don't know how it's done sorry!

Maddiemay, I too struggle with lentils & beans, I've found they need to be either very fresh to cook as directed or cooked for 50% longer to be digestible.

maddiemay

Thanks, I will try the longer cooking times and see if it works for me too.:D