[Magdalen] Eliminating sugar?

[Jay Weigel]

One of S/O's favorites among my kitchen purchases is my spiralizer, and his
favorite thing that I do with it is "zoodles"....zucchini noodles, which I
stir-fry briefly and serve with homemade tomato sauce. The sauce doesn't
take very long to make either. Sweet potato "noodles" are also good.
Cucumber ones are good, but a little problematic as they must be drained
under a weight or they dilute the dressing/sauce. You can get a hand
spiralizer fairly cheaply or a fancier one that costs around $30. I opted
for the latter on Amazon.

On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com> wrote:

> I followed a modified Paleo diet for a long time. I loved it...once I got
> used to it. I moved to that after a couple of successful years following a
> Weight Watchers plan. I did eventually lose my cravings for the sugary
> stuff but that transition wasn't pretty! I still don't each much processed
> food. Unfortunately, I've been "off the wagon" for the last year or so and
> it definitely shows. I regained about half the weight I lost.
>
> When I was serious about it, I ate no processed foods, no sugar or flour of
> any kind (if I could help it) and very little dairy. I had to keep a little
> cheddar cheese in the fridge to nibble, some Greek yogurt occasionally and
> legumes. I love black beans and refused to go without them! I learned to
> enjoy vegetables cooked lots of different ways...sauteed, oven roasted and
> grilled. I used salsas a lot to add flavor. And,  I learned to cook fish
> which I had always been afraid to try. In my family, fish that was cooked
> at home was always fried!
>
> Since my recently purchased "fat pants" are starting to get tight, it's
> time to get back on the program again! Luckily, I've never been a bread or
> pasta person so it has always been easy for me to say no to them.
>
> Peace, Rick
>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Susan Hutchinson <shutchinsonca at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > On 2015-01-27, at 2:59 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> >
> > >  It says no flavored yogurt, but doesn't mention plain, so I'll have to
> > find out about that.
> >
> > Many flavoured yogurts (also the low fat ones) are filled with sugar.
> > Plain, full fat yogurt is generally ok, and you can add whole fruits and
> > berries or cucumber/mint (tzaziki). The first thing the dietician told my
> > diabetes management class was to avoid flavoured, low fat yogurt!
> >
> > blessings
> > Susan
> >
> > The Rev. Susan Hutchinson
> > 604-319-7148
> > shutchinsonca at gmail.com <javascript:;>
> >
> >
>