[Magdalen] Eliminating sugar?

[Grace Cangialosi]

Jay, what brand spiralizer do you have? I looked on amazon, and there is a dizzying array of them trace

> On Jan 27, 2015, at 10:27 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My advice, having tried it, is to go easy on the meat sauce as it can
> overpower the zoodles. You may do better using ground chicken or turkey
> rather than beef or sausage. Those work fairly well with sweet potato
> noodles. Some people boil those briefly. I prefer them stir-fried and if
> they don't get done, put the lid on and steam them for a minute or two.
> 
>> On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I just bought one of those this weekend...$10 at Ross. I can't wait to use
>> it. Thanks for the advice. The sweet potatoes sound yummy. I hadn't thought
>> of using those. I definitely want to try zoodles (and I love that word)
>> with meat sauce!
>> 
>> Peace, Rick
>> 
>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com
>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 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
>> <javascript:;>>
>>> 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:;>
>>>> <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:;> <javascript:;>
>>