Support and ideas for those on low-carb diet

I've got one- bought years and years ago on a market in ... Tenerife- Must get it out ;)

Now, just to rub it in a bit more re Sicily- we visited all the Montalbano sites, Scicli, Ragusa, Modica, and when we went for lunch to Punta Secca, where 'his' house is- they were filming- and we even saw him on his balcony in his ... swimsuit- lol. Our villa was in the countraside just above th wonderful derelict brick factory by the water- and we visited the beach there. We first spent a few days in a great Hôtel in Ortigia (Siracuse) and then a few days near Agrigento and the Valley of the Temples. The wild flowers were absolutely stunning and the smell of huge swaves of wild sweet peas- in our heart forever. Wonderful.

Ooops- sorry about diversion. Back to low carb- off to our French supermarket for lots and lots of veg tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Sounds too much like Spirella! Local well-endowed matron had a brass plaque fitted next to her front door announcing her services as an expert Spirella (corset) fitter! Imagining slender vegatables, Galen!

Petallus it cuts certain vegetables into spirals, so you can use them instead of pasta or in other interesting ways.

Doesn't work on marmalade sandwiches.

Thanks!

granjura I'm very big time, what an evocative description.
I've bought a spiraliser just need to flippin' use it!

Does it make the vegs taste different?

No, but I think the point is that it makes the veg more bulky in volume- and it would make eating, say, a carrot- slower perhaps- hence perhaps self limiting the amount eaten? Perhaps?

I think it will also get me eating more veg because of there being less bulk?
I'm hoping that's the case!

Not sure I understand your post, sorry? A chunk of cucumber can be eaten in one bite- but a spiral will take more 'work' and time (not that it matters much with cucumber, lol- but perhaps with carrots due to sugar content. With a spiral doodah, you could have a very full looking plate- perhaps double or more if it was not spiralled- and would take about twice as long to eat. So win win.

I'll let you know when I've tried it tomorrow!
Home made chicken curry tonight.

I have done a sort of version of my recipe ages ago using a julienne device. Oh didn't like it although I did! It was very labour intensive tat way.

I presume that vegetables are less filling than carbs (although take longer to eat?) so I will eat more to fill myself up granjura, or is that wishful thinking!

Someone on this thread said some similar about cooking courgetti with a sauce but it not being filling.

Yes spiralised veg can taste different eg raw beetroot, carrot, sweet potato can be tossed in a touch of sesame oil with fresh ground pepper and quickly roasted in the oven. Served hot or left to go cold.

It's a good way to eat more veg, less carbs. Most people find it quite hard to eat as many veg as they should. Spiralisers slice veg lengthways into a veggie type of pasta. Lightly cooked, it's a good way of increasing the amount of veg you eat.

For a lasagne, you can cut leeks lengthways and blanch them, flatten them out and layer them up as you would the pasta sheets.

People might find this article useful, on how to keep and store spiralised veg.

www.inspiralized.com/2013/10/04/ground-rules-spiralizing-and-storing-noodles/

Was pleased with today's lunchtime salad which was sort of Waldorfy. Celery, apple (spiralized), walnuts, avocado, baby tomatoes, cold chicken in a mayo / yoghurt dressing on a bed of salad leaves.
Tonight is sausages (chipolata 100% pork from the butcher) with cauli mash and braised spinach.

Bit of a soggy disaster with courgette spaghetti added toy stir fry. Was it a mistake to steam it first, would it be better added raw????

to, not toy

It would probably be better stir-fried raw, Anya but my spiraliser didn't turn up today so I haven't had a chance to experiment yet.

Thanks for the link, janer. I've bookmarked it.

Since starting this diet I've stumbled across some lovely flavour combinations. My current favourite is baked beetroot, goats cheese and chilli sauce.

I didn't cook it first, just added it raw to the sauce and warmed it through.
The apple worked, but shan't try the spiralizer with celery again!

Oh that sounds yummy Merlot. Love beetroot and goat's cheese together. Tomorrow we are having chicken and spiralizer middle-bit-leftovers soup for lunch!

Beetroot, spiralised,(raw) with loads of chopped mint is lovely. Oil, lemon and salt and pepper.

I had a real craving for cake recently, and was getting fed up with the fruit I was buying. DBH bought me home two pineapples today! I had a slice after tea, and it has completely killed off my cravings, thank goodness.

Merlot Goat's cheese and beetroot are amazing together. Must try chilli sauce with it next.

I was reading that 'courgetti' is best quick fried in oil for a minute or two and added to stir fries at the last minutes....so that's Plan B. Plan C is to add it raw.

Tonight it's paella made with carrot and cauliflower rice and then all the usual ingredients.

Just spiralised an apple for GD2, for a fun way to eat it.

Jane I'm having the odd cake/sugar craving too and I'm dealing with it by looking in the calendar to see when the next birthday/feast day/bank holiday/Diwali/etc is, there's usually one each month so I promise myself I'll have something then instead. It's breaking the 'instant gratification' urge and replacing it with 'deferred gratification' - a kind of Marshmallow Test for old folk grown ups

We are having paella too! Mostly squid and prawns from the freezer as they won't be out catching much fish at the moment...
If I feel a need for something sweet I eat a date.

Yesterday I had a cake craving when I made my afternoon cuppa so satisfied it with a few slices of apple cubes of cheddar cheese.

I don't have a sweet tooth so it doesn't happen very often thank goodness.

I must check out my tub of dried fruit!