The Vegetti Report - Use scores a 5, Tastes Scores a 10!

So I have been using the Vegetti® for a couple of months now, and decided it's time to share my experiences with it. I typically use it about once a week. I did try a hand held julienne slicer instead of the Vegetti®, which was a total waste of time. And I'll be honest, I'm still looking for the 'perfect' solution. But until I find it, the Vegetti® does get the job done.

Despite the advertising claims, the Vegetti® really only excels at cutting zucchini. Yellow squash cuts somewhat less effectively, mostly due to the shape and the larger concentration of seeds in the center of a typical yellow squash. Carrots and parsnips are much more difficult to get started, but once the Vegetti® finally does settle down and starts cutting them, they do cut nicely. In my experience, cutting the squash items on the thick blade, and the carrots and parsnips on the thin blade, yielded the best results.

My favorite dish is a mixed combination of zucchini, carrot, and yellow squash. Once you have shredded out the desired amount, you have two cooking options. You can saute the strips in a pan with a bit of non-stick spray, butter, or olive oil. Feel free to spice them up with anything you prefer. You can also dip them in salted boiling water, like you would real pasta, for about 5 minutes. Both methods have their merits, and do result in a slightly different taste profile. My personal preference is to saute with olive oil, minced garlic, and a bit of crushed red pepper flakes.

At this point you can serve as a delicious side dish, or use as the base for your favorite pasta sauce. I've enjoyed Vegetti® pasta with my own low carb traditional pasta sauce, made with ground turkey. I've also served it with a low carb tomato sauce with grilled shredded chicken. And it also makes an excellent base for a low carb chicken marsala entree.

So for those of you that love pasta, and are looking for a way to enjoy pasta without blowing your glucose levels out of range, you owe it to yourself to give the Vegetti®, or other similar device, a try. These shredded vegetable strands have a low carb, low glycemic nutritional profile that lets you indulge your 'pasta' cravings to the fullest and still keep your glucose meter happy!

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