Need to Lose Weight? You’ll Love this Low-Carb Spiralizer Method

Here’s a great low carb diet spiralizer you’re going to really love.

Going on a low carb diet can be a big challenge, especially if you like Italian food (pasta) as I do.

Having spent many years living in Italy I love the variety of sauces and the different types of pasta, too. 

In this article, I’ll share ways you can find great alternatives to pasta that are tasty and low carb.

All you really need is a vegetable spiral cutter aka spiralizer and you’ll find life gets a whole lot easier.

1. OK, so what is a spiralizer or spiral vegetable cutter?

Spiralizers come in many shapes and forms, starting with an inexpensive hand-held cutter to a spiral cutter machine that does the work for you.

The good thing is, they are not only great for cutting vegetables but also for cutting fruit, so don’t be fooled by the name.

However, to get the best results for a low carb diet spiralizer or spiral vegetable cutter you’ll need to follow some guidelines:

1. Avoid using odd-shaped vegetables and fruit, the straighter the sides the better your spiral cut vegetables will turn out

2. Use fruits and vegetables that are solid, two of the best choices are zucchini and cucumbers

3. For best results, the length of the fruit and vegetables should be longer than 2 inches and the diameter larger than 1½ inches.

4. Hollow-core vegetables cannot be used

2. What vegetables and fruit work well with a spiral vegetable cutter?

This list is not exhaustive, but these are the most popular food items to get the best results for your low carb diet spiralizer:

• apples
• zucchini
• beets
• broccoli
• butternut squash
• carrots
• chayote
• cucumbers
• onions
• parsnips
• pears
• plantains
• radishes

3. Why should you choose to eat spiral cut veggies?

• One of the main reasons is to lower the number of high carbs in your diet. Eliminating high starch foods like pasta will make a difference in your weight loss routine.

• By adding spiral cut vegetables to your recipes you’re not only reducing calories, but you’re also eating healthier food.

• Many savory pasta dishes already feature different vegetables in their recipes to enhance the flavor, so spiral cut vegetables only compliment this trend further.

• Research also indicates it’s much easier to maintain a low carb diet when you can substitute or mimic your carb-filled favorites.

4. What’s the most popular vegetable when using the spiral cutter?

So what is the vegetable of choice for making vegetable noodles?

Trending at the moment is how to make spiral cut noodles with zucchini or courgettes. The recipe is easy to make:

Ingredients

Serves: 1

2 zucchini
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 tablespoons water
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Use a spiralizer to cut the zucchini.
2. Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat; cook and stir zucchini in the hot oil for 1 minute.
3. Add water and cook until zucchini is soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Top with your favorite sauce or add any other pre-cooked ingredients you like.

4. Recipe ideas with spiral zucchini

You can make various types of low carb spiral veggie dishes that mimic your favorite pasta recipes.

1. Spiral zucchini with sausages and marinara
2. Spiral zucchini with butter, fresh garlic, and parmesan
3. Spiral zucchini with marinara
4. Spiral zucchini with spinach and cream sauce
5. Spiral zucchini with Alfredo sauce (with or without chicken or shrimp)
6. Spiral zucchini with clams
7. Virtually any other Italian sauce or ingredients you can image

Remember, all the above can be used as side dishes with steak, chicken or fish or even as a main course.

Other low starch vegetables that work well with spiralizers are:

• carrots
• cucumbers
• mooli (use in Asian recipes)
• sweet potatoes
• apples

So, what are you waiting for? Go, give the spiralizer or spiral vegetable cutter a try and start to eat more healthily on a low carb diet.

Enjoy and eat well!

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