Zoodles Spiralizer
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Oops. I need to correct that post above though. Should be 48 calories or so for 8 ounces.
Maybe your visualizing the little baby zucchini that are often sold @pitbullmamaliz.0 -
pitbullmamaliz wrote: »Good to know! Don't know why I felt like it would take several zucchinis to make enough for one person!
It depends on the size. I've eaten up to 3 for a meal (my spiralizer wastes the last inch) on small ones.3 -
Don't forget that the majority of carbs in a courgette are probably in the core - where the seeds are. If you omit the central core, I would also consider the carbs to be virtually zero....1
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What in tarnation is a courgette?0
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What in tarnation is a courgette?
We have all kinds of different names for things over here...
Zucchini - courgette
Cilantro - coriander
scallions - spring onions
thick cream - double cream
guys - idiots
pants - trousers
car hood - car bonnet
car trunk - car boot
vest - waistcoat
men - idiots
pantyhose - tights
Fall - Autumn
Pacifier - dummy
Subway - underground
Freeway - Motorway
Garbage - rubbish
sidewalk - pavement
Fellahs - idiots
store - shop...
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Some of those aren't different here. Maybe it's cause I'm in New England.
Zucchini - courgette (new to me)
Cilantro - coriander (leafy herb is cilantro, seed from the herb is coriander)
scallions - spring onions YEP interchangeable here
thick cream - double cream
guys - idiots YEP haha
pants - trousers YEP (only usually denotes dressy pants)
car hood - car bonnet
car trunk - car boot
vest - waistcoat YEP (but old-fashioned term)
men - idiots
pantyhose - tights (sort of, only if they are not natural colored and more opaque)
Fall - Autumn YEP interchangeable
Pacifier - dummy YEP but also known as binky
Subway - underground
Freeway - Motorway
Garbage - rubbish YEP (tho more nonfood trash is implied)
sidewalk - pavement
Fellahs - idiots
store - shop YEP interchangeable
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Chillycatmum wrote: »
As do the French, New Zealanders, Aussies, and Canadians.1 -
But not the Italians. Who, I think, must have been responsible for bringing it to American shores when they emigrated form La Bella Italia....
As a result of the large wave of Italian immigration to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Italian and Sicilian were once much more widely spoken in much of the U.S., than it is now...
The English refer to the same vegetable by using the French word for it - During the Norman occupation (1066), about 10,000 French words were adopted into English, some three-quarters of which are still in use today. This French vocabulary is found in every domain, from government and law to art and literature. Ballet terms are in French (entrechat, pas de deux). Cuisine terms are likewise (Bain Marie, sautée, fricassee, bisque, bouquet garni....)0 -
How is courgette pronounced?0
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@JessicaLCHF - 'Koor-j'het'
(It's difficult to convey the sound of the 'J'.. it's not pronounced 'hard' as in jeans or juice.... it's softer, as if there was a 'd' in front of it, like 'midget', or 'grudge' ok, so it's 'Koor-dget'!)1 -
"zoo-kee-nee"
Hope that helps.2 -
Damn yanki....0
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Ah thunk yew an' me jus' need ter drink a col' beer tegither, an' chill, dewde.....0
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I'd delight in the opportunity to drink with you, ma'am.1
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AlexandraCarlyle wrote: »@JessicaLCHF - 'Koor-j'het'
(It's difficult to convey the sound of the 'J'.. it's not pronounced 'hard' as in jeans or juice.... it's softer, as if there was a 'd' in front of it, like 'midget', or 'grudge' ok, so it's 'Koor-dget'!)
To me that's the 'zhe' sound. Like the second G in garage?1 -
Steph_Maks wrote: »AlexandraCarlyle wrote: »@JessicaLCHF - 'Koor-j'het'
(It's difficult to convey the sound of the 'J'.. it's not pronounced 'hard' as in jeans or juice.... it's softer, as if there was a 'd' in front of it, like 'midget', or 'grudge' ok, so it's 'Koor-dget'!)
To me that's the 'zhe' sound. Like the second G in garage?
Yes, it might have been easier if I'd just said that!! 0 -
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Found this recipe you might want to try with your spiralizers:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/244975/spiral-zucchini-salad/
MFP says 3 net carbs per serve.
This makes me think that whoever mentioned the center portion of the carrot contains the most sugar, is correct. The cranked spiralizers level behind the center core of the carrot. So less starch to up the carbs.1 -
Thanks! I think Ima try it on a cuke salad recipe I have, too. I'll see if I can find the link. I pinned it but sometimes the recipes disappear from the links. That's why I usually copy paste at least the ingredients on the pin.0
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http://joandsue.blogspot.ca/2012/08/cucumber-salad.html?m=1 I'll adapt it using full fat sour cream (yum) tho and sweetener.0
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retirehappy wrote: »Found this recipe you might want to try with your spiralizers:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/244975/spiral-zucchini-salad/
MFP says 3 net carbs per serve.
This makes me think that whoever mentioned the center portion of the carrot contains the most sugar, is correct. The cranked spiralizers level behind the center core of the carrot. So less starch to up the carbs.
I think, unless I'm very much mistaken (and there is always that possibility) that was me.... I also mentioned that the centre of the zucchini/courgette, housing the seeds, is the carb-safe. Omit it, and those carbs are kept safely locked away!
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Let's not get too lost in the weeds here --- I'd still log 100g of zucchini or carrots as listed in the MFP database, and wouldn't try to split hairs over the % of carbs that remain in any core. Same case like if you were to scrape the seeds out of a cucumber.
If you're not someone who logs, and just likes the general idea of "hey, there's theoretically marginally less carbs in this coreless zuke I'm eating", well, then that's cool I suppose.1 -
I think it may matter to those who really want to keep their carbs at an absolute minimum. 5g of carbs from a large courgette/zucchini makes a big difference to those going for LCHF....
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I usually err on the side of counting too many not too few. I'm not gonna split hairs of where in the veg they come from and try to figure that out! Lol.1
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Let's not get too lost in the weeds here --- I'd still log 100g of zucchini or carrots as listed in the MFP database, and wouldn't try to split hairs over the % of carbs that remain in any core. Same case like if you were to scrape the seeds out of a cucumber.
If you're not someone who logs, and just likes the general idea of "hey, there's theoretically marginally less carbs in this coreless zuke I'm eating", well, then that's cool I suppose.
I log in MFP, I was so brain washed by the GI, that I had stopped eating them all together. I am not concerned about the core, but it does feel good to know I have a little wiggle room. Don't think it is much but hey, in low carb eating, it all adds up, so if something is subtracted, Yea!0
can't wait to try it. I got the cheapest one to try first. 
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