Nourish
How to swap
GO SLOW You don’t have to replace
all rice and pasta with vegetables you
can use a mix. If you’re just starting out
or feeding picky eaters, try swapping
about a third of your grains with veggies.
Slowly swap more vegetables and less
starch until you fi nd a mix you like.
START WITH A SIDE Try starting
with dishes where the noodle or rice
isn’t the main event. For example, try
a stir-fry on top of a small portion of
vegetable rice instead of a whole pasta
dish or a skillet full of fried rice.
CONSIDER THE DISH When choos-
ing a vegetable to use, consider the other
ingredients in your recipe. If you’re mak-
ing something spicy, choose a sweeter
vegetable, such as carrot or sweet potato.
If you’re making a family favorite, where
swaps might be more noticeable, try a
neutrally fl avored vegetable, like zuc-
chini or yellow squash.
Your
Spiralizing
Toolbox
Whether you want to try
zucchini noodles for the fi rst
time or you’re ready to
spiralize everything in the
produce aisle, there’s a
model for you.
THE MULTITASKER
Just need the occasional
noodle? Use your vegetable
peeler. Press down along the
length of a zucchini or carrot
for long, fl at noodles.
THE COMPACT MODEL
The Oxo Good Grips 3-Blade
Hand-Held Spiralizer is ideal
when space is at a premium.
Three blades make spaghetti,
fettuccine, and ribbon shapes.
Its twist handle is easy to use
but best for smaller volumes
of noodles. ($25, oxo.com)
THE WORKHORSE
The ZLEW 10-Blade Spiralizer
makes spaghetti, linguine,
angel hair, ribbons, curly
fries, and more. It’s relatively
compact, effi cient, and stable.
($30, amazon.com)
MUSHROOM-
CAULIFLOWER
“RISOTTO,” P. 93
FALL 2019 / DI ABETIC LI VING 91
