Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Hi All, We have been off the strict SCD for about a year and are doing pretty well, but we still don't eat wheat, and just a little of other grains. Recently I read some interesting ideas for noodles that I thought might be of interest to some of you; they come from the " raw/living food " cuisine. Raw foodists don't eat traditional noodles, because they're cooked. Two of the substitutes are both tasty and legal. The one my family likes the best is zucchini noodles. You need an appliance called a spiral slicer. It costs about $20. You put a firm, straight vegetable in it such as carrot or zucchini, turn the crank, and it slices long spiral ribbons from the bottom to the top. The zucchini noodles are pretty convincing, and zucchini is a lot easier to find than spaghetti squash, which is watery to boot. The kids were reluctant to eat them at first, but when they realized they could slurp up long strands, they changed their minds. It also helped to cook them slightly so they were softer but not falling apart. Another interesting noodle option is to use young coconut, also known as Thai coconut. The flesh of these is soft. You try to scoop it out in large sheets, then slice them into ribbon-like noodles. If you open one with too-soft flesh, use it for a smoothie and try another one. These coconut noodles are good for pad thai, or peanut noodles, or you could mix them with shrimp, shredded cucumber, shredded carrots and celantro and wrap it in lettuce leaves for a nice spring roll, with some sort of dipping sauce using peanut butter. Yum! I hope these ideas are of value to someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Hi , Where can we buy the spiral slicer? Sounds great! Thanks, Belle asuvas wrote: Hi All, We have been off the strict SCD for about a year and are doing pretty well, but we still don't eat wheat, and just a little of other grains. Recently I read some interesting ideas for noodles that I thought might be of interest to some of you; they come from the " raw/living food " cuisine. Raw foodists don't eat traditional noodles, because they're cooked. Two of the substitutes are both tasty and legal. The one my family likes the best is zucchini noodles. You need an appliance called a spiral slicer. It costs about $20. You put a firm, straight vegetable in it such as carrot or zucchini, turn the crank, and it slices long spiral ribbons from the bottom to the top. The zucchini noodles are pretty convincing, and zucchini is a lot easier to find than spaghetti squash, which is watery to boot. The kids were reluctant to eat them at first, but when they realized they could slurp up long strands, they changed their minds. It also helped to cook them slightly so they were softer but not falling apart. Another interesting noodle option is to use young coconut, also known as Thai coconut. The flesh of these is soft. You try to scoop it out in large sheets, then slice them into ribbon-like noodles. If you open one with too-soft flesh, use it for a smoothie and try another one. These coconut noodles are good for pad thai, or peanut noodles, or you could mix them with shrimp, shredded cucumber, shredded carrots and celantro and wrap it in lettuce leaves for a nice spring roll, with some sort of dipping sauce using peanut butter. Yum! I hope these ideas are of value to someone. For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Hi , Where can we buy the spiral slicer? Sounds great! Thanks, Belle asuvas wrote: Hi All, We have been off the strict SCD for about a year and are doing pretty well, but we still don't eat wheat, and just a little of other grains. Recently I read some interesting ideas for noodles that I thought might be of interest to some of you; they come from the " raw/living food " cuisine. Raw foodists don't eat traditional noodles, because they're cooked. Two of the substitutes are both tasty and legal. The one my family likes the best is zucchini noodles. You need an appliance called a spiral slicer. It costs about $20. You put a firm, straight vegetable in it such as carrot or zucchini, turn the crank, and it slices long spiral ribbons from the bottom to the top. The zucchini noodles are pretty convincing, and zucchini is a lot easier to find than spaghetti squash, which is watery to boot. The kids were reluctant to eat them at first, but when they realized they could slurp up long strands, they changed their minds. It also helped to cook them slightly so they were softer but not falling apart. Another interesting noodle option is to use young coconut, also known as Thai coconut. The flesh of these is soft. You try to scoop it out in large sheets, then slice them into ribbon-like noodles. If you open one with too-soft flesh, use it for a smoothie and try another one. These coconut noodles are good for pad thai, or peanut noodles, or you could mix them with shrimp, shredded cucumber, shredded carrots and celantro and wrap it in lettuce leaves for a nice spring roll, with some sort of dipping sauce using peanut butter. Yum! I hope these ideas are of value to someone. For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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