"Eat your vegetables!". A phrase we have all heard too many times to count from well-meaning mothers and grandmothers. Growing up, I ate vegetables when they were served to me, and as a parent myself, I try to get them onto my children's plates (and into their mouths, rather than being dropped down to the family dog). But.... they're vegetables. Boring, bland, vegetables. AmIright?
However, several months ago, I adopted a vegetarian diet, and vegetables took on an entirely new meaning for our family.
I began searching for new ways to prepare vegetables, and purchasing vegetables I had never tried before. I am always looking for ways to swap vegetables for meats in our family meals, and it has led to a whole new appreciation for vegetables in our house!
We have found cauliflower, mushrooms, and beans to be wonderful staples for our meals, but I have been hoping for a while to try zucchini noodles.
We recently moved, and while packing I stumbled across a spiral shredder that I purchased years ago, that has been on a shelf ever since. I finally got around the opening the box and checking it out, and decided to try it out with some zucchini I grabbed at the grocery over the weekend.
Guys....it was so quick & simple! Even my 5 year old enjoyed helping! We washed up the zucchini and sliced off the ends...attached them to the slicer, and turned the crank. That's it! It took 2-3 minutes to prepare enough zucchini noodles for our family's dinner tonight. (I am planning to try out this recipe. I'll have a post on it soon!).
For now, our "Zoodles" are chilling in the fridge until dinner time, and my prep time is finished!
Now, I'm off to search Pinterest for more Zoodle recipes to try out!
However, several months ago, I adopted a vegetarian diet, and vegetables took on an entirely new meaning for our family.
I began searching for new ways to prepare vegetables, and purchasing vegetables I had never tried before. I am always looking for ways to swap vegetables for meats in our family meals, and it has led to a whole new appreciation for vegetables in our house!
We have found cauliflower, mushrooms, and beans to be wonderful staples for our meals, but I have been hoping for a while to try zucchini noodles.
We recently moved, and while packing I stumbled across a spiral shredder that I purchased years ago, that has been on a shelf ever since. I finally got around the opening the box and checking it out, and decided to try it out with some zucchini I grabbed at the grocery over the weekend.
Guys....it was so quick & simple! Even my 5 year old enjoyed helping! We washed up the zucchini and sliced off the ends...attached them to the slicer, and turned the crank. That's it! It took 2-3 minutes to prepare enough zucchini noodles for our family's dinner tonight. (I am planning to try out this recipe. I'll have a post on it soon!).
For now, our "Zoodles" are chilling in the fridge until dinner time, and my prep time is finished!
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