TTMA healthy comfort foods

[PepperPottsJ]

Tuesday night I finally spiralized my first zucchini and I am hooked! Has anyone ever taken a look at Inspiralized ? Do you have a favorite trick to make comfort food healthy, or a favorite site/blog that shows you how?

[icedtea]

I really like chocolatecoveredkatie.com/.

I'm trying to do little things too--for example, we got an air popper, so no more microwaved popcorn.

[akraus2015]

I haven't heard of Inspiralized, but my favorite healthy comfort food is sweet potatoes. I whip them in my mixer and add butter, milk, and the tiniest bit of brown sugar.

[pinkcat]

I want to try the spiralizer!

My favorite healthy comfort foods are soups. There are so many options with soup and so many easy ways to add in tons of vegetables and flavor without adding a lot of unhealthy ingredients. I make lots of vegetable soup, chicken lemon soup, and minestrone without the noodles, all of which taste great but are pretty low calorie and full of vegetables!

[notagoddess]

Nov 5, 2015 10:22:57 GMT -5 pinkcat said:

I want to try the spiralizer!

My favorite healthy comfort foods are soups. There are so many options with soup and so many easy ways to add in tons of vegetables and flavor without adding a lot of unhealthy ingredients. I make lots of vegetable soup, chicken lemon soup, and minestrone without the noodles, all of which taste great but are pretty low calorie and full of vegetables!

I second soups. Some homemade chicken noodle or tomato soup with fresh crusty bread is amazing.

[wannabmama]

I agree pinkcat I love soups especially this time of year!
I really want to try spiralizing but H is not into it and it's hard to do two separate meals.
I also find that making comfort foods but limiting the portions is a nice way to get some of the treat without all of the guilt. I also add spinach to everything, ha...it's a sneaky way to add some health to otherwise rich dishes (lasagne and tomato sauces and even in meatloaf).

[ohinvrtedworld]

You can make a tasty grilled cheese with mostly goat cheese and then a sprinkle of shredded cheddar or whatever you like, and maybe some roasted red pepper or garlic, and the goat cheese is lighter! And using olive oil spray instead of butter

[Deleted]

Favorite in my house is a roasted red pepper and tomatoe soup with mini meatballs (xlean beef or turkey). It tastes like a bowl of spaghetti sauce, but no noodles! I leave out some of the pepper and all of the cayenne because I am a wimp.
Recipe: recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=997515

[pismoduo]

Nov 5, 2015 11:39:46 GMT -5 @sparky85 said:

Favorite in my house is a roasted red pepper and tomatoe soup with mini meatballs (xlean beef or turkey). It tastes like a bowl of spaghetti sauce, but no noodles! I leave out some of the pepper and all of the cayenne because I am a wimp.
Recipe: recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=997515

We do something similar, but with the pre-packaged Trader Joe's roasted red pepper and tomato soup. And sometimes I add a few whole wheat noodles.

Also, in a similar vein to soups - I love chili when the weather is cold and damp.

[lgraceh]

I am all about the "zoodles" in my house. Bonus that H likes them too. I do try to soak up a little of the water on a paper towel, then cook them in a pan w/ no additional liquid. They taste fantastic in homemade pad thai too. I make cauliflower alfredo a lot. And cauliflower mash instead of potatoes. I will also use oatmeal to make chicken fingers, but I'm not sure if that makes it that much healthier.

[teraiin]

Nov 5, 2015 9:46:35 GMT -5 PepperPottsJ said:

Tuesday night I finally spiralized my first zucchini and I am hooked! Has anyone ever taken a look at Inspiralized ? Do you have a favorite trick to make comfort food healthy, or a favorite site/blog that shows you how?

I want one of those, but I'm worried it will turn into one of those things that just gets stored and not used.

[PepperPottsJ]

Nov 5, 2015 14:18:14 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Nov 5, 2015 9:46:35 GMT -5 PepperPottsJ said:

Tuesday night I finally spiralized my first zucchini and I am hooked! Has anyone ever taken a look at Inspiralized ? Do you have a favorite trick to make comfort food healthy, or a favorite site/blog that shows you how?

I want one of those, but I'm worried it will turn into one of those things that just gets stored and not used.

I just like her recipes, I bought a cheapie handheld one on Amazon

[teraiin]

Nov 5, 2015 14:53:36 GMT -5 PepperPottsJ said:

Nov 5, 2015 14:18:14 GMT -5 teraiin said:

I want one of those, but I'm worried it will turn into one of those things that just gets stored and not used.

I just like her recipes, I bought a cheapie handheld one on Amazon

Probably buying one of those would be a smarter choice... just in case it does become clutter.

[icedtea]

I got a cheap one on Amazon too and it works great. No need to spend lots. I worried I'd never use it too, but it's actually a lot easier than I expected.

Also, not that this is helpful in this thread, but you can make curly fries with it...

[jubilantsquirrel]

I use almond flour and tapioca flour to make chicken tenders (or really any kind of breaded chicken dish). I add some spices like garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, pepper and whatever else sounds good and fry them on the stove in coconut oil. Sometimes I'll bake them in the oven, but either way they come out super tasty.

[ourcrazynavylife]

It's the right season right now for spaghetti squash. Easy substitute for most pasta dishes.

Our dinner tomato-y, turkey sausage, spinach spaghetti squash

[swivelchair5]

Zoodles are one of my favorite quick meals when DH isn't around. I just spiralize one zucchini (I have the cheap hand-held one), and sautee the zoodles in a pan with a little olive oil and seasonings. And top with a sprinkle of Parmesan. I wish I had one of the more robust spiralizers, so I could do other fruits and vegetables that are not zucchini shaped.

[doodler]

Nov 5, 2015 14:54:43 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Nov 5, 2015 14:53:36 GMT -5 PepperPottsJ said:

I just like her recipes, I bought a cheapie handheld one on Amazon

Probably buying one of those would be a smarter choice... just in case it does become clutter.

I bought a cheapy one and it didn't work and was impossible to clean.  I threw it away after one time.  I'm sure they are all made different though.  I LOVE my spiralizer.  I have the big one and bought it on amazon for like $30.  

[doodler]

PepperPottsJ I love Skinnytaste. Her stuff is so good and doesn't taste "diet". My husband loves all the things I cook off of there too.

[teraiin]

Nov 6, 2015 8:02:13 GMT -5 doodler said:

Nov 5, 2015 14:54:43 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Probably buying one of those would be a smarter choice... just in case it does become clutter.

I bought a cheapy one and it didn't work and was impossible to clean.  I threw it away after one time.  I'm sure they are all made different though.  I LOVE my spiralizer.  I have the big one and bought it on amazon for like $30.  

Thanks for the info! I'll be investigating reviews to see if I can find a 'good' reasonably priced one.




EDIT: SIGGY WARNING BECAUSE I WAS MOBILE. Sorry guys.

[icedtea]

Nov 6, 2015 8:53:20 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Nov 6, 2015 8:02:13 GMT -5 doodler said:

I bought a cheapy one and it didn't work and was impossible to clean.  I threw it away after one time.  I'm sure they are all made different though.  I LOVE my spiralizer.  I have the big one and bought it on amazon for like $30.  

Thanks for the info! I'll be investigating reviews to see if I can find a 'good' reasonably priced one.

This is the one I have: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRIR87M?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage.

[PepperPottsJ]

Nov 6, 2015 9:40:45 GMT -5 icedtea said:

Nov 6, 2015 8:53:20 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Thanks for the info! I'll be investigating reviews to see if I can find a 'good' reasonably priced one.

This is the one I have: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRIR87M?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage.

I wish I had somewhere to put it!!!! I saw this ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ recipe that I am dying to try, and you need this kind to spiralized the broccoli stalk!

[icedtea]

Nov 6, 2015 9:48:31 GMT -5 PepperPottsJ said:

Nov 6, 2015 9:40:45 GMT -5 icedtea said:

This is the one I have: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRIR87M?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage.

I wish I had somewhere to put it!!!! I saw this ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ recipe that I am dying to try, and you need this kind to spiralized the broccoli stalk!

It's not as big as it may look, I just stuck it in the top of our plate cupboard. We do have a stupid number of cupboards, though (I actually want to get rid of some).  Good luck!