Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Way to go Linz, and--

Way to go Linz, with your weightloss/habit modification. I hope it helps with your fibro & hypoglycemia.

I thought I'd share something that I've been playing with & loving--totally low g.i. and flexible.

It sounds gross, but I take a few zucchini and make a kind of slaw with them. Basically, it's the same process as grating/shredding for a muffin/loaf recipe. I salt/season and cook them (generally either nuke or bake/broil on a cookie sheet). I also like slicing them ultra fine like you might for scalloped potatoes. (I let the food processor do this).
I actually love mixing a few carrots in sometimes, or even grated potatoe. (It's really funky if you use different colours). I suspect that the zucchini "hash" or slaw would really rock with a bit of sweet potatoe, too! Definite funking up/adaptation potential (but due to nasty acid reflux at the moment I keep things VERY PLAIN & simple so they don't repell or burn!)

Another hugely satisfying mushroom idea (given to me by UWPONINE/Mandy)is "Mushroom crumbles." It's basically food processed mushrooms (tastes similar to meat, I suppose) and quick saute/season. It's funky if you put them in the oven to get a kind of crispy effect. Trust me, it's wicked and the SF is so low g.i., not to mention a great source of vitamin D and beta glucan.

Do you like eggplant? I'm enjoying it tremendously lately.
I love making eggplant chips--just eggplant slices baked on a cookie sheet, spritzed with Pam Spray. Be sure to salt, as eggplant is rather bitter and the salt "sweats" the bitterness out of them. Personally, I peel eggplant because the skins are rather tough (unless you find some japanese ones!). Eggplant guts are also good whipped as a condiment/side/topping--topped with a bit of parsley.

The fiber in vegetables lowers the glycemic load, tremendously--if you can tolerate them. Sometimes, playing with other blades (i.e. in cuts of veggies) is fun.

Kate.

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