Veggetti or Spaghetti?

Carbs!  We all love them, especially a good bowl of pasta.  But who wants to give up a favorite dish to loose a couple inches!  From a girl that swam over her half her life, between the pasta parties and my own personal "carbo loading"  I was not ready to give up pasta.  Not only do I love a bowl of pasta but the great things that go with it-- bread, salad, and wine.. my favorite things!

And not only do I love pasta but I HATE veggies.. my parents tried everything and David tries everyday.. I'm the girl that eats a lot of salad, corn, and some celery with my peanut butter.  So call me a major skeptic.. but how in the world would I want to pick this over a good ol' fettucini or penne noodle? (I figured if anything, David could use the Veggetti when I was out of town)

Dave and I received the Veggetti for Christmas and it's probably (don't tell) one of our favorite gifts!  We use it now at least once a week and I couldn't tell you the last time I bought pasta.

Check out the Veggett pro infomercial- Veggetti Ad Not the best commercial I've ever seen but they make their point.


Ignore the chicken, the messy kitchen, and my attire.  We've been using zucchini squash.. depending on how hungry we are we either use 2 or 3 to put through the Veggetti and we don't have to feel guilty about it!  You just cut off the ends, insert the handle into the end and start turning it once it's on the blade.

What's even better.. the "yuck" stuff (whatever it is) just simply comes out the left side, separated from your veggie noodles.

Once you have your pile of noodles, simply add them to boiling water.  4 minutes seems to be the trick for us.  Anything more and they get a bit soggy.  While the noodles are in the boiling water you can be sure to have your sauce ready, or cut up chicken and any other ingredients.  Of course you can cut more "bad" things if you make your own sauce!  Once 4 minutes is up, drain your Veggetti and go from there.  We choose to put it back in the pot and add our sauce and protein into the pot to heat those up and give it some time to thicken.

So we tried it.. and let me tell you... I LOVE IT!  Who knew cutting over 500 calories, cutting a bit of carbs, and adding veggies to your lifestyle was so easy!  I choose this over pasta every week now.  (And remember major veggie hater over here)  You really don't need to get the pro.. we love this little thing since it's easy to store.  And either way you go, don't forget to snag a Bed, Bath, and Beyond coupon for 20% off and go get your Veggetti! Don't forget to sprinkle some fresh Parmesan on top!

So according to abi- the Veggetti is "Must Have"!