A Better Way to Enjoy A Bowl of Noodles

I absolutely love a big bowl of noodles. It's such a great base for almost any kind of flavor you're wanting. They take on the flavors of whatever sauce, broth, or extras you add into them. But often times a big bowl of noodles can also be a big bowl of refined, nutrient lacking, processed calories. Today I'm going to share with you how to make a big bowl of nutrient packed, fresh, raw, healthy noodles.

This is how......

I got this spiralizer for Christmas this past year, and have been loving it! You can find these on Amazon, or other kitchen supply stores. You can buy them for as little as twenty-five dollars. They are very easy to clean by just wiping it down with a wet cloth. Also, you can spiralize almost anything. My favorites are zucchini, carrots, apples, beets, and sweet potatoes. This particular spiralizer comes with three blades, two noodle blades (one is for thick noodles, the other is for thin) and one for circular slicing. So this is how you use this awesome contraption: 

First start off with the fruit or vegetable you'd like to turn into noodles.....I love using zucchini. 

Then, cut off both ends so they are flat..

Next, place on end of the vegetable on the blade..

And place the other end on the side with the spikes..

It should look a little something like this..

Now it's time to spiralize! Simple push in and turn the handle to start cutting the vegetable into noodles..

And voilà, noodles!

They are nice and curly, and look just like noodles!

Do they taste exactly like noodles? No, but they are a great alternative to regular noodles. If you are trying to eat less processed foods this is a great way to do that. You still are getting the noodle texture, but getting more nutrients and less calories by using a spiralizer. These noodles can then be sautéed, heated, added into salads, and of course topped with all different sauces or toppings. This is a great base because the zucchini has such a neutral flavor it is easy to add whatever you'd like! 

I highly recommend buying a spiralizer to add to your kitchen gadgets! They are quite useful and a great tool to eating cleaner, and healthier. Here are a few links where you can purchase them..

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Spiralizer-Tri-Blade-Spiral-Vegetable/dp/B006THC75E/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1397532322&sr=8-4&keywords=spiralizer

http://www.amazon.com/Epica-Manual-Multi-Blade-Spiral-Vegetable/dp/B009UEWLMW/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1397532322&sr=8-12&keywords=spiralizer

iherb | Website Review

About a year ago, I discovered this website called iherb.com. It is basically an online store that sells healthy products that you can't find at all grocery stores like Food Lion, or Lowes Foods.

At iherb.com you can buy things at the lowest price possible, and there are so many different brands it's easy to buy it all in one place, and there is free shipping over 20 dollars, which is amazing when you're buying heavy food items. Iherb.com gives you a discount on your first order, and often times they have sales going on which makes shopping/eating healthily a little cheaper.

Iherb makes buying health foods and natural beauty products so easy, and they provide nutritional information for each product. Often times you can even get free trial products with your purchase. You can search for products by brand, dietary needs, price, or type of product which makes it really simple to find exactly what you're looking for. I love iherb for discounted health products, as well as for discovering new health foods that I might not have known about.

My latest purchase was some things that I wanted to try out...my total was just 43.00 and I got all this stuff!


I ordered two cans of unsweetened young coconut water, which I am loving during this spring weather! A bag of flax chia blend, as well as flax hemp blend, which I am putting in my oatmeal, and it is amazing and filled with protein and omega-3! I also got two products by the company Go Raw, which is all raw and "alive" foods. I got a box of banana bread bars which taste just like banana bread, and are filled with omega-3 fats, and yumminess! And then I also got pumpkin super chips from Go Raw as well, which I finished rather quickly, delicious! I also bought two boxes of tea, which were at a great price, I got Peach Apricot, and Honey Lemon, I've been drinking both and they are so flavorful and delicious! I also have been looking into a product called Kelp Seasoning, which is basically dried kelp that can be sprinkled on salads, or really anything, and so I decided to go ahead and try some. I've been putting it on my sweet potatoes along with other spices, and I haven't really been able to taste it, but it has so much iodine, which is super important for our bodies, so I'm hoping that its giving me a great dose of iodine. Lastly, I got psyllium husk powder, which is a detoxifier that can be mixed with water or juice. It is supposed to help cleanse your digestion, and I've heard its great to incorporate into your diet. I've only tried it with water, and I thought it was pretty gross, but I'm hoping to find better ways to incorporate it into my diet. Overall, I've loved everything that I purchased, aside from the psyllium husk powder. Very pleased with this purchase!

So that was my most recent iherb order. Hope you enjoyed my little "haul" and review of iherb.com. I definitely suggest you check out this website and look around for new products for you to try!