I've lost another 2.5 pounds. (Link added) This veggie slaw

[applegrove]

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diet really works. I never knew how to enjoy a diet until now.

http://www.veggiesmadeeasy.com/index.php/products-recipes/broccoli-cole-slaw/

[No Vested Interest]

1. Tell us more.

I could like veggie slaw.

[applegrove]

2. I've said it before. Cauliflower, broccoli, carrots and cabbage cut up in matchsticks.

You buy it like that. Called "Mann's" four veggie slaw. I fill a mug with it and eat it handful after hand full with no dressing. Each handful tastes slightly different.

[No Vested Interest]

8. Thanks; I'm new to the Lounge nt

[marzipanni]

3. Are the broccoli and cauiflower flowerets in little bits?

I'm thinking I could run those veggies through the salad shooter my MIL gave us. It has a coarse grating side and a slicing side.
Usually broccoli and cauliflower separate into bits when cut small.

[applegrove]

4. They are matchstick size. Some of them very short. Their small size means

every handful is a different mix of taste.

[JBoy]

5. The prepackaged "broccoli slaw" is just the stalks

They somehow slice them lengthwise.

It's actually a brilliant product - selling the stalks after they've cut off the more valuable florets.

[applegrove]

10. There are a few broccoli florets in this stuff I buy but you are right it is the

leftovers from the fancier cuts of vegetables that they make into the slaw. Still very good for you even though the colours are not so vibrant in the broccoli and the cauliflower (colour usually denotes healthiness in fruits and vegetables, at least the carrots and the cabbage are colourfull).

[B Calm]

6. Gained 9 pounds. The munchies diet!

[Bertha Venation]

7. Is this all you eat, applegrove?

[applegrove]

9. No. I have a small snack when I wake up. I then have a full dinner with fruit for dessert. Then

I munch on the four veggie slaw at about 10 or 11 PM. More than a cup full, more like 1 1/2 cups packed down. I suppose it takes the place of my third meal. I wake up at 2PM and go to sleep at 3AM. So it is hard to eat right when you keep those hours. I'm like you Bertha in that I was kinda addicted to food. But this has enough variety in the mixture of flavours with each handful that I like it without dressing. For sure it is a little zippy. But that is a good thing. I'm glad I found this cause I have a hard time eating veggies.

[Bertha Venation]

16. This is great

I am very happy for you that you've found something that works! Where did you find this Mann's veg slaw -- mainstream grocery store, I hope.

[applegrove]

19. Yes. At the grocery store. And it is called Mann's Rainbow Salad (the link I gave you was

for the broccoli slaw but you need the cauliflower to get the zing). Here is the link to the rainbow salad:

http://www.veggiesmadeeasy.com/index.php/products-recipes/rainbow-salad/

[applegrove]

13. I also must say you need a lot more water when you eat so much in the way of dry veggies.

But that is all good too.

[AsahinaKimi]

11. Would you believe I lost 8 lbs this week??

I don't even know what I did... O.o

[applegrove]

12. NOT FAIR! AsahinaKimi needs to tell us her secret!!!

[AsahinaKimi]

14. I would tell you what I think might have been it...

But I don't want to gross anyone out. It later involved..kaopectate.

[applegrove]

15. Nuff said. I hope you are feeling better.

[AsahinaKimi]

18. Yeah that little bug

seems to be gone. Rei chan (my gf) told me it could have been food poisoning, but I always check stuff in the fridge, before I reheat it, or cook it, or start chomping down stuff. The nose is a pretty good tool for sniffing out stuff that might have gone bad. Idk, she could have been right.. in any case, its good to feel better.

Thanks!

[a kennedy]

17. I've lost 13 lbs since last October on the 5 - 2 diet....

eat regular for five days, fast on two. The fast actually is 500 calories total for the day. I split it up to 250 for a light breakfast and 250 for a light evening meal. Works pretty good for me. Here's some more info on it. http://thefastdiet.co.uk/ Slow but steady losing seems to work best for me too.