Just bumping this up to see who all is still using their ztrim? Steelslady; just curious to see if you're still seeing good things as well as everyone else.
I had a difficult time measuring out the powder to mix it. The flakes were very airy and flying all over... did this happen for anyone else or did I receive a bad batch?
I had a difficult time measuring out the powder to mix it. The flakes were very airy and flying all over... did this happen for anyone else or did I receive a bad batch?
I don't like the powder for that reason. It makes it very difficult to determine if you've measured it correctly. I wish the recipes did it by weight instead of by the number of cups.
It's really not all that important to measure that carefully.
I make up a batch of 6 T to 1 C and take it from there. If it's too watery I had a tad bit more powder, too thick? a tad bit more water.
Let us know hoe the baking goes, I haven't used it for any baking at all and was very disapointed in the omelet, but I really like it for adding fiber and also for adding volume to creamy foods I eat like half blue cheese reduced fat dressing and half z trim for dipping veggies in.
Or peanut butter for dipping crackers.
I have no idea. My jar has no expiration date, so I suppose if you keep it well sealed and don't let any moisture in, it should last a long, long time.
Has anyone used chia seeds to make a gel like ztrim? Apparently chia seeds and water make a gel that can be used as a fat replacer very much like ztrim, but with a nutty taste rather than no taste at all. Interesting, I was just curious as to taste, price, and availabity comparisons.
I was thinking the same thing!! LOL I've never heard of chia seeds. Where does one get them? Speaking of seeds, I read a recipe that called for Mesquite flour. It's flour made from the ground up seed pods of Mesquite trees (quite abundant in the desert southwest).
Yep, like the chia pets. Apparently chia is one of those "rediscovered" ancient foods (if you can call anything that some people have always been eating, rediscovered). Google it, it's fascinating. Apparently the Aztecs considered it such a valuable food source, it was accepted as currency.
