Optimal Finance Daily · Sunday, September 13, 2026
Tanya Brown shares creative ways to use vegetables as substitutes for expensive pasta, recommending a spiralizer for zucchini and spaghetti squash. She notes that zucchini noodles are versatile, quick to prepare, and absorb flavors well, becoming a family favorite.
“I found the healthier pasta expensive. So I sub with veggies. I got a spiralizer that makes just about anything into a noodle.”
“Zucchini to be the most versatile. Two zucchinis are inexpensive and make enough pasta for our entire family for dinner and lunch.”
“It also absorbs the flavor of whatever you put into it. Better yet, you can spiralize it in about two minutes without having to cook it first.”