Dunno if this is helpful, but reading into some of what you guys are posting, I recently bought a vegetable spiralizer for shtis and giggles. I got hand turn one for cheap ($10), so why not tinker around with it? It functions kinda like a pencil sharpener. If any of you guys are looking for a slightly different way to introduce more veggies into your diet, this might be worth looking into.
This thing is surprisingly amazing! It's a little pricey at regular price, but if you really get into it, it's well worth the cost. The extra for the spring loaded hand crank or the electric ones might be worth it if you decide you just need to run through pounds and pounds of veggies, but I wouldn't immediately leap towards those unless you're certain you'd use it. I kinda wish I had the hand crank or electric versions at times. It usually takes around a minute per 2-3 inches of veggies.
You can shred things like zucchini, carrots, cucumber, potato etc and supplement or replace noodles. I did a half spaghetti and half zucchini for a cream sauce pasta and my wife loved how it didn't completely seem like a veggie and awesome how the pasta seemed lighter than normal vs being a heavy meal. My toddler also liked eating these veggies after I blanched them because it was an interesting shape and still a fun texture. I also tossed some of this stuff into salads to give it an extra dimension.
I didn't buy this specifically for health reasons. It was just another toy for the kitchen to experiment with. But it has gotten way more usage than I expected ever since I bought it.
This is the one I got.
vs these ones which are several times more expensive, but worth it if you use it a lot.
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