Noodles make everything better, from chicken soup, to ramen, to spagetti. But if your trying to eat healthy, carbo loading on pasta is not wise, and if your like me, cant stand the taste of whole wheat pasta you need another option. I would like to introduce you to Miracle Noodles, a.k.a Shirataki noodles. I came across these babys a few weeks ago, and decided to give them ago. All of the reviews I read were positive, and it seemed like a good option since I was not eating carbs at the time. So I whipped out the credit card and ordered the sample pack. It came with 2-3 of each of the main types: Angel hair, Fettuccini, Spinach, Pene, and Rice (rice not pictured as I ate it all)
Having tried most of them and there are defiantly others that I like better. The angel hair, Fettuccini and rice are all really good. I have not tried the spinach yet. The pene unfortunately didn’t absorb the sauce as well and was a bit to chewy. If you do eat these, your not going to be fooled that its not pasta, but since they are tasteless they take on the flavor of what ever you cook, as they can be substituted for any dish you use rice or noodles for . The texture is VERY similar to rice noodles and if you like those you will love these
Now why are these so good for you? (I dont want you to confuse these with the tofu shirataki noodles, these are not those.) Its simple. There is no gluten, grains, its vegetarian, vegan, salt free, sugar free and virtually carb free and calorie free. most bags have less then 1g of carbs are made from a soluble fiber, the root of the Konnyaku plant, so it fills you up*. I have added them to meat sauce and i made a really good shrimp stir fry with the rice. If any one is looking for a healthy alternative to pasta I would highly recommend you try these.
They are simple to cook. You open the bag and drain it into a colander. There will be a smell, and that comes from the water and the bag. That is why its important that you rinse the noodles in cold water for a few minutes. Once you do that you add them to boiling water and cook them for 2-4 minutes and this gets rid of the smell completely. you then squeeze out excess moister and add to you dish. If any of you have tried it let me know how you have used them!
Happy eating!!
* as these are fiber, if you eat to much you will go to the bathroom*
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