Low Cal Pasta or Pasta Replacement?

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  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    320 calories per 100g - not exactly low calorie!
    However, lots of protein.
  • MessyArts
    MessyArts Posts: 35 Member
    i use "pasta slim". made from soy and mushrooms i believe. they have a good spinach fet. i find the noodles themselves to be not that tasty, but if you make your own sauce this is not a problem. they take on the flavor of whatever you would like. most places put them next to the tofu products. 20 cals a serving. maybe beware of the soy.
  • suelegal
    suelegal Posts: 1,282 Member
    320 calories per 100g - not exactly low calorie!
    However, lots of protein.

    I chose it because the carbs aren't as high and because the protein is so great, and it tastes great too!
  • Mangopickle
    Mangopickle Posts: 1,509 Member
    I was going to try those miracle noodles, but then I read on the package "Rinse to remove authentic odor" and just knew I couldn't deal with that.
    Hardly any smell on the ones I had and just a slightly 'earthy' smell at that, not rotting sewage or anything!
    They just smell like tofu to me. They aren't actually fake pasta, they are just Asian pasta. Possibly they are the same noodles that enthralled Marco Polo who brought noodles to Italy from Asia in the first place. If you like Asian glass, bean thread, yam or rice noodles you will likely enjoy shirataki noodles. If you don't , you won't.
  • Sweetnothing78
    Sweetnothing78 Posts: 86 Member
    I really like the barilla plus variety. They have a lot of fiber and protein, so you feel more full. I also add more vegetables to the sauce, like zucchini or tomato. :smile:
  • vailedhorse
    vailedhorse Posts: 1 Member
    My boyfriend and I are both chef's and we replaced our pasta with spagetti squash. It can be cut in half and baked. Be careful, there are ways to accomplish the task with out cutting your fingers off. Lay the squash on its side cut off the stem end and the top so it wont roll around on you. Pick it up and place it on its cut end and slice down the middle to half it. Scoop out the seeds, set your oven to 350°F and let it cook for an hour or until fork tender. It will seperate into spagetti like strands once you scrape it with a fork.... add your own sauce and perfect low calorie meal that will fill you up.
  • Mockingbirds531
    Mockingbirds531 Posts: 18
    I dont know if you have them in your area, they can only be found at asian grocery stores and they are not shirataki noodles--- they're something like "soybean threads" or soybean strips." They taste delicious and they're low carb, i think? Well, i do know that it at least has a lot of protein because it's an asian soybean product.

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