Ever Heard of ZERO Calorie Noodles?

cindyj7

Another swap you could try for pasta is broccoli slaw. Steam it in the microwave (or steamer) until it is good and tender and drain very well. I love it and since I am not good with controlling my pasta intake either, this works great for me. It's also much easier prep than the tofu noodles.

^^ I love this suggestion! Never thought of that, thanks!

hollyk57

I like to put real food into my mouth, not fake laboratory stuff.

Konjac is a traditional Japanese food.

that is correct it's not laboratory stuff

Nothing wrong with Konjac -- it's delicious in the right preparations, like Sophie's Kitchen Vegan Seafood.
HOWEVER, in these 'noodles' (an insult to real pasta) they taste like a science experiment in the creation of artificial intestines. They are an abomination to the food world and I wish people would stop promoting them... yuck

Faericn_Rising

Yep. 97% water, plus yam flour. They are called Shirataki.

I eat normal food most of the time, but if i feel one of those endless munchies coming on, i bust out a couple bags of those noodles, rinse them of their stinky juice, pan fry them to help the texture and make them completely tasteless, then add a TON of garlic, and some sesame oil, and a couple veggies....

Then i can.... listen to pink floyd, and watch Adult Swim, a LOT, and not ruin my diet from the after effects.

They have absolutely no nutritional value. but thats not why i eat them. If i lose control, they make it so i dont ruin everything and have to work it off for a week. Their not having any food value is the point, because by that time of day, my diary is closed for good.

JellyButter

Ohhhh must try. Does it take the flavor of anything you cook it with? Like..tofu?

DavPul

I like to put real food into my mouth, not fake laboratory stuff.

This times a miggity miggity million. Why are people always trying to dodge a few calories?

Note: I'm sitting at McDonalds sipping a diet coke as I type this.

sjohnny

I like to put real food into my mouth, not fake laboratory stuff.

This times a miggity miggity million. Why are people always trying to dodge a few calories?

Note: I'm sitting at McDonalds sipping a diet coke as I type this.

Enjoy your cancer and early death.

jofjltncb6

If something has zero calories, then it isn't really a food, is it?

anna32aries

I ordered a 12 or 24 lot, just because I had a store credit from a website, so I chanced it. I made mac and cheese with these and I could not get past the texture, I threw my dinner out. Now I have this box of Miracle Noodles sitting on top of my fridge… I think I’ll give it one more chance and put these in stir fry and mask it with as much stuff as I can…but I’m still building up to actually doing this. I love spaghetti squash so I’ll stick to that.

Allie_71

They're zero calorie because they're essentially soluble fiber. They're made with konjac root. They smell the way they do because the raw konjac root flour has a fishy smell.

Why I never agree with the practice of stuffing more of a low calorie substitiute into your face so you can gorge on quantity of food, I wouldn't dismiss it as a non-food because it's not a part of your culture. It's been around for a while.

I remember eating it at a Japanese friend's house in school. They ate it not because it was low calorie, but because they enjoyed it. The low cal/low carb thing is a side 'benefit' for those who put themselves on restricted diets.

sjohnny

I bought some once. They weren't too bad. First I seasoned a steak with soy sauce and sesame oil. Then I pan seared said steak. Then I poured a little peanut oil in the pan after removing the steak and threw the "noodles" in the pan and fried them. Then I put some chopped green onions and a little more sesame oil and threw in some broccoli. It added a little more "something" to just steak and broccoli. I haven't seen the need to try them again.

BritneysStuntDouble

I heard they taste like ****. :sick:

jofjltncb6

They're zero calorie because they're essentially soluble fiber. They're made with konjac root. They smell the way they do because the raw konjac root flour has a fishy smell.

Why I never agree with the practice of stuffing more of a low calorie substitiute into your face so you can gorge on quantity of food, I wouldn't dismiss it as a non-food because it's not a part of your culture. It's been around for a while.

I remember eating it at a Japanese friend's house in school. They ate it not because it was low calorie, but because they enjoyed it. The low cal/low carb thing is a side 'benefit' for those who put themselves on restricted diets.

That isn't the reason I'm saying it isn't a food. My reason is based entirely on the definition of the word "food".

Allie_71

They're zero calorie because they're essentially soluble fiber. They're made with konjac root. They smell the way they do because the raw konjac root flour has a fishy smell.

Why I never agree with the practice of stuffing more of a low calorie substitiute into your face so you can gorge on quantity of food, I wouldn't dismiss it as a non-food because it's not a part of your culture. It's been around for a while.

I remember eating it at a Japanese friend's house in school. They ate it not because it was low calorie, but because they enjoyed it. The low cal/low carb thing is a side 'benefit' for those who put themselves on restricted diets.

That isn't the reason I'm saying it isn't a food. My reason is based entirely on the definition of the word "food".

Point taken and understood. Argument to that point retracted It was the post dismissing it as fake and labaratory food that I was intending to aim this at.

jofjltncb6

They're zero calorie because they're essentially soluble fiber. They're made with konjac root. They smell the way they do because the raw konjac root flour has a fishy smell.

Why I never agree with the practice of stuffing more of a low calorie substitiute into your face so you can gorge on quantity of food, I wouldn't dismiss it as a non-food because it's not a part of your culture. It's been around for a while.

I remember eating it at a Japanese friend's house in school. They ate it not because it was low calorie, but because they enjoyed it. The low cal/low carb thing is a side 'benefit' for those who put themselves on restricted diets.

That isn't the reason I'm saying it isn't a food. My reason is based entirely on the definition of the word "food".

Point taken and understood. Argument to that point retracted

And I have no objections to the rest of your message.

Yay! Understanding on the MFP message boards!

:flowerforyou:

Allie_71

They're zero calorie because they're essentially soluble fiber. They're made with konjac root. They smell the way they do because the raw konjac root flour has a fishy smell.

Why I never agree with the practice of stuffing more of a low calorie substitiute into your face so you can gorge on quantity of food, I wouldn't dismiss it as a non-food because it's not a part of your culture. It's been around for a while.

I remember eating it at a Japanese friend's house in school. They ate it not because it was low calorie, but because they enjoyed it. The low cal/low carb thing is a side 'benefit' for those who put themselves on restricted diets.

That isn't the reason I'm saying it isn't a food. My reason is based entirely on the definition of the word "food".

Point taken and understood. Argument to that point retracted

And I have no objections to the rest of your message.

Yay! Understanding on the MFP message boards!

:flowerforyou:

Aw man, how can we have discourse without name-calling and finger pointing? :flowerforyou:

BetterCrazyThanLazy

I like to put real food into my mouth, not fake laboratory stuff.

Yep! If I want a noodle, I will have a noodle. With butter. And then run 5 miles! LOL!