Zero Noodles...........

hanfit85
hanfit85 Posts: 10
in Food and Nutrition
sound amazing!!

I love stir frys and can never say no to the yummy rice noodles..

has anyone tried these miracle noodle things? do they taste ok?

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  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    My friend said they were great.
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    What's wrong with the "yummy rice noodles" that you are used to, unless you are allergic? You can easily make them fit your calorie and macro goals, and then you know for a fact that your food will taste good.
  • Mimi3UH
    Mimi3UH Posts: 2 Member
    I eat them regularly, don't be put off by their smell. drain them, wash them or/and soak them with water before using them. They are odourless and tasteless which is great because you have a lot of freedom adding flavours to them. And they are amazingly filling.
  • hanfit85
    hanfit85 Posts: 10
    yay! thank guys! filling is the main thing! ! :happy:

    Well, the only way I ever seem to lose any weight is by going low - carb, and ideally not eating any carbs with my evening meal. So that is why the rice noodles have to go !

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  • meghanner
    meghanner Posts: 180 Member
    I love them and when prepared correctly they can be a great treat, but not a diet staple.
  • luan999
    luan999 Posts: 87 Member
    i got some of these from amazon yesterday...i added a tomato sauced based jar of stuff to mine and they tasted fine....the dogs tried some too but i wonder if they are quite hard to digest as the dogs poos today looked like they had worms...it was the noodles lol!!!:wink:
  • SJLS2013
    SJLS2013 Posts: 149 Member
    I tired them, the smell wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting but I couldn't handle the texture. Like chewing rubber, even with herbs and spices to make them taste nice I just couldn't stand them.
  • Jullessi
    Jullessi Posts: 38
    Like eating elastic bands!
  • tschaff04
    tschaff04 Posts: 296 Member
    I am ordering some from Amazon. Whatever you do DRY FRY them before you use them in meals. I hear that changes them tremendously making them much easier to eat(not so weird texturally).
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    sound amazing!!

    I love stir frys and can never say no to the yummy rice noodles..

    has anyone tried these miracle noodle things? do they taste ok?

    x

    No they don't taste ok, or even just kinda bad, they are horrible. And sauces don't stick to them well either. Eat real noodles
  • kandi_apples
    kandi_apples Posts: 35 Member
    Is Amazon the only place to get these? Any stores carry them?
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    sound amazing!!

    I love stir frys and can never say no to the yummy rice noodles..

    has anyone tried these miracle noodle things? do they taste ok?

    x

    No they don't taste ok, or even just kinda bad, they are horrible. And sauces don't stick to them well either. Eat real noodles


    ^ This.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    sound amazing!!

    I love stir frys and can never say no to the yummy rice noodles..

    has anyone tried these miracle noodle things? do they taste ok?

    x

    No they don't taste ok, or even just kinda bad, they are horrible. And sauces don't stick to them well either. Eat real noodles

    I wanted to like them. I REALLY wanted them to be delicious. But, alas, if it sounds too good to be true................Dr. Oz will push it! :laugh:
  • cals83
    cals83 Posts: 131
    I think they are disgusting.
  • twinketta
    twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
    They are awful `full stop` they taste like fish and rubber

    Why not get some white cabbage slice it very fine, add some sugar snap peas, sliced mushrooms, red onion (basically any veggies you want. throw them in a pan with some fry light oil, stir them about, give them 4 mins and voila....you got some nice food with very low cals (maybe 50 to 100 cals)
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    Looking at their website I have three questions 1 and 2) Do they have any nutritional value at all? If not, why the hell am I putting them in my body? 3) What are they made of?
  • twinketta
    twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
    Looking at their website I have three questions 1 and 2) Do they have any nutritional value at all? If not, why the hell am I putting them in my body? 3) What are they made of?

    fish n rubber bands???
  • kandi_apples
    kandi_apples Posts: 35 Member
    Good Point. I was just thinking of something that would fill me up and keep me full that had zero carbs.
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    Good Point. I was just thinking of something that would fill me up and keep me full that had zero carbs.

    Water?
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    If a "food" has zero calories, then it isn't really a food, is it?
  • DaniH826
    DaniH826 Posts: 1,335 Member
    real food >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fake non-food
  • DrCaspianDoll
    DrCaspianDoll Posts: 87 Member
    they are disgusting!
  • LavenderBouquet
    LavenderBouquet Posts: 736 Member
    I tried the macaroni-shaped ones, I didn't mind the taste but the texture wasn't very awesome :noway: I bought three different shapes though, so I think I'll dry fry them like someone suggested and hope the thinner noodles are better. Anyone know if you boil them for a while if they soften up at all?
  • mitsi94
    mitsi94 Posts: 64
    I've tried them with several different types of veggies & sauces, and I like them.

    With that said, and like another poster already mentioned, you must prepare them correctly! There are some other threads on here that go into great detail on the best way to prepare them, which is dry frying them first before adding them to food/sauces. I tried a Hungry Girl recipe for them once that had you microwave them, and they were not good that way. Dry frying them works!

    Also, there are two kinds of these noodles (several different brands available though). There are some that are just straight plant based, as they are made from the yam plant. And there are some that are made by blending with tofu. I actually prefer the tofu mixed ones, as they have a softer texture that reminds me of ramen noodles. The straight plant based ones are slightly more "rubbery" as others have mentioned, but I do not think they are like eating rubber bands if they are prepared correctly.

    I say experiment and give them a try! I can get them at my local grocery store. Hope that helps!
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    They are not zero noodles at all, they do have calories. About 11 calories per 100g actually. They are made from Konjac root & even though they are 'rubbery' they can still be made into a great meal.

    Just boil them for about 5 mins, like you would pasta. They lose some of the rubbery part & they still have no taste anyway, but they do soak up part of the flavor that you have it with.

    I eat them daily, in either angel hair form, rice form or just normal pasta form. If you know how to cook it right then they are brilliant.



    Oh and to the poster that said they tasted 'fishy'... I'm guessing you didnt rinse them at least 1st? That would be what they are stored in so they dont dry out.
  • ClosetBibliophile
    ClosetBibliophile Posts: 34
    Honestly, I tried them and they had the texture that I could only compare to tentacles.
    Just wrong. Imagine rubbery bamboo shoots. Vile.

    I binned £20 worth as no one in my house would eat them. Waste of money and I LOVE all kinds of noodles, bar those monstrosities.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    sound amazing!!

    I love stir frys and can never say no to the yummy rice noodles..

    has anyone tried these miracle noodle things? do they taste ok?

    x

    anytime I read "miracle" in a thread, I immediately stop reading..

    I have some unicorn noodles available for 39.99 ...
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    sound amazing!!

    I love stir frys and can never say no to the yummy rice noodles..

    has anyone tried these miracle noodle things? do they taste ok?

    x


    anytime I read "miracle" in a thread, I immediately stop reading..

    I have some unicorn noodles available for 39.99 ...


    Actually they really are just 11 cals per 100g.... in that case they are a miracle they are that low & so high in fiber.



    But then people are always quick to dismiss anything they have never known about before. Research KONJAC NOODLES
  • Beavergong
    Beavergong Posts: 178 Member
    I bought them in a Coles Supermarket in Australis today. They are on special till tomorrow I think. So all you Australians go out and buy them and dry fry them and report back?
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    I prefer konnyaku, which is the same yam based substance in brick form instead of noodles. I use it to bulk up a stir fry, rather than as a noodle substitute.


    You have to prepare them properly, like anything else.

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