shiratoki noodles

snowmanluv
snowmanluv Posts: 200 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Where do you find these? What isle? cold/shelf? What is it? Found this might be able to sub for pasta except I've never heard about it before.

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  • Vehicon
    Vehicon Posts: 22
    Stores like Whole Foods tend to carry it in the same area as the tofu. It's an insoluble fiber that comes from some type of yam, I think.
  • Jchambers1130
    Jchambers1130 Posts: 173 Member
    Yam Yeast. They have nothing in them so they are not good for you in any way. No nutrients. If you are starving and would like to skip the calories they are useful. Many others suggest just using spaghetti squash or 100% whole wheat pasta.

    I personally tried the Dukan Diet ones and they weren't bad, but I wouldn't order them again. The smell is not the taste of them, hence why you rinse and boil them.
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    Not all the Shirataki noodles are yam yeast. I get the tofu ones, and I like them better than the yam ones.. My local Meijer carries them. Prior to finding them there, I was getting them at a local health food store. We just got a Whole Foods, but since I can get them at Meijer, I didn't look for them there. They are in a refrigerated case. At Meijer they're with other vegetarian refrigerated stuff in the produce section.

    You do have to rinse them really, really well, then parboil or nuke them in order to get the smell out. They're pretty good, as far as substitutes go. I also enjoy spaghetti squash quite a bit.
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    They have nothing in them so they are not good for you in any way. No nutrients. If you are starving and would like to skip the calories they are useful.

    That's a good point. I can't even get these where I live anyways.
  • halips
    halips Posts: 134 Member
    My Local Jewel Osco, Safeway(Dominicks) and Meijer sell them in the refridgerator isle, by veggies and tofu. Amazon also sells them.
  • Daysednconfused
    Daysednconfused Posts: 975 Member
    I found them in the produce department in refrigerator section. I only bought them once and only ate them once. Threw away what was left. Wasn't impressed at all. Some people love them though. I don't suppose it could hurt to try them.
  • apothecarist
    apothecarist Posts: 193
    Yam Yeast. They have nothing in them so they are not good for you in any way. No nutrients. If you are starving and would like to skip the calories they are useful. Many others suggest just using spaghetti squash or 100% whole wheat pasta.

    I personally tried the Dukan Diet ones and they weren't bad, but I wouldn't order them again. The smell is not the taste of them, hence why you rinse and boil them.

    Not accurate information. Shirataki noodles do contains some vitamins and minerals in significant amounts, namely calcium. The plant that the yam version comes from (konjac), is also high in fiber.

    You can get them from Amazon if finding them at the store is challenging.
  • GatorGirl0890
    GatorGirl0890 Posts: 41 Member
    I like them a lot, actually. It's a good way to make a low calorie, filling meal.

    The best place to get them is at an HMart, Grand Mart or somewhere similar. They're much, much cheaper there than they are at places like Whole Foods or Wegmans. They're always in the cold section (in my experience). If you go to Wegmans or Whole Foods, they're usually with the refrigerated tofu and other vegan and gluten free products.

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