Miracle Noodle?

Miracle Noodles

(1/3 bag: 0 calories, 0g fat, 3g carbs, 3g fiber, 0g sugars, 0g protein = 0 Points)

What We Think of 'Em: As you know, we're completely OBSESSED with House Foods Tofu Shirataki noodles. Since they're hard to locate, we get TONS of emails about alternative forms of diet-friendly Japanese noodles, like Miracle Noodles. The big difference is that Miracle Noodles, which are made of the same yam flour as the Tofu Shirataki, DON'T contain any tofu. The good news is, the lack of tofu makes these noodles CALORIE-FREE. The bad news is, they sort of taste like they have no calories. Here's the deal with them. The spaghetti, fettuccini and angel hair shaped ones are really pretty good, and actually hold onto sauces better than Tofu Shirataki. But the other shapes -- like the thicker noodles and lasagna noodles -- are a bit scary and get a thumbs down from us. (Avoid these unless you plan on auditioning for Fear Factor. They might come in handy for that.) In general, these noodles are more rubbery than Tofu Shirataki and much harder to chew than regular noodles, so be warned. But remember, they are CALORIE-FREE. So if you can learn to enjoy them, they could become an AWESOME addition to your diet.

Would We Eat Them Again? Sure. But only the thinner shaped ones. We wouldn't wish the thicker ones on our hungriest enemy.

Overall Score: 7.5. We'd eat these or other plain shirataki noodles if the tofu ones were MIA.