"Eat Water" Virtually Calorie-Free Pasta / Noodles..........anyone tried it??

pmduk

I'm more concerned with the lack of nutrients on a vlcd [very low calorie diet]

frosty

I purchased some of these from H&B,they were £2.49 a pack.You can order on their website...free p&p if you spend £20.I had the rice tonight with a diet chef curry it was very filling,still feel full after 5 hours.strange texture it was like eating an elastic band chopped into small bits.

James_Lahey

I tried some of the "miracle" shirataki noodles while low carbing - apparently they have been eaten for a while in the east.

On a positive note they did add volume to my meal and gave a feeling of eating all the components of food (rather than just protein and green leafy veg.)

On the negative side they have no flavour (which is not a problem with spices.) The worst thing is the texture - managing to be both slimy and strangely crunchy at the same time.

I brought from an online Asian supermarket/wholesaler who also did some amazing offers on bulk extra!! hot chilli powder and other spices that I use too often for the tiny jars to be economical.

edit - after an email search I see it was http://www.theasiancookshop.co.uk/ (Chilli Powder (Extra Hot) - 400g = £2.50 - highly recommended if you like it spicy!)

l0u1se

My dad has recently been diagnosed as being diabetic, he loves carbs, seems like a good idea

the-mango

I get these ones from H&B http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=4632&prodid=5524&bid=797 and absolutely love them. They do need sauce because they taste like nothing but just put a curry sauce on and you cut out a few hundred calories from your meal by not having noodles. I've literally just finished eating them for lunch.

Also just went on their website and they have some good recipes
http://www.zeronoodles.com/recipes.asp?sid=

Edwardia

I'm buying organic Zero noodles from Holland and Barrett and just got the Slendier organic range to try from Ocado.

After being unable to eat high carb pasta and noodles and only eat tiny portions of rice for seven years due to diabetes and with a now wheat free husband, it's fantastic to be able to make old Italian, Chinese and Indian favourites again.

Konjac aka glucomannan aka shirataki isn't some new-fangled Quorn type product, just something new to the West. High (soluble) fibre, soya free, low fat, gluten free, low carb, low calorie, dairy free, vegetarian, vegan.

I find it chewier, so I wouldn't give anything but the rice to kids in case they choked.

I don't think it's something to eat all day every day, but if you have to try to cater to dieting fussy teenagers, people with allergies, vegetarians etc it's something mostly everyone can eat.

Does contain firming agent E526 calcium hydroxide but generally only about 0.15% and calcium hydroxide is used in food industry worldwide, including as a calcium supplement.

paulineb_2

Approved foods are doing a case of zero noodles for £3.99, 8 packets in a case.

JamesCR

I have had these a few times. I absolutely hated them. The first time was a direct replacement for spaghetti in a bolognese and this didn't work too well. I've used them for various things since including following the advice to 'dry fry' them first to make the texture more palatable but it failed miserably.

My advice would be to try one pack before ordering more and if you're expecting them to be anything like regular noodles or pasta you'll be disappointed!

spender

Bought packs of these for the 5:2 diet, opened them cooked them, ditched them!

RachRubyD

They are good for when you just want a very light meal. Sometimes when i've been bad and had a meal out then I will have the noodles with chicken in soy sauce. They don't taste great and have a rubbery texture. I think its just best to just hve normal noodles or whole grain pasta but in smaller qualities.

I only use the eat water ones when desperately want to cut calories down for a meal.

They still pretty good for what they do though just wish they tasted/had the texture of normal noodles or pasta. Also they do make you feel full I find.