Sun, Aug-26-01, 08:49
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 162/124/120
BF:
Progress: 90%
Location: Vancouver,BC
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Shirataki noodles
I've heard talk of these on ASDLC, and there's an Asian grocery store near where I live, so I went out and bought a package. They are made from a kind of yam, and even though yams are usually starchy, the noodles are ultra low-carb.
The noodles come packed in water, in a 7-oz. packet, which looks like two smallish servings, or one substantial one.
According to the web site (forgot the URL, sorry! maybe I can find it again):
1 oz. serving: 0 calories, 0 gm. fat, 0 gm. protein, <1 gm. carb.
There must be less than .25 gm carbs per ounce, or the calorie count would be more than 0. Therefore, a 7-oz. packet would be 1.75 gm. carbs, max.
This sounds too good to be true!
I haven't tried them yet. The Japanese make sukiyaki out of them, which seems to be a sort of meat/veg/noodle stew, seasoned with soy sauce (what else?), ginger, etc. I'll let you know how the taste test goes, probably in a couple of days.
Rachel
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