A giant delicious bowl of pasta - for 40 calories!!!!!

Nope, that was no typo, 40 measly calories for a giant bowl of pasta.

Ever since I heard about Tofu Shirataki noodles i've been searching for them EVERYWHERE.  Well I finally found them today and I was extatic. I was pretty skeptical, because how could noodles of all things be so low in calories 940 for the ENTIRE package) I thought they would taste like crap. Well I made themfor supper topped with tomato sauce and vegan parmesan cheese and they were AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! they tasted exactly, EXACTLY like regular noodles. Ypu just have to rinse off all the packaging liquids and boil them for like a minute and they are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good. this is the best discovery of my life. I'm serious, get your hands on these things, they will completely change your life.

I just ate a huge bowl of pasta with tomato sauce and parmesan for under 100 calories. I am the happiest girl in the world right now. 

EDIT!!!!

I accidentally typed 940. I meant just 40 sorry for the confusion

I just found them a little while ago too. Still trying to think up ways to use them (besides pasta + sauce). Been thinking about baking them with egg and veggies ... but havent tried it yet.

Where do you get those? Online? or can you get them in grocery stores?

i heard they where grosssss

lol sorry but thats just what i heard .. the smell/taste/and texture was a disappointment?    

what do you guys thing

There are TWO types of Shirataki Noodles out there .....  PLAIN shirataki noodles (zero calories, zero carbs) available online or at some asian grocery stores, and TOFU shirataki noodles (about 20 calories/1 net carb a serving ... 40 calories/package) which are shaped like fettucini noodles (also available online and at Whole Foods.)

In both cases, open the package and dump the (already-cooked) yam flour noodles in a colander, and run under hot water for 2 minutes or so.... it rinses off the juice they are packed in. (Trust me on this, don't skip this step!)

For the PLAIN shirataki noodles, you can make an AWESOME chicken noodle soup with them (I just put a recipe in my journal yesterday), or add them to any sort of soup or stir fry. You can also make some spicy, asian cold noodle salads with them.  Did I mention they add no calories and no carbs to the meal? They are ALL fiber! If you like asian/Vietnamese-style Pho (noodle) soups, these are the BOMB!

For the TOFU shirataki noodles, just pretend they are regular fettucini noodles and serve them with a nice pasta sauce and some grilled veggies, or make a low fat cheese sauce for a mac n' cheese substitute, or use them in a lasagna recipe, or add them to soups, stir-fry dishes, etc. You can also add peanut sauce and make Phad Thai!

=^..^= MOLLY

I love them. they have a slightly different texture, but I didn't mind that, though some people may not like them so much.

usually you can find them in the refrigerator section of many health food stores or Asian specialty shops. They come in a plastic wrap in a liquid. You drain the liquid cook them till they are hot, as mentioned it generally takes less than a minute and serve anyway you would serve any other noodle.

I even eat them plain sometimes.

sk8erdude, whoever you heard that from probably didn't drain/wash them first or cook them properly, because they smell, taste, and feel GREAT, don't knock them till' you try them. Besides, ANY food can taste good if you keep an open mind and don't expect healthy food to taste like junk food. You can begin to love and appreciate the taste of ANYTHING for what it is if you practice this.

anyways...I love these freaken noodles.

So, what are these noodle made of?  Isn't Shirataki some kind of mushroom?  The reason I ask is because I am severely allergic to mushrooms, which keeps me away from a lot of the veggie burgers, etc., because a lot of them are mushroom based.  Thought I had better check before I run out and try some!  It sounds like a great food, none the less. Thanks!

The shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is an edible mushroom native to East Asia. It is generally known in the English-speaking world by its Japanese name, shiitake, from the Japanese name of the tree that provides the dead logs on which it is typically cultivated).

SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS and SHIRATAKI NOODLES are two entirely SEPARATE FOODS!

Shirataki comes from the root of a plant (Amorphophallus Konjac, or a few other closely-related species) grown in various parts of Asia, and given many names in different places, including Konnyaku potato (or just konnyaku), konjac, konjaku, elephant yam (although as far as I can tell, they are not related to any other plant commonly called “yam”), and others. The fiber is also known as glucomannan. Shirataki noodles tend to be a bit “rubbery”. Although this can be somewhat reduced by a short period of boiling, one food developer found that adding tofu to the shirataki produced a “tamer” texture. It also adds a bit of protein and carbohydrate. (1 gram protein and 3 grams carbohydrate per serving).

=^..^= MOLLY

Thanks, Molly!  While we were out hunting today, I remembered that the mushrooms were called Shitake.  Glad to hear about the noodles.  Now I will give them a try!  Thanks again. 

damn. wish we had them over here in australia. love pasta but its so high in everything...

We have them
They taste weird if you dont cool them properly. We have ones for 11 cal per 30g or something from chiense places. They are called konnyakku. If you get them, wash them well and use them in asian dishes, as they arent as good as the american ones. but they are cheap.

I wish I liked them.  Unfortunately, I can't get past the slippery (slimy even), chewy quality.  What I want when I eat pasta is a nice, delicate texture and shiratake noodles just don't have it.

Neither mushrooms nor yams are appealing to me which is probably why I did not like these noodles.  Fiber Gourmet has some really good noodles which are lower in calorie and very high in fiber.  They're a bit bland, but the texture is right and there aren't any funny smells.  The chocolate is only okay, nothing special, but the plain ones are pretty darn good.

Okay, after reading all about these noodles I finally went out and bought some of the Tofu Shirataki noodles, 40 cals per package, fettucine style. Here's how I made it:

1) I grilled up about 4oz. chicken, some mushrooms, peppers, nions, and brocolli (all from the salad bar at whole foods).

2) Next I added 2 cups of fat free pasta sauce (140cals)

3) Then I added the drained & rinsed shirataki noodles.

It was VERY good, & it amounted to about 400 calories for two pretty big bowls! The noodles, plain, taste different from real pasta, but if you add enough sauce and veggies (& I think the chicken & mushrooms really helped), it tastes close enough to the real thing! I'd rather have two big bowls of this stuff that like half a cup of real pasta & sauce. Try it & be creative! YUM

Okay, after reading all about these noodles I finally went out and bought some of the Tofu Shirataki noodles, 40 cals per package, fettucine style. Here's how I made it:

1) I grilled up about 4oz. chicken, some mushrooms, peppers, nions, and brocolli (all from the salad bar at whole foods).

2) Next I added 2 cups of fat free pasta sauce (140cals)

3) Then I added the drained & rinsed shirataki noodles.

It was VERY good, & it amounted to about 400 calories for two pretty big bowls! The noodles, plain, taste different from real pasta, but if you add enough sauce and veggies (& I think the chicken & mushrooms really helped), it tastes close enough to the real thing! I'd rather have two big bowls of this stuff that like half a cup of real pasta & sauce. Try it & be creative! YUM

Original Post by stormsrun:

Okay, after reading all about these noodles I finally went out and bought some of the Tofu Shirataki noodles, 40 cals per package, fettucine style. Here's how I made it:

1) I grilled up about 4oz. chicken, some mushrooms, peppers, nions, and brocolli (all from the salad bar at whole foods).

2) Next I added 2 cups of fat free pasta sauce (140cals)

3) Then I added the drained & rinsed shirataki noodles.

It was VERY good, & it amounted to about 400 calories for two pretty big bowls! The noodles, plain, taste different from real pasta, but if you add enough sauce and veggies (& I think the chicken & mushrooms really helped), it tastes close enough to the real thing! I'd rather have two big bowls of this stuff that like half a cup of real pasta & sauce. Try it & be creative! YUM

My thoughts EXACTLY!  I found a great low-fat spicy sicilian marinara sauce that works great on these noodles, and I grill up onion, mushrooms and sweet red peppers. You could even add some low fat turkey sausage, shrimp, or grilled chicken. If you pat the noodles dry with a paper towel, the sauce sticks a bit better.

As part of lunch today, I had homemade noodle soup using a packet of the spaghetti-shaped tofu shirataki noodles, 4 cups of low-sodium beef broth, some green onions, and some spicy spices ... garlic, chili, onion, lime, and hot sauce.... a great big bowl of hot, spicy soup to go along with the rest of my lunch ... and about 100 calories (40 noodles/60 broth)

=^..^= MOLLY

I am so excited to try this! I am headed out after work!!!!! Thanks for a great idea!!!

I'm happy that you got these to work for you.  But these things were TERRIBLE when I tried them.  I did everything right, then even tried to pan fry them with soy sauce and veggies to dry them out more and they were just poison!!  I had a HUGE dish, tried one noodle and slid them in the trash.  Literally....they slide, LOL