Tofu Shiritaki Noodles

How are they?

I bought a Hungry Girl book and she just RAVES about them...but how are they, really?

Are they as filling as normal noodles?

I know that when I eat traditional spaghetti, I'm full and satisfied after a small portion.

but am I going to end up eating as many calories, anyway, because they're unfilling?

it would be hard to end up with the same number of calories as regular spaghetti -- since I think you'd have to eat like 5 packages.

The satiety factor is determined by how you prepare them -- I like a warmed in a half cup of spaghetti sauce and a little bit of parm (or other) cheese.  I will often have 1/2 cup cooked chicken/turkey/pork/beef in the sauce.  I do eat the whole package (40 calories) -- but I'm a huge volume eater anyway (my downfall...) -- if I slowed down while eating I would possibly be satisfied at 1 serving (20 cals)

I.

LOVE.

the Tofu Shirataki noodles!

But I can't just have one serving, mostly because I usually JUST have the noodles with some veggies or something like that. But I'd say it's well worth trying them. They're lower calorie, gluten free, vegan, and all that good stuff for you, better than the surplus bulk bleached noodles people tend to buy.

If you're satisfied with a small portion of noodles, then 1 serving should do the trick, but I can go through the two servings easily in a day.

Maybe I prepared them wrong, but I thought the texture was terrible and couldn't stomach them, even w/ spaghetti sauce. 

I found spaghetti squash to be a great substitute for noodles.  It's somewhere around 40 calories per cup and it counts as a serving of veggies. It's also much cheaper and 1 squash makes a ton of "noodles".  Even my veggie hating children eat it

I like them. I use them in casseroles, spaghetti, mixed with veggies, mac and cheese. Very few calories. The texture is different but not bad. Rinse them very well in a strainer before eating them. They sometimes smell fishy. I rinse and sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder and red pepper.

Personally I couldn't stand them. Tossed them out after cooking. I rinsed them with SUPER hot water, and patted them down until the paper towel was nearly sticking. It wasn't the texture, it was the taste that disgusted me. I can't explain it, almost fishy. Maybe I got a bad bag? No idea, but I'll pass on trying to figure that one out. Bleh.

They're not that expensive. I say pick up a bag and try it out. But I also suggest having a "plan B" as well :)