Monday, February 06, 2012

Miracle Noodles

I am a big Fan of Japanese food and one of my favourite meals is Ramen. Ramen is a soup based dish which has a mixture of meats and a lot of egg noodles, it is very tasty but not great for losing weight.

1 pack of Sharwoods Egg noodles contains 246 calories which can make it hard to fit in to diets ..... So Uncle Spen what are we going to do I hear you cry!!!!

Well thanks to Marie and womens magazines I think I have found our answer!!!!!!!

 MIRACLE NOODLES


So what’s so great about them? 10 calories per 100g …. YES 10 CALORIES it is not a misprint.

I wanted to get to the bottom of this straight away, so I got in touch with miraclenoodle.com I spoke to someone who was very helpful and sent me the following information:-


They have fishy smelly when you open a bag, but if you rinse them well and boil a few minutes, the smell will go! Just a facts about the history and ingredients. 


 The three ingredients of our Shirataki noodles are Glucomannan, which is soluble fiber extracted from the root of a Japanese plant called a Konnyaku Imo, water and a calcium additive. This calcium additive is added to the noodles to keep their shape intact. Traditionally, egg shell powder or crashed eggshells was used and it has been eaten in Japan and Asia about 2000 years. 


 In Japan, Buddhist monks introduced and recommend it to common people because of it health benefits. The noodles contain no soy, tofu, gluten/casein, legume or gluten. You can keep them in a cool place. You do not have to keep in a refrigerator. 


 But please do not store them in a shed etc outside because then they may become frozen. When it is frozen, it changes the texture dramatically. 


 And if you once open the bag, please keep it in a refrigerator with the original water in the bag and use them within a few days.

Sticking with the Japanese theme the first meal I made with Miracle noodles is a Ramen with chicken breast. Ramen is a noodle soup and this recipe is under 250cals !!!!!!!!



The wonderful people at Miracle noodles also do rice which is brilliant to have with the chilli mince or Mexican mince.
Keep an eye on my Youtube site for serving suggestions for Miracle Noodle Spenfu25

These are a great ways alternative to pasta and Rice and something I am using a lot with my meals to cut weight. Visit them here and mention our site Miracle noodle