The Miracle Noodle!

Originally Shirataki Noodles were marketed towards people who are wanting lose weight but the Noodles are suitable for Vegetarians, vegans and people with diabetes, as well as people with wheat intolerance or allergies to gluten or soy. As well as helping with weight loss, the Noodles also have many other health benefits and so can improve over all health when incorporated into the diet.
 
Although Shirataki Noodles are predominantly used as a pasta alternative in the UK, they are actually not a carbohydrate at all. They are classed as a vegetable (bonus) and are made up of only water and fibre but have a similar, but slightly more gelatinous, consistency to pasta. Being relatively flavour free, they take up the flavour of whatever sauce they are combined with when cooked.
 Shirataki Noodles originate from Japan and are made from a root plant called the Konjac plant. They are largely composed of the soluble fibre Glucomannan along with water, it is this fibre that adds to the vast health benefits of the food.


I've tried a tested these and I just love them. Noodles is something I really miss and I was ecstatic when I discovered these through a fellow blogger (Thanks Cassie from http://www.blogilates.com). I've had them in soups and with sauces and was pleasantly surprised by how well they hold the flavour of the soup or sauce. And knowing they are naturally gluten free and classed and a veg pleases both my brain and my tum! 


Noodle away my fellow  Gluten freeions!  

They can be purchased in the UK from: Zero Noodles Miracle Noodle Amazon and probably most Chinese and Japanese supermarkets on the high streets and online.

If you try some let me know what you think.