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Denninmi

(6,581 posts)
Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:07 PM Jun 2013

Pasta Zero

Thought I would share this -- I found a great product almost by accident, just going through a grocery store and it caught my eye with the name.

Pasta Zero by Nasoya. It is a shirataki noodle - made from tofu and other stuff. It has only 40 calories in a package, which is 1 1/3 cups. It has a strange odor out of the package, but you rinse it and that goes away. Very neutral flavor, slightly softer than semolina pasta.

If you are a pasta lover like I am, this product is a big leap forward in low-cal pasta.

http://www.nasoya.com/products/shirataki/shirataki_spaghetti.html

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Pasta Zero (Original Post) Denninmi Jun 2013 OP
Thanks! I'm always looking for stuff like this.... Little Star Jun 2013 #1
They have a store locator: arcane1 Jun 2013 #3
Thanks. They carry it at Whole Foods the next town over from me. Little Star Jun 2013 #5
I found it at several stores. Denninmi Jun 2013 #4
thanks! I will have to try that... auntAgonist Jun 2013 #13
Ooh, great find!! arcane1 Jun 2013 #2
I've tried it and don't care for the texture rox63 Jun 2013 #6
I didn't care for it spinbaby Jun 2013 #7
I use zucchini! PennyK Jun 2013 #8
do you boil it like pasta? flying rabbit Jun 2013 #9
Nope! PennyK Jun 2013 #11
Thanks! flying rabbit Jun 2013 #12
I prefer Miracle Noodles The empressof all Jun 2013 #10
another 'must try' thank you auntAgonist Jun 2013 #14

Little Star

(17,055 posts)
1. Thanks! I'm always looking for stuff like this....
Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:12 PM
Jun 2013

I will be giving this a try if my market carries it.

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)
4. I found it at several stores.
Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:16 PM
Jun 2013

Meijer, which is a regional "big box" chain, carries it, as does Whole Foods. It's refrigerated, btw, so look in the refrigerated case where they have the Asian products, because everything else this company makes is along the lines of tofu, egg roll and wanton wrappers, etc.

auntAgonist

(17,257 posts)
13. thanks! I will have to try that...
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 12:02 AM
Jun 2013

I can't handle regular pasta so this might be a good solution for me. Meijer is my grocery store too

spinbaby

(15,196 posts)
7. I didn't care for it
Thu Jun 20, 2013, 02:22 PM
Jun 2013

I'd rather just do without pasta than eat something that's almost not quite sorta like pasta.

PennyK

(2,312 posts)
8. I use zucchini!
Thu Jun 20, 2013, 02:56 PM
Jun 2013

Just slice using your vegetable peeler or, even better, get a julienne peeler. It's perfect.

PennyK

(2,312 posts)
11. Nope!
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 09:23 PM
Jun 2013

I barely cook it...just saute for a minute or two. I've used it as spaghetti, lasagna (by cutting wide strips with my potato peeler), and even as lo mein, which is my favorite.

The empressof all

(29,100 posts)
10. I prefer Miracle Noodles
Sun Jun 23, 2013, 07:35 PM
Jun 2013

Less carbs and fewer calories and no soy....They are made from veg fiber. I have heard you can get them at Whole Foods but I just get a monthly shipment direct. I love the "rice" and angle hair.

http://miraclenoodle.com/?utm_expid=1948735-31&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fsearch%3Fsetmkt%3Den-US%26q%3Dmiracle%2Bnoodles#back

I eat them pretty much every day in bouillion with a hit of Sri Racha and some spinach and green onion

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