Soy Noodles - really low carb?

I buy soy noodles from a local Asian grocer and they state they are 7
g carbs per serving (2 servings per package) - and 7grams fiber. Has
anyone tried these before? I think they are just awesome but question
the claims of zero (or near zero) carbs for final count....here are a
couple pics I took of the packaging

http://picasaweb.google.com/lowcarbm...45755466258978

http://picasaweb.google.com/lowcarbm...45759761226290

I usually stir fry these in a wok with some low sodium soy sauce,
green peppers, onion and some thinly sliced beef or chicken.....really
incredible and yummy - one package is good for two meals - so anyone
have info on these?



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Lowcarbmarc wrote:
I buy soy noodles from a local Asian grocer and they state they are 7
g carbs per serving (2 servings per package) - and 7grams fiber. Has
anyone tried these before? I think they are just awesome but question
the claims of zero (or near zero) carbs for final count....here are a
couple pics I took of the packaging

http://picasaweb.google.com/lowcarbm...45755466258978

http://picasaweb.google.com/lowcarbm...45759761226290

I usually stir fry these in a wok with some low sodium soy sauce,
green peppers, onion and some thinly sliced beef or chicken.....really
incredible and yummy - one package is good for two meals - so anyone
have info on these?

Thanks for the link. I have not tried those noodles, but I will look for
them in the store. Tomorrow, I am going to the Sunshine Health Foods
store, to buy Shirataki noodles for my husband. They have 3g of carbs
and 2g of fiber, per serving.
http://www.house-foods.com/tofushirataki_faq.html

Becca

Saturday, I went to the Sunshine Health Foods store, to buy Shirataki
noodles. They have 3g of carbs and 2g of fiber, per serving.
http://www.house-foods.com/tofushirataki_faq.html

The health food store was sold out, so I went to the Drug Emporium, and
they had them ($1.50, 2 servings). I used these noodles in a Vietnamese
soup called Pho. The noodles tasted fine, but they had just a little
bit of a rubbery texture to them. It is hard to describe. In Pho they
were okay, but I think I would like these noodles better with spaghetti.
They also had fettuccine.

Becca

Susan wrote:
Becca wrote:
Saturday, I went to the Sunshine Health Foods store, to buy Shirataki
noodles. They have 3g of carbs and 2g of fiber, per serving.
http://www.house-foods.com/tofushirataki_faq.html

The health food store was sold out, so I went to the Drug Emporium,
and they had them ($1.50, 2 servings). I used these noodles in a
Vietnamese soup called Pho. The noodles tasted fine, but they had
just a little bit of a rubbery texture to them. It is hard to describe.


It's not hard to describe, they have the texture of rubberbands.

Susan

Yum

Marsha/Ohio

On Apr 8, 5:35 am, Marengo wrote:
On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:34:56 -0400, Susan
wrote:
Becca wrote:
The noodles tasted fine, but they had just a little
bit of a rubbery texture to them. It is hard to describe.

It's not hard to describe, they have the texture of rubberbands.

... or earthworms....

I suppose you'd know from experience?

Lowcarbmarc wrote:

I buy soy noodles from a local Asian grocer and they state they are 7
g carbs per serving (2 servings per package) - *and 7grams fiber. *Has
anyone tried these before? I think they are just awesome but question
the claims of zero (or near zero) carbs for final count....here are a
couple pics I took of the packaging

http://picasaweb.google.com/lowcarbm...to#51851457554...
http://picasaweb.google.com/lowcarbm...to#51851457597...

I usually stir fry these in a wok with some low sodium soy sauce,
green peppers, onion and some thinly sliced beef or chicken.....really
incredible and yummy - one package is good for two meals - so anyone
have info on these?

Since some labels prededuct fiber and some don't,
let's run the numbers on the label to see which
apply in this case. According to the label: -

Step 1, carbs per serving:

Calories 200
Minus calories from fat 200 - 90 = 110
Protein 20g * 4 = 80 cal
Minus calories from protein 110 - 80 = 30
Fiber 7g * 4 = 28 cal
Minus calories from fiber 30 - 28 = 2.

The claim is "Sugars less than 1g" and the
calories are 2. That would mean there is 0.5
gram of net carb per serving.

Step 2, carbs per package:

Servings per container 2
2 carb calories per serving * 2 servings = 4 cal
4 cal / 4 = 1 gram

The conclusion is if you use the bag as your serving
it counts as 1 carb gram.

I tend to get shirataki noodles. Their numbers work
out the same way. Very close to zero, but they get to
zero by chosing serving sizes carefully so they can
round down to zero from 0.5 gram. Still, these noodles
are lower carb than brocolli.

Susan wrote:
Becca wrote:

Saturday, I went to the Sunshine Health Foods store, to buy Shirataki
noodles. They have 3g of carbs and 2g of fiber, per serving.
http://www.house-foods.com/tofushirataki_faq.html

The health food store was sold out, so I went to the Drug Emporium, and
they had them ($1.50, 2 servings). *I used these noodles in a Vietnamese
soup called Pho. *The noodles tasted fine, but they had just a little
bit of a rubbery texture to them. *It is hard to describe.

It's not hard to describe, they have the texture of rubberbands.

When I had Mexican neighbors they called it Menudo. ;^)

Becca writes:

You are right. LOL We bought some more shirataki noodles today,
because my husband wants to try them in spaghetti. He likes them!

I found that boiling them for 15-20 minutes instead of the few minutes
it says on the bag makes them less rubbery. Putting them in the sauce
toward the end of cooking it helps too.



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Aaron Baugher wrote:
Becca writes:

You are right. LOL We bought some more shirataki noodles today,
because my husband wants to try them in spaghetti. He likes them!

I found that boiling them for 15-20 minutes instead of the few minutes
it says on the bag makes them less rubbery. Putting them in the sauce
toward the end of cooking it helps too.

Thanks for the tip, I will try boiling them, first. I will also add them
to the sauce, towards the end of cooking.

Becca