Shirataki Noodle Nutrition Facts

Shirataki noodles are easy to add to your diet, but what are the nutritional benefits and facts about these amazing noodles? While we are all very much aware that shirataki noodles are ultra low in calories, when dieting for weight loss or adding shirataki noodles to an every day part of your regular diet, nutrition […]

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Where to Find and Buy Shirataki Noodles

While Shirataki noodles have gained popularity in the past few years, it can sometimes be difficult to actually find them.  National supermarket chains might carry shirataki noodles, but you might be hard pressed to find them.  If you check the pasta section of your supermarket you will not find them located there.  You can sometimes […]

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Shirataki Noodles and Konjac Foods Health Warning

Shirataki and konjac based foods are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the Food and Drug Administration.  As such, it is highly unusual to hear of negative side effects from the use of shirataki noodles and glucomannan based foods, however, some dangers do exist from consuming these foods. A typical complaint of dieters taking glucomannan […]

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Health Benefits of Shirataki Noodles

Shirataki noodles, glucomannan, konnyaku or konjac, no matter what you call it, this food has irrefutable health benefits without side effects.  Shirataki noodles and glucomannan are an FDA GRAS food.  This doesn’t mean that it is made of grass, it means that this food is generally regarded as safe – much the same as salt […]

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Are Shirataki Miracle Noodles?

Shirataki noodles are known by many different names.  They have sometimes been called “miracle noodles” because of two reasons: A Zero or Low Calorie Noodle It is incredibly hard for many people to believe that there actually is a product in the noodle form that has either zero calories or absolutely no calories at all.  […]

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Gluten Free Shirataki Noodle and White-Bean Salad

November 27th, 2011 Chris

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Shirataki Noodle
  • 1 cup cooked navy beans
  • 1 cup carrot slices — julienned and blanched
  • 1 cup broccoli florets — blanched
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onions
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley — or basil
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar — or to taste
  • 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons fat-free vegan mayonnaise
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • salt and pepper — to taste Read more »
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Sesame and Cilantro Angel Hair Shirataki Salad

November 21st, 2011 Chris

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup grapeseed oil or corn oil
  • 3 tablespoon dark sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried red pepper or chili powder
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 package Angel Hair Shirataki
  • Salt
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
  • 1/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 1/4 cup sliced and chopped red bell pepper
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

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Salmon with Orange Sauce Over Shirataki Noodles

November 21st, 2011 Chris

Ingredients

  • 8 oranges
  • 4 6-ounce frozen salmon fillets
  • olive oil
  • 1 8-ounce package Shirataki Noodles drained and rinsed in warm water
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper Read more »
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Shirataki Noodle Nutrition Facts

November 19th, 2011 admin

Shirataki noodles are easy to add to your diet, but what are the nutritional benefits and facts about these amazing noodles? While we are all very much aware that shirataki noodles are ultra low in calories, when dieting for weight loss or adding shirataki noodles to an every day part of your regular diet, nutrition is also an important aspect of this food.

With regards to calories, pure shirataki noodle have no calories by themselves.  Of course, it is recommended that shirataki noodles are paired with vegetables and sauces to make them as palatable as possible.

No matter the brand or manufacturer, the nutritional information if relatively similar. Read more »

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Confetti and Shirataki Fettucine Salad

November 12th, 2011 Chris

Ingredients

  • 1 16 ounce package Shirataki Fettucine
  • 2 carrots, chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 cup fresh peas
  • 1 bunch broccoli florets (1/2 cup)
  • 1 pound fresh asparagus
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 3 red radishes, sliced
  • 8 ounces baby spinach leaves, washed
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 small bunch green onions, sliced (1/2 cup)
  • fat free dressing of your choice–there are plenty of fat free vegan dressing recipes

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Prawn Shirataki Noodle Soup

November 12th, 2011 Chris

Ingredients

  • Dashi (Seasoning Stock)
  • 3 large strips of Dashi Kombu^, cut into roughly 4×4 inch squares
  • 1/2 cup Bonito Tuna Flakes
  • 4 cup cold water
  • 1/2 cup Shiitake mushrooms
  • Shirataki Noodle Soup
  • 4 cups dashi stock from above
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Morita Honjozo Mirin^
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 carrot, cut into 1/2 inch segments on the diagonal and then thinly sliced
  • 1/2 bunch of spinach, coarsely chopped
  • 1 scallion, thinly sliced on the diagonal
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 cooked and cleaned prawns
  • 1- 8 ounce package Shirataki Noodles

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