(m)eat to live Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 My friend bought some of these shirataki noodles, "yam noodles" as she calls them. They supposedly make a good subsitute for spaghetti. I don't crave pasta and have lived happily without it since my first Whole30 in September. That being said, my husband makes an incredible meat sauce loaded with veggies. My oldest kid is quite picky, but he LOVES this sauce, so we have it a lot. It's really the only way he'll eat mushrooms, peppers, and onions. I've been doing spaghetti squash and zucchini noodles, but I'm wondering about these noodles to mix it up a bit. The sauce is pretty hearty and squash doesn't make quite the vehicle for mouth-delivery that big fat noodles do. Anyone heard of these noodles? Are they Whole30 safe? Any concerns with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilangel4824 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 There was a previous thread about these that said they are compliant, yet they have zero nutrients to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted January 17, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yeah. They are okay, but don't bring anything meaningful to the table when you serve them like spaghetti squash and zucchini noodles do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Lee Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 just adding that though these are technically okay, they don't come from regular sweet potatoes or yams. they come from a different species of japanese sweet potato that's a) generally not eaten and can cause some gut irritation/problems. They're fine, but 1) we don't recommend them and 2) if you have gut issues (or AI issues) already, you may want to leave 'em out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(m)eat to live Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Great, thanks! I guess I'll skip them for now. They're a lot harder to find than squash anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournegirl Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 It took my gut 7 days to recover when i tried them a year ago.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Anyone with colitis should avoid these. Anyone without any gut problems should still firmly to the suggested serving sizes. They also come with serious whiplash, so don't wear your favourite shirt Zoodles (zucchini noodles) are a great alternative and have real nutrition. NomNomPaleo has good instructions on making them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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