Can You Really Lose Weight Eating Noodles?

I 'm always looking for new ways to help my readers reach their fat loss goals. I recently wrote about the benefits of intermittent fasting and received some good feedback. In fact, I've been doing a 24 hour fast for the last three months or so and the results, when combined with my training system, have been pretty good.

This week I want to talk to you about the Miracle Noodle. I stumbled upon the Miracle Noodle a couple of weeks ago while I was doing some research. I was intrigued enough to place an order and after trying it for myself I wanted to provide you with a quick review. I believe many of you may find this product helpful when it comes to reaching your goals.

This review is based on not just my taste buds, but the taste buds of my wife and children as well, so you'll have the experience of four tasters to draw from!

Miracle Noodles are available in various physical formats: Angel Hair, Fettucini, Orzo Pasta, Linguini and several others. My wife used the Miracle Noodle in two recipes. One was chinese food style chicken and broccoli where she used the noodles instead of rice. The second was with home made tomato sauce.

Our collective verdict? My wife loved them. I thought they were pretty good and my kids gave them one "thumbs up" (as opposed to two).

Now if you're expecting the Miracle Noodle to taste like good old fashioned pasta, you'll be dissapointed. They don't taste like any pasta, wheat or otherwise. The truth is, they have virtually no taste at all.

These "noodles" are made out of konjac root, the source for glucomannan, which is used as a natural fiber in some nutritional supplements. The konjac root is not a new food. It has been used throughout Asia as part of a healthy diet, so it's not new to the food supply.

Glucomannan creates a feeling of satiety or fullness through its water-binding effects. By creating a thick gel, glucomannan delays gastric emptying and slows the release of sugar into the bloodstream, which helps to lower levels of insulin and blood glucose. Additionally, glucomannan improves blood-lipid profiles and can lower systolic blood pressure. Because of these effects,glucomannan can greatly benefit individuals with metabolic syndrome or diabetes. But this isn't the only benefit of the Miracle Noodle.

Turning this root into well known pasta shapes such as angel hair and traditional noodles and using them as a replacement for good old fashioned traditional pasta is a new and unique idea. The noodles themselves look like pasta and even have a somewhat similar texture as pasta, but, and here's the great news, they contain zero calories and no carbs!

Some people may consider the lack of taste a problem. If you're expecting Miracle Noodles to taste like spaghetti, you'll be disappointed. The key thing to remember when preparing Miracle Noodles is to let the sauce carry the taste and recognize that the noodles themselves are basically there to soak up whatever flavor the sauce provides.

If you're looking to lose weight, the Miracle Noodle is a GREAT enabler. The great thing about eating glucomannan is that it causes you to feel full (physically) before you've eaten too many calories. If you use it to replace traditional pasta, the amount of calories that will be reduced could be dramatic (around 500 calories or more). So in effect you can have your pasta while you're working on losing weight at the same time.

It will also reduce the glycemic index of the meal considerably, and that's great news for anyone working on controlling their blood sugar levels (especially beneficial for diabetics).

I almost forgot...Miracle Noodles don't even need to be cooked!

I would highly recommend the Miracle Noodles, especially for those who just can't live without their pasta. It might not taste like traditional pasta, but if you use a good sauce, you just might not miss your spaghetti too much.

 

You can try them out here: Miracle Noodle!

Posted by George Louris, CFT at 12:08 PM

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