What You Don't Know About Shirataki Low Carb Noodles

By Iwan Dwi Santoso

Noodles to bring you weight loss? Meh. What a joke. That will be the most likely response when we ask you if there is any slightest idea of a noodle compound that is able to bring you weight loss. As we know, most noodles in the market are wheat based; full of calories and the instant one is also contributing monosodium glutamate.

Hence, where is the weight loss compound? Well, we are not talking about the conventional noodle, but this is the shirataki noodles that are really contributive to your weight loss effort. The noodles now get high popularity not only from where it is originated, Japan, but also in the US. People who are having low carbs diet and looking for alternative menu that wouldn't betrayed their list ofdaily calories intake are highly suggested to take the noodles.

The shirataki noodles is made from konjac yam or also known as elephant yam, a particular species of corms named Amorphophallus Konjac that grows in large part of Asia, especially East Asia to South China, and in some regions of Indonesia. The yam contains glucomannan that is powder tested to have effect controlling the high blood pressure such as in diabetes patient as well as controlling the cholesterol level.

The yam that is made into noodles also has water soluble dietary fiber character that is able to enhance your fiber intake as well as enhancing your bowel movement and digestion process. The water soluble character makes it felt more even when you only take it as much as your regular diet portion, without the rush of adding more noodles to your plate to get full. The most important thing, it is zero to low carbs and calories. The latter contains of the konjac shirataki noodles are the most reason why it is recommended for low carbs diet people besides the other effects of the noodles to improve your health.

The konjac shirataki noodles are sold in a wet package. It is pre-package with liquid that requires you to boil it when serve so that you won't smell the unpleasant odor of the liquid. The noodle should also be kept cool in the fridge to get the best taste and textures.

The wet package of the noodles makes it has long life shelf approximately within a year. If you don't like to eat noodle with rubbery and firm texture, you can try the tofu shirataki noodle that has lesser rubbery texture and less firm, hence it is easy to swallow. When you serve the shirataki noodles as part of your diet menu, it is at best that you combine it with low vegetables and health promoting condiments to bring flavor to the noodles and keep your calories intake steady within the limit.

The konjac shirataki noodles alone barely have taste on its own, thus adding olive oil or sesame oil with black pepper contributes much to its taste. There are various recipes of shirataki noodles available online as diet and low calories menu. Finding shirataki noodle is easy. You can go to your local supermarket or the supermarket in the Asian community area nearby. Due to its growing popularity, the noodle is also easy to find on the healthy food store, and even on online store.