Re: A great Find ! Band-friendly, nutritious PASTA !!

[Guest guest]

24 sounds like a lot of carbs to me....am I wrong about that. When I

was first banded my nutritionist was keeping me at 30 per day. She

hasn't given me a new number yet.

245/148/130

Newbie to Smarterbandsters...

>

> From a Bandster friend in Alaska:

>

> http://www.nutrikitchen.com/ - Band-friendly PASTA!!

>

> April says: " Yes! It really is band friendly! I found out about

this

> pasta from a

> low carb vegetarian mailing list that I belong to. This stuff is so

> cool. It's called Nutrition Kitchen Soybean Pasta. It's an angel

> hair pasta and they make three kinds: Golden, Green, and Black. All

> these pastas are made from whole soybeans and that's it. No wheat,

> gluten, nada, nothing else. They mush up the whole beans with all of

> their fiber intact and extrude that mash through a press under high

> pressure. The noodles have these little ridges on them that is part

> of the extruding process. Anyway, they taste good. They aren't

> overly beany tasting. Their mild and chewy. I would say that they

> have more of a texture like meat then like a noodle. It's because of

> that chewyness that they don't glop down in the band. They stay

> seperate after they are chewed and swallowed. So far I've had the

> Golden and the Green noodles and I really like them a lot. And get

> this, they are a nutritional goldmine for us with the bands. Here's

> the breakdown:

>

> Serving Size 2 oz (56g - 1/4 pkg.)

> Servings per Container 4

> Calories 210 Calories from Fat 20

> Total Fat 2.5g

> Saturated Fat 0g

> Cholesterol 0mg

> Sodium 10mg

> Total Carbohydrate 24g

> Dietary Fiber 11g

> Sugars 1g

> Protein 23g

>

> I just ordered some, and will let you know what I think. others who

> try it also let us know, please. Sandy R

>

[Guest guest]

A good band diet (and a good food plan in general) is more than 50%

good carbs - and about 20-25% protein, and 20-25% good fats and oils,

per national guidelines and many experts. It's only the junk carbs

that should be avoided - the veggies, fruits, grains , and dairy are

all esential to good healh and good Band loss both. If I'm

remembering correctly, at least 150 mg of carbs daily are needed for

good brain and organ function. There are differences of opinion on

carb needs, for sure.

There are lots of dangers in low-carb diets, and I've never been a

believer in low-carb plans.

I have several of these articles in my website links, if you're

interested.

The protein and fiber in this soy pasta, to me, would override

concern about carbs - and no one is going to eat this stuff every

day, anyway. Sandy R

> >

> > From a Bandster friend in Alaska:

> >

> > http://www.nutrikitchen.com/ - Band-friendly PASTA!!

> >

> > April says: " Yes! It really is band friendly! I found out about

> this

> > pasta from a

> > low carb vegetarian mailing list that I belong to. This stuff is

so

> > cool. It's called Nutrition Kitchen Soybean Pasta. It's an angel

> > hair pasta and they make three kinds: Golden, Green, and Black.

All

> > these pastas are made from whole soybeans and that's it. No wheat,

> > gluten, nada, nothing else. They mush up the whole beans with all

of

> > their fiber intact and extrude that mash through a press under

high

> > pressure. The noodles have these little ridges on them that is

part

> > of the extruding process. Anyway, they taste good. They aren't

> > overly beany tasting. Their mild and chewy. I would say that they

> > have more of a texture like meat then like a noodle. It's because

of

> > that chewyness that they don't glop down in the band. They stay

> > seperate after they are chewed and swallowed. So far I've had the

> > Golden and the Green noodles and I really like them a lot. And get

> > this, they are a nutritional goldmine for us with the bands.

Here's

> > the breakdown:

> >

> > Serving Size 2 oz (56g - 1/4 pkg.)

> > Servings per Container 4

> > Calories 210 Calories from Fat 20

> > Total Fat 2.5g

> > Saturated Fat 0g

> > Cholesterol 0mg

> > Sodium 10mg

> > Total Carbohydrate 24g

> > Dietary Fiber 11g

> > Sugars 1g

> > Protein 23g

> >

> > I just ordered some, and will let you know what I think. others

who

> > try it also let us know, please. Sandy R

> >

>

[Guest guest]

To me, " JUNK CARBS " are any carbs that are refined, white stuff with

no nutrition, and useless sweets. This is anytghing OTHER than

the " good carbs " , which are all the veggies, fruits, cereal grains,

and dairy that are so essential for health. Some people don't even

know these are carbs!

I haven't tried this pasta either, so let's compare notes if you do!

From April's desription, it sounds chewy and firm, not the white

goopy, sticky mess that cooked " regular " pasta turns into.

Sandy R

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> > > >

> > > > From a Bandster friend in Alaska:

> > > >

> > > > http://www.nutrikitchen.com/ - Band-friendly PASTA!!

> > > >

> > > > April says: " Yes! It really is band friendly! I found out

about

> > > this

> > > > pasta from a

> > > > low carb vegetarian mailing list that I belong to. This stuff

is

> > so

> > > > cool. It's called Nutrition Kitchen Soybean Pasta. It's an

angel

> > > > hair pasta and they make three kinds: Golden, Green, and

Black.

> > All

> > > > these pastas are made from whole soybeans and that's it. No

wheat,

> > > > gluten, nada, nothing else. They mush up the whole beans with

all

> > of

> > > > their fiber intact and extrude that mash through a press

under

> > high

> > > > pressure. The noodles have these little ridges on them that

is

> > part

> > > > of the extruding process. Anyway, they taste good. They aren't

> > > > overly beany tasting. Their mild and chewy. I would say that

they

> > > > have more of a texture like meat then like a noodle. It's

because

> > of

> > > > that chewyness that they don't glop down in the band. They

stay

> > > > seperate after they are chewed and swallowed. So far I've had

the

> > > > Golden and the Green noodles and I really like them a lot.

And get

> > > > this, they are a nutritional goldmine for us with the bands.

> > Here's

> > > > the breakdown:

> > > >

> > > > Serving Size 2 oz (56g - 1/4 pkg.)

> > > > Servings per Container 4

> > > > Calories 210 Calories from Fat 20

> > > > Total Fat 2.5g

> > > > Saturated Fat 0g

> > > > Cholesterol 0mg

> > > > Sodium 10mg

> > > > Total Carbohydrate 24g

> > > > Dietary Fiber 11g

> > > > Sugars 1g

> > > > Protein 23g

> > > >

> > > > I just ordered some, and will let you know what I think.

others

> > who

> > > > try it also let us know, please. Sandy R

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Guys,

Just tried " Dreamfields " low carb pasta last night.....EXCELLENT!

Only 5g of carbs per serving!

> > >

> > > From a Bandster friend in Alaska:

> > >

> > > http://www.nutrikitchen.com/ - Band-friendly PASTA!!

> > >

> > > April says: " Yes! It really is band friendly! I found out

about

> > this

> > > pasta from a

> > > low carb vegetarian mailing list that I belong to. This stuff

is

> so

> > > cool. It's called Nutrition Kitchen Soybean Pasta. It's an

angel

> > > hair pasta and they make three kinds: Golden, Green, and

Black.

> All

> > > these pastas are made from whole soybeans and that's it. No

wheat,

> > > gluten, nada, nothing else. They mush up the whole beans with

all

> of

> > > their fiber intact and extrude that mash through a press under

> high

> > > pressure. The noodles have these little ridges on them that is

> part

> > > of the extruding process. Anyway, they taste good. They aren't

> > > overly beany tasting. Their mild and chewy. I would say that

they

> > > have more of a texture like meat then like a noodle. It's

because

> of

> > > that chewyness that they don't glop down in the band. They stay

> > > seperate after they are chewed and swallowed. So far I've had

the

> > > Golden and the Green noodles and I really like them a lot. And

get

> > > this, they are a nutritional goldmine for us with the bands.

> Here's

> > > the breakdown:

> > >

> > > Serving Size 2 oz (56g - 1/4 pkg.)

> > > Servings per Container 4

> > > Calories 210 Calories from Fat 20

> > > Total Fat 2.5g

> > > Saturated Fat 0g

> > > Cholesterol 0mg

> > > Sodium 10mg

> > > Total Carbohydrate 24g

> > > Dietary Fiber 11g

> > > Sugars 1g

> > > Protein 23g

> > >

> > > I just ordered some, and will let you know what I think.

others

> who

> > > try it also let us know, please. Sandy R

> > >

> >

>