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<blockquote data-quote="aylalake" data-source="post: 771222" data-attributes="member: 151429"><p>I notice from my Groupon email today that there is a range of products called Better than Pasta, which claim that <span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>"Better Than Noodles, Pasta and Rice are a range of healthy alternatives to regular noodles, pasta and rice. They are made from organic ingredients including flour from the Japanese konnyaku plant. The Better Than range are also fat free, low GI, low in calories, gluten-free and suitable for vegans."</strong></span></p><p></p><p>I have never heard of it, and the Search facility on this Forum came up with a blank, so I can't find out whether any Forum members have any opinions about it, before I buy it.</p><p></p><p>This is the Groupon link <a href="http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/gg-groupon-goods-global-gmb-h-331485-3/56691939?p=3&nlp=&CID=UK_CRM_1_0_0_48&a=1664&utm_source=channel_goods&utm_medium=email&sid=d2ce69be-1fde-4ed2-bf6b-4f1ffb270bf0&division=national-deal&uh=ae460573-f963-4553-9b2b-087fd4207816&date=20151702&sender=rm&s=body&c=button&d=Mindstorm-Hero-3-deals&utm_campaign=gg-groupon-goods-global-gmb-h-331485-3-56691939" target="_blank">http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/gg-groupon-goods-global-gmb-h-331485-3/56691939?p=3&nlp=&CID=UK_CRM_1_0_0_48&a=1664&utm_source=channel_goods&utm_medium=email&sid=d2ce69be-1fde-4ed2-bf6b-4f1ffb270bf0&division=national-deal&uh=ae460573-f963-4553-9b2b-087fd4207816&date=20151702&sender=rm&s=body&c=button&d=Mindstorm-Hero-3-deals&utm_campaign=gg-groupon-goods-global-gmb-h-331485-3-56691939</a></p><p></p><p>This is what the Better Than .. website ( <a href="http://www.betterthanpasta.co.uk/better-than/" target="_blank">http://www.betterthanpasta.co.uk/better-than/</a> ) says about the konnyaku plant:</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Japan’s secret konnyaku plant</strong></span></p><p>The Konnyaku plant has been grown and consumed in Japan for many centuries. Konnyaku flour is made from the Konnyaku plant, which is used to make Konnyaku noodles, a Japanese staple food. Konnyaku is high in fibre and absorbs a lot of water. There is hardly any nutrition in Kannyaku noodles, including carbohydrates, sugar, salt and fat. However, it is high in fibre and it is the fibre that helps keep you full.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I just found this. Not happy about the oat fibre!!</p><p></p><p>Ingredients: Water| Konjac flour| Oat fibre| Firming agent (calcium hydroxide)</p><p></p><p><strong>Nutritional information</strong> <strong>Per 100g serving</strong></p><p>Calories 9g</p><p>Fat 0g</p><p>Carbohydrates 0g</p><p>Sugar 0g</p><p></p><p>Comments, anyone? BlueTit? AndBreathe?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aylalake, post: 771222, member: 151429"] I notice from my Groupon email today that there is a range of products called Better than Pasta, which claim that [SIZE=4][B]"Better Than Noodles, Pasta and Rice are a range of healthy alternatives to regular noodles, pasta and rice. They are made from organic ingredients including flour from the Japanese konnyaku plant. The Better Than range are also fat free, low GI, low in calories, gluten-free and suitable for vegans."[/B][/SIZE] I have never heard of it, and the Search facility on this Forum came up with a blank, so I can't find out whether any Forum members have any opinions about it, before I buy it. This is the Groupon link [URL]http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/gg-groupon-goods-global-gmb-h-331485-3/56691939?p=3&nlp=&CID=UK_CRM_1_0_0_48&a=1664&utm_source=channel_goods&utm_medium=email&sid=d2ce69be-1fde-4ed2-bf6b-4f1ffb270bf0&division=national-deal&uh=ae460573-f963-4553-9b2b-087fd4207816&date=20151702&sender=rm&s=body&c=button&d=Mindstorm-Hero-3-deals&utm_campaign=gg-groupon-goods-global-gmb-h-331485-3-56691939[/URL] This is what the Better Than .. website ( [URL]http://www.betterthanpasta.co.uk/better-than/[/URL] ) says about the konnyaku plant: [SIZE=4][B]Japan’s secret konnyaku plant[/B][/SIZE] The Konnyaku plant has been grown and consumed in Japan for many centuries. Konnyaku flour is made from the Konnyaku plant, which is used to make Konnyaku noodles, a Japanese staple food. Konnyaku is high in fibre and absorbs a lot of water. There is hardly any nutrition in Kannyaku noodles, including carbohydrates, sugar, salt and fat. However, it is high in fibre and it is the fibre that helps keep you full. EDIT: I just found this. Not happy about the oat fibre!! Ingredients: Water| Konjac flour| Oat fibre| Firming agent (calcium hydroxide) [B]Nutritional information[/B] [B]Per 100g serving[/B] Calories 9g Fat 0g Carbohydrates 0g Sugar 0g Comments, anyone? BlueTit? AndBreathe? [/QUOTE]
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