Low Carb/Skinny Pasta

[Gezzabelle]

Just wondering if anyone uses Low carb or skinny pasta? I was browsing one Ebay and saw some on there...a bit expensive but it would be so good to be able to have some pasta. Wondering if it spikes BG or not??

 

[Lamont D]

Hi @Gezzabelle

I would personally swerve it, for two reasons, cost and bloods. It would spike me.!

However you can try it, because, you never know, you may be able to cope with it!

 

[dunelm]

Just wondering if anyone uses Low carb or skinny pasta? I was browsing one Ebay and saw some on there...a bit expensive but it would be so good to be able to have some pasta. Wondering if it spikes BG or not??

Hi @Gezzabelle - I use the Slim Pasta (and rice) - in the purple packs when they are cheap in Holland & Barratt. They are made from konjac with 5% oat fibre - zero carbs according to the Nutritional Info. Not bad with a good sauce.
I do like to turn courgettes into ribbons as a good alternative and chuck into sauce for the last couple of minutes cooking to warm through.

 

[AndBreathe]

Hi @Gezzabelle

I would personally swerve it, for two reasons, cost and bloods. It would spike me.!

However you can try it, because, you never know, you may be able to cope with it!

Nosher - Have you tried skinny pasta? I have a pack I've just looked at (brands obviously may differ slightly), which states 0.5gr (yes. 0.5gr) carb and 9 calories per serving. The pack I looked at has 2 servings.

@Gezzabelle - I bought these when they were on offer in Holland & Barrett. I found the pasta/rice to be tasteless, once it was rinsed, and have a slightly slithery texture, but they certainly worked as a "carrier" for a sauce or meat element of curry or bolognese. The high fibre content didn't upset my tummy, but for a few hours afterwards, I had what my neice would have described as "pom-poms" when she was little. I'll let you work that one out for yourself!

They're not cheap, and the fact I still have a pack left several months later tells it's own story. I have got used to have chilli or curry or bolognese style meals without the carb accompaniment. And frankly, it means I can have more of the delicious element, rather than juggle with what is effectively a filler.

If you can pick them up in H&B on a BOGOF or other such offer, they're worth trying if you miss that sort of food.

 

[Gezzabelle]

Hi @Gezzabelle - I use the Slim Pasta (and rice) - in the purple packs when they are cheap in Holland & Barratt. They are made from konjac with 5% oat fibre - zero carbs according to the Nutritional Info. Not bad with a good sauce.
I do like to turn courgettes into ribbons as a good alternative and chuck into sauce for the last couple of minutes cooking to warm through.

I have tried the Slim Pasta in the past and found it to be similar to inner tubes lol...made me physically gag to eat and it was quickly consigned to the dustbin. I might try the twice cooked idea and see if I can maybe tolerate just a little for a change now and then

 

[Gezzabelle]

Hi @Gezzabelle

I would personally swerve it, for two reasons, cost and bloods. It would spike me.!

However you can try it, because, you never know, you may be able to cope with it!

Thanks Nosher....yes the cost is high and it probably would spike me too....I just wondered if anyone had any good results with it. At least I can have a sandwich now with the Lidl rolls so life isn't so bad after all

 

[Larissima]

I have also stocked up on Slim Noodles and Fettuccine at a Holland & Barrett's penny sale. I don't find them slimy at all, as I always either dry-fry them for a minute or microwave (as per instructions). I eat about one packet per week, and they don't seem to affect my blood glucose. Konjac fibre (the main constituent of the Slim range) is even sold as a supplement, not that I've ever tried it myself.

 

[Celeriac]

I've tried both the organic Zero Noodles and the Eat Water Slim Pasta/Noodles range (purple packaging) from Holland & Barrett. Zero noodles stink and need a lot of rinsing and the Eat Water stuff is like chewing elastic bands - I'm surprised that no-one has choked to death yet.

Ocado has the Aussie Slendier range, whih is organic and I found the fettucine the best of the lot.

However, I have to say that for me, they bloated me out so I felt like a whale. Even though they are suppose to be very low carb, my body reacted as if I was feeding it pasta. So I've got a spiraliser now and will be trying courgetti.

Bought pasta sauces, Indian sauces etc can be quite carby because of added sugars and after some weeks of doing without sugar, the added sugar in sauces (and tinned soups) can make them an absolute no-no, taste-wise, really strange.