**Full Disclosure: I received NoOodles for review purposes. No compensation was given. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I was so excited to be given the chance to review NoOodle. Not only is the name awesome, but they only contain three ingredients. Since I have started to become more and more aware of what I feed my family, I thought this would be a great fit.
I love the concept behind NoOodles. An easy-to-make side with minimal ingredients.
About:
For centuries, noodles derived from yam plants have been embraced by Asian cultures as a high fiber, low calorie dietary staple. Inspired by an on-going commitment to serving healthy cuisine, and in response to a growing customer demand for healthy menu items, restaurant owner and self-taught Chef Terri Rogers, began serving NoOodle™ at Lincolnshire Gourmet, her neighborhood gourmet bistro located in Highland Park, Illinois.
What began as an alternative menu offering at a neighborhood everyday gourmet eatery, quickly escalated into a must-have mainstay. As word of the naturally delicious NoOodle™-based culinary creations spread, restaurant sales skyrocketed. Encouraged by her loyal patrons, proprietor and self-taught chef, Terri Rogers, founded the NoOodle™ Company to manufacture and distribute a variety of packaged NoOodle™ products to restaurants and retailers throughout the United States. Today, NoOodle™ is available at select food service establishments and retail outlets and can be purchased online at our store.
I read the nutritional facts & ingredients list. Naively, I thought that the lime was the same festive green fruit I squeeze into my drink, but rather, it’s lime like a rock … calcium hydroxide.
Wait! What?! My NoOodles packge lists Filtered Water, Yam Flour and Lime. (If you look at the nutrition facts on their website, it lists Calcium Hydroxide.) I find the use of two names for one ingredient rather confusing and deceptive. Maybe I got packages with an old label.
I made spaghetti & meatsauce for dinner one night and thought it would be the perfect opportunity to use the NoOodles. I cut open the packaged and rinsed them off really well. All the while, I was thinking, ‘This is SO WEIRD!’ … I couldn’t help but wonder if I was rinsing them enough.
Because we can be picky eaters, I also boiled “regular” noodles as my backup plan. I made my kids’ plates and they both wondered why their noodles looked “funny” and said they wouldn’t eat that! I was right there with them. I swapped out their plates and made mine with the back-up noodles.
I think my family is just too picky for the NoOodle, but I could see how it would be great for those on Gluten & low/no Carb diets!!
Would you (or have you) tried NoOodles??
I would love to try these! I love the three ingredient label!
I had a really hard time getting over the fact that I had to rinse them before using them.
I don’t know, rinsing noodles is weird, but I wash and rinse almost everything in my kitchen now anyway, so why shouldn’t pasta get a turn? Reading this post makes me want to make my own noodles though. I’ve always wanted to make my own pasta but have never tried.
Good point. I’d love to make my own pasta, too!!
I haven’t heard of this product until now but I would love to give it a try.
I would love to hear why they use lime? Isn’t Lime used to kill things? I know from my reading it is used to cover up bad smells. (Sorry, but my only experience with lime is from a short story I read in my English class in college. The main character used lime to cover up the smell of his dead wife!! LOL!!!)
Thank you for your honest review!! I really appreciate that you shared your honest thoughts. I do think that these noodles are great for people that cannot eat gluten, they just need to rinse them enough.
I thought the same thing! I’d definitely put them in a colander and let the water run over them for a few minutes!