Wildwood Low Calorie Pasta Slim Noodles
A few months ago when I did a posting on whole wheat spaghetti, I mentioned that I am not a huge fan of tofu noodles. Overall I think it is awesome that they are so amazingly low calorie, but at the same time, the tofu after-taste that accompanies them makes the noodles much less appealing. Also, I always figured that an extra 150 calories for real whole wheat noodles and more normal spaghetti wasn't the end of the world by any means.
However, shortly after I did the posting, I discovered Wildwood pasta slim noodles at my local Andronicos. I purchased a spinach flavored fettuccine flavor (the one on the left) hoping it would taste more like spinach noodles and less like tofu. And it did! It is really good (if you like spinach)! As you would expect, the noodles are made from tofu and are totally vegan, high in fiber, and are gluten free. The *whole bag* (2 servings, or 200g) is 50 calories, 6 grams of fiber, 2 grams of protein, and 0 grams of fat, making it 0 weight watchers points. Not bad if you are craving some spinach fettuccine for a low calorie lunch or low calorie dinner!
I've never tried the non-spinach spaghetti version since I like the spinach one so much, so if you have please let me know if it is better than the other brands that are out there.
In terms of finding these noodles, it might be tricky. I have yet to see them at Whole Foods which sells other Wildwood products. In any event they have a nice store locator on their site, which might be helpful.
Enjoy!
Juliet
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50 cal the package? that's so low in cal. What are they made from?
October 31, 2008 1:58 AM
Hi Balance Joy and Food!
Here is the ingredient list:
water, pulmone tofu ( water, non-gmo soybeans, calcium sulfate, glucono delta lactone), konjac flour, spinach powder.
By the way -- here's some text on glucono delta lactone from ener-g.com:
"Glucono-delta-lactone (GDL) does not contain lactose, gluten, and being derived from rice, it's corn-free as well!.
GDL is produced by the fermentation of glucose. The glucose is rice derived. Glucono-Delta-Lactone is further separated by crystallization. GDL is soluble in water and is non-toxic and completely metabolized in our bodies."
Lastly, I wanted to tell you that this isn't the only brand that makes uber-low calorie tofu noodles... I am just not a big fan of other(Tofu Shirataki -- which you can buy at Whole Foods).
Juliet
October 31, 2008 8:13 AM
Ow! I love your blog. Great product reviews! I must check back in more often!
October 31, 2008 8:25 AM
i bought a bag of these last week at whole foods because they sounded soo good. it's a different brand, but they're still tofu noodles. i haven't had a chance to cook with them yet, but i'm excited. i got the spaghetti. did you eat yours with sauce? i was planning on throwing them in soup because i wasn't sure if they would taste good with pasta sauce.
October 31, 2008 12:14 PM
I've have called every store on the store locator in Atlanta. Can you buy these online?
October 31, 2008 3:32 PM
Hey anonymous,
I doubt it. They need to be refrigerated so selling them online would be tricky.
I don't like them nearly as much but if you are dying to have them, you can try Tofu Shirataki in the mean time. They can usually be found at Whole Foods in the salsa/hummus refrigerated section. They are equally as low in calorie, just not spinach flavored (which is why I love these).
Juliet
October 31, 2008 5:44 PM
Joanna:
I've tried all sorts of different toppings for them. I think they'd be great in a soup. Just make sure you cook and rinse them and then pat them dry before you put them into your broth (so your soup doesn't get that aftertaste -- I'm assuming you bought the non-spinach flavored kind).
I've totally eaten them with marinara sauce, as well as low fat sour cream, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese and pepper (pretty random, eh?). The cool part of them being so low calorie is that you can put almost anything on these noodles without having to feel guilty.
Let us know what you think!
Juliet
October 31, 2008 5:47 PM
These look great! I thought tofu shirataki was alright, but felt the same way about the after taste. I'll be on the lookout for these - haven't seen them yet, though!
October 31, 2008 10:58 PM
tofu noodles!! i've never heard of those. i must find them!
November 1, 2008 5:25 AM
hey juliet! i make up some of the recipes i put on my blog. i usually just use a recipe and then make adaptations to it.
November 1, 2008 4:06 PM
Interesting pasta! Nice reviews...
Cheers,
Rosa
November 2, 2008 2:18 AM
Oh cool I've never even heard of tofu noodles. I'll have to keep an eye out for those.
November 2, 2008 9:18 PM
Howdy All,
I am also a huge fan of these WildWood pastas, and just thought I would pass along (for those of you in the Bay Area) that they carry both the spaghetti and the fettucine at Farmer Joe's grocery store on Fruitvale Avenue in Oakland. It's a great store, and you'll find the pastas in the veggie/vegan refrigerated section on the produce side of the store. Good luck!
Cheers,
Jennifer
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