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"By now you guys know how much I love pasta and all things carb-heavy. I try to keep my cravings in check, but sometimes there&amp;amp;#8217;s nothing my body wants more (especially now that it&amp;amp;#8217;s gotten cooler!) than a bowl of spaghetti or a chunky noodle soup. Which is why I was uber-excited to discover Tofu Shirataki at my local natural foods store recently. Have you ever heard of this low-cal, low-carb pasta alternative?Hungry Girl raves about it, and it&amp;amp;#8217;s only 20 calories per serving, so I thought I&amp;amp;#8217;d give it a shot. (After our conversation about soy last week, I know tofu anything might be questionable, but everything in moderation, right?) For some reason, the thought that I could eat the entire package (40 calories) and still have room for something else was exhilarating. (What can I say, once a foodie, always a foodie!) I decided to make an Asian-inspired soup, partially based on a recipe that was on the back of the noodle package, but slightly modified by the contents of my fridge at the moment. I started with some chicken bouillon (I know, chicken broth would&amp;amp;#8217;ve been better, but I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t have any!) and chopped up green pepper, celery, carrot, and scallion, and let that simmer for a bit. Meanwhile, I rinsed the noodles--they have a bit of an odor, kinda like mushrooms at first. Maybe it&amp;amp;#8217;s because they&amp;amp;#8217;re made from tofu and yam flour. Thankfully the scent disappeared I heated them in the microwave for a minute. Then I threw the noodles to cook with the veggies and poached an egg right in the broth. Once I ladled some out for myself, I added some reduced sodium soy sauce and some pepper flakes to my bowl. It was spicy and delicious. Seriously, you couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t even tell they were tofu noodles! My only complaint is that I was extremely hungry at couple of hours later. Could it be because my lunch was so light (it couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t have been more than 200 calories) or because it was so low in fiber (only 2 grams)? I ended up overeating throughout the early afternoon because I was so hungry. Ugh. That basically defeats the purpose of a low-calorie pasta substitute... What do you think? It&amp;amp;#8217;s kinda like the regular ice cream vs. fro-yo debate. Would you try this low-cal, low-carb pasta substitute, or would you just stick to a well-portioned bowl of regular pasta? BTW: Check out this genius post over at lemondrop: $25 + 1 Hour of Prep = 5 Healthy Lunches (Plus Munchies)! I love it! Plus: More ideas for healthy eating on a budget here Calorie math: Healthy breakfast choices Exactly what to eat for more energy More Ways to Get Glamour: You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters. Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow us on Twitter."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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