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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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Hungry Girl wants you to try Shirataki Noodles

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Pardon me for a minute while I get all olde croney, but Anne and I both started writing on the Internet back when it was a somewhat exclusive club. Not a lot of people were online (and most of those hadn't figured out how to get away from the AOL homepage) and even fewer people had figured out ways to create blogs. My first blog was hand-coded and uploaded fresh via a file transfer program whenever I wanted to update because there wasn't even a blog platform yet. In fact, the word 'blog' hadn't even been invented and those of us who called ourselves "online journalers" actually had dismay for the word. Blawwwwg, we'd sneer, as though it were the name for a very painful and strenuous poo. And one of the shocking things about attending Blogher is the realization that the world has woken up and is, whoa, paying attention to our pithy diatribes about Starbucks' Non-Perfect Oatmeal or a Toyota Prius. It was kind of weird and thrilling.

Y'all have undoubtedly heard of Hungry Girl, but did you know that she's actually affecting your grocery buying? You see, Ms. Girl talked about Shirataki noodles on her blawwwg and the clamoring of her readers made the company stand up and take notice. Now she's advising them on how to market their product better and also, her cheery happy little face is printed on the back of the package and also, the company is selling a bunch of noodles.

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For what it's worth, Emily over at Slashfood shares my general dismay for the low-carb diet-y noodle that looks disturbingly like a bunch of tapeworms preserved in formaldehyde. Actually, Esteban suggested we buy a package of them about three years ago, but there they sat in our refrigerator, looking all wormy, for months and months, and then we realized that the idea of eating the noodles was creepy enough, so we'd never be able to deal with the idea of eating tapeworm noodles that had possibly gone over and tossed them. I presume that they taste better than actual tapeworms, but that ringing endorsement probably won't get my picture on the back of a package of shirataki noodles any time soon, huh?

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  • Caitlin's Avatar
    Posted by Caitlin Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:42pm PDT

    My nutritionist gave me a package for free to try when I first started going in Feb. It took a long time for me to try them too.. for the exact reason you mention. I didn't like them at all - I found them slimy and flavorless. Oh well!

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  • Jezabel's Avatar
    Posted by Jezabel Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:45am PDT

    Thanks! I am not a fan of Hungry Girl. The products endorsed are too expensive and too processed or salty or both. I remember reading an article back in January advising the reader to toss out whole foods in favor for disgusting processed food (read throw away cheddar cheese for laughing cow cheese-like spread). The receipe suggestions are no better, I mean seriously, ground up cereal for breading? Well I guess you will never have to worry about cleaning up after a dinner party with those cooking suggestions. The goal seems to be to make every meal under 300 calories. The problem is you should probably consume roughtly 500 to 700 calories per meal to feel full and retain energy (unless you are completely stagnate you will burn off calories thoughout the day).

    The reality of cooking is simple; odds are if you cook at home (everything from scratch) you are probably going to save more calories than eating out or eating the same food ready made. You will also have considerably more variety because you can control the side dishes too, so its healthier or at least more nutrious.

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  • Rowdygirl's Avatar
    Posted by Rowdygirl Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:47pm PDT

    Thanks for the warning. I've been considering trying these, but if they smell and look like worms.. no thanks ! I can't handle any kind of weird smells, and this sounds just nasty.

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  • Beth's Avatar
    Posted by Beth Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:14pm PDT

    I'm a Ramen Noodles kind of gal any other brand or knock-off just can't live up to the glory of Ramen Noodles hehe. At least that's what they look like on their packages.

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