The benefits of fibre pasta and noodles

In my book Primal Cure from 2017, I let readers in on a little culinary secret: the Japanese have been pulling off a food magic trick for centuries, consuming pasta, spaghetti, and noodles that contain zero calories and zero carbohydrates! You heard it right: a belly-filling food with absolutely zero calories. It’s like food wizardry. Enter glucomannan noodles, the magician of the dining table. They’re the David Blaine of noodles, soaking up water until they’re 95% water, suspended in fibre. These noodles fill up your belly and, even more importantly, send a hormone called leptin to your brain, signalling it to curb your appetite.

Since my grand reveal in 2017, my trusty team of nutritional experts conjured up our very own brand of these miraculous carb-free alternatives, and we’ve aptly named them Fibrehydrates. Picture them as the magicians of nutrition, fibre which will stuff your stomach while moonlighting as a nutrient courier, delivering essential goodies throughout your gut.

Get ready to be amazed because glucomannan, extracted from the root of the Konjac plant, has earned some remarkable accolades. It’s not any old fibre; it’s the only one that holds the prestigious recognition of being a legitimate weight-loss helper by the EU Commission (EFSA – European Food Standards Agency) and the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Imagine this: while countless ‘low-calorie meal replacement’ food products claim to assist in weight loss, most fall short by neglecting to address hormones and often contain a lot of sugar (yes, even low-calorie meal replacements in Europe must by law contain carbohydrates, bizarre, I know).

Glucomannan is the real deal. The more you eat this mysterious ingredient, the more weight you potentially lose. In one double-blind clinical trial (the gold standard of research), participants who took just 1 g glucomannan before each of their regular meals for eight weeks lost an average of 5.5 lb and saw their LDL cholesterol drop considerably. It’s not just a fibre; it’s your weight-loss sidekick.

Glucomannan, also known as shirataki or konjac in Japan, isn’t just a gut- friendly fibre; it’s a stomach-expanding magician. Taking it before a meal curbs your appetite and might even vanish snack cravings. Within 30 minutes of consumption, this absorbable fibre can remarkably expand 50 times its size. It’s like having a natural gastric band minus the surgery! And that’s not all; it slows food breakdown and thereby reduces any sugar rush into your bloodstream. As you have already discovered, fewer sugar spikes mean less fat-building insulin, and less insulin means a healthier you.

Fibrehydrate Zero Carb Konjac Pasta

Available in Spaghetti, Tagliatelle and Noodles.

Check out the Fibrehydrate Zero Carb Konjac Pasta – your guilt- free ticket to indulging in pasta without the carb overload! Crafted from the konjac root, rich in glucomannan, this pasta isn't just carb-free, it's a weight-loss warrior officially recognized by the EU Commission. Glucomannan's secret? It expands up to 50 times in your stomach, triggering your stretch receptors and signalling the brain with the 'fullness' hormone, leptin. With options like spaghetti, penne, tagliatelle, and angel hair, you can savour every carb-free bite while staying on track with your weight loss goals!