Miracle Noodle Blog

How to and Why You Should Keep a Food Journal
Gulp a cup of coffee in the car, stuff a donut in your mouth, or, if you’re feeling slightly healthier, inhale a piece of toast with butter in a mad dash commute to work. Maybe weekends allow you to eat more for breakfast: eggs, bacon, orange juice, 3 cups of coffee… can you relate? Most people have to be somewhere early morning Monday-Friday, be it a corporate job or dropping off the kids to school. Five hours go by and you’ve been running around like the proverbial chicken with its... Read more...
The Dangers of Gluten-Free Foods
Which person is healthier: the vegan or the bacon-cheeseburger devouring carnivore? How about a vegetarian or someone who eats no red meat but on occasion, just chicken and fish? While some people might automatically assume the vegan or vegetarian is far healthier than a carnivore, the truth is, vegans and vegetarians can be quite unhealthy, even obese. Consider that chips, crackers, cookies, cakes, soda and lots of other processed foods are often meat-free and some even animal-product free for zealous vegans. Activity level also plays a major role in determining health.... Read more...
Why some low-carb dieters can eat noodles every day
  Would you eat something called ‘devil’s tongue’ or ‘snake palm’ or ‘voodoo lily’? What if all three suddenly provided you with magical powers, allowing you to eat all the noodles and pasta dishes you want, without gaining weight? Although these three names are nefarious and unappetizing-sounding, they are actually quite harmless and quite delicious.Devil’s tongue, snake palm and voodoo lily are actually all one and the same, better known as ‘konjac,’ the root of a yam plant. Konnyaku is the name given to a ‘cake’ (not to be confused... Read more...
Gluten Free Desserts with Miracle Noodle and Miracle Rice
In a previous blog about going gluten-free, it was mentioned that just because the label says ‘gluten-free’ does not mean it’s healthy. This is especially true with desserts. That gluten-free cookie, brownie, donut or cake might be loaded with just as much sugar, if not more, as the real thing. Gluten-free desserts are also oftentimes loaded with preservatives. So what’s a gluten-free dessert junkie to do? Be in control of your desserts; make your own! Perhaps you’re already familiar with how versatile Miracle Noodle and Miracle Rice products are. They... Read more...
Addicted to Carbs? It's Not Your Fault!
Carbohydrates are scientifically proven to be addictive, triggering the same response in the brain as valium and other tranquilizers. So if you’re carb crazy, it might not be your fault. But there are some high-carb foods, and sugar-free foods that you should avoid at all costs. How do you know which ones to avoid? Perhaps some of these golden rules that nutritionists often dispense to their clients may help: --If the food wasn’t around 1,000 years ago don’t eat it. --As the legendary health guru, Jack Lalanne said, “If man... Read more...
Thinking About Going Gluten-Free?
Most people who have decided or are thinking about going gluten-free know that gluten is primarily found in wheat, barley and rye. Barley and rye are easy enough to give up, but wheat is an ingredient in many foods. If you think reading food labels and checking to see if a food contains wheat will help you avoid gluten, think again. Here’s a partial list of some foods that might surprise you because they contain wheat, even though the ingredients on the package does not list it: --kamut --semolina (a... Read more...
How to Make Unhealthy Pasta Healthy
Are you somebody who enjoys being lectured at? Do you particularly like constantly being told what to do? Probably not. It’s no wonder, then, why many people fail to adopt a long-term healthy eating plan. “Don’t eat this. Don’t eat that. This food has too much fat. This has too much sugar. This has too much sodium. Avoid nitrites, nitrates and gluten...and....” By this point, it’s enough to make most people’s head spin, resulting in the conclusion that it’s too difficult to eat healthy. Life’s too short to count calories... Read more...
What's the difference between gluten intolerance, sensitivity and allergy?
Are you one of the approximately 20% of consumers who has purchased a gluten-free product? If so, why? Is it because you think you are completely intolerant to gluten? Or do you have an allergy to products that contain it? Are you really as sensitive to gluten as you think? And what is the difference between intolerance, sensitivity and allergy? Is gluten to blame for conditions as varied as asthma, arthritis, autism, epilepsy and depression? What science so far knows--and there’s a lot still unknown--about gluten is that three separate... Read more...
How Sugar Weakens Your Immune System
Want to avoid getting sick? In addition to washing your hands frequently and staying warm (mom was right ... bring a sweater; viruses thrive in cold weather) perhaps the best way to prevent illness is to avoid eating excess sugar. Sugar weakens the immune system. After you drink a regular soda or eat a piece of cake, or anything else that is loaded with added sugar, your cells, much like your body at large, undergo a sort of sugar lethargy. This effect can last for several hours during which time... Read more...
Is Whole Grain Pasta Better for Weight Loss
Registered Dietician, Tanya Zuckerbrot's successful diet book, the Miracle Carb Diet, promises that you can lose weight without the hunger. We, on the Miracle Noodle Team, like the sound of that. If you do want to try a diet, avoid those that irresponsibly and dangerously severely limit calorie intake.   Ignore fad diets that have you drink only liquid for several days, if not weeks. Despite what tabloid pictures you've seen of celebrities who have gotten skinny on these diets, what do you think is going to happen as soon... Read more...
Can Gluten Lead to an Earlier Death?
The idea for a 2009 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, was conceived, says the researchers, because “studies of mortality in celiac disease have not taken small-intestinal pathology into account.” In other words, prior to this study, no researchers ever determined if the cause of death of people with celiac disease (1% of the U.S. population who have a critical autoimmune response to gluten) died prematurely because of inflammation in the gut or heart disease, also caused by inflammation. The study was fairly large, with over... Read more...
Cooking a Healthier Spaghetti: Organic Shirataki Spaghetti
What’s your favorite comfort food? If you survey 10 people and ask them what’s their favorite food to eat after a long, frustrating day of work, you’ll get a sizable majority voting for spaghetti. Spaghetti, like other comfort foods such as pizza or doughnuts, elicits a serotonin, the feel-good neurotransmitter chemical released in the brain that elevates our mood after we eat something satisfying. Whether we have it with a homemade marinara sauce or a garlic-olive oil blend, spaghetti is indeed fun to eat and often brings the family closer... Read more...