Miracle Noodle Blog

Side Effects of a Low-Carb Vegetarian Diet
Eating lots of fresh vegetables is one golden rule of nutrition that all the thousands of diets known to mankind agree on (with certain rare exceptions, say, Arctic native societies, who lack access to abundant veggies). But even if you eat a low-carb diet with plenty of vegetables, if you’re also a low-carb dieter and vegetarian, are there any potential problems with a low-carb vegetarian diet? Any side effects? Low Cholesterol One side effect of being on a low-carb vegetarian diet is that you’ll have low cholesterol. And usually, that’s... Read more...
Keeping Kosher on The Paleo Diet
If you keep kosher you’re adhering to a diet that has a 3,000+-year old tradition. Over the last few years, one of the more popular diets emulates an eating plan tens of thousands of years old. It’s called the ‘Paleo Diet,’ and in case you’re not familiar with its philosophy, here are the commandments of the Paleo Diet: Eat no grains (wheat, rice, couscous, bulgur, spelt, rye, etc.) Eat no legumes (beans, when not fermented contain phytates, which interfere with nutrient absorption) Eat no grain-fed meat (only grass-fed, pasture-raised meats... Read more...
Healthy, Low-Glycemic Shabbat Dinner
Let’s face it:  Jewish cooking, especially Ashkenazi (central and eastern European) food, is not always the healthiest fare. Step into any Jewish deli in the U.S., order a pastrami sandwich and you better have your cardiologist by your side. The enormous slabs of meat, most often corn-fed and pro-inflammatory, are often stacked in between two slices of processed, blood-sugar spiking and belly-bloating flour bread. To be fair, many Jewish delis serve sandwiches with small-batch, ‘Old World’ pumpernickel and rye bread [link to challah article], which is much healthier than conventional... Read more...
Healthy Challah
“I want to know where my bread comes from. I don’t want bread from some nameless basement bakery. I want my bread from a bakery that’s clean as my own kitchen.” --Preface to the book, “White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf,” by Aaron Bobrow-Strain This powerful consumer testimony dates back to the early 1920s, sandwiched (excuse the pun) between two drastically different eras of bread making, only 40 years apart. As the book ‘White Bread’ explains, in 1890, 90 percent of all bread made in the U.S. was... Read more...
Healthy Kosher Pastries (or: The Danger Lurking in Kosher Pastries)
Even though zero-calorie and certified-kosher (pareve) Miracle Noodle was created for people with special dietary needs, be it gluten-free, low-carb, diabetes-approved, and for those interested in just losing a few pounds, the Miracle Noodle team understands that you gotta live a little. L’Chaim! The powers that be behind Miracle Noodle are not Diet Dictators. We like to have our kosher cake, and eat it, too! But most kosher desserts that you can order either in a deli or online have a primary ingredient that has been scientifically proven to be... Read more...
The Healthiest Kosher Meat
As this kosher diet blog is being written, the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah has just been observed, nay, celebrated, with the last Torah parshah blending symbolically into Bereshit, the Torah’s beginning. This signifies the circular, eternal nature of the Torah. And as the study of Torah starts from the beginning again, worshippers again learn in Bereshit (Genesis; v: 27-28) that humans have dominion over the ‘beasts of the field.’ For some observant Jews, the passage in Bereshit is the end of the discussion; G-d has granted humans to have... Read more...
Fasting: It's Not Just for Yom Kippur
Both secular Jews and non-Jews alike might be surprised to learn that Yom Kippur isn’t the only Jewish holiday that calls for fasting. There are six other major traditional tzomot (Jewish fasting days), and more if you include fasts for the tzaddikim (righteous ones). Almost every, if not all, religions, have at least one fasting day. Beyond the scope of spiritual observance, though, is fasting healthy for you? Yom Kippur provides an opportunity for us to start anew. Not only spiritually, by reflecting upon how we can be more kind,... Read more...
Top 5 Low-Carb Foods for Weight Loss
Catchy titles such as “Top 10 Low-Carb Foods to Help You Lose 10 Pounds in 10 Days,” might get you to read an article. But the truth is that if you’re on a low-carb diet, you don’t need to search the supermarket aisles for foods that have a “Low-Carb!” label. All you need to help with weight loss are some natural foods that don’t need any branding because in nature they do not contain many carbohydrates. Let’s take a look at these special five natural low-carb foods: 1. Water Ok,... Read more...
Is it Bad to Cook With Saturated Fats?
We’d love it if you ate Miracle Noodle three times a day, every day, but, of course, that’s unrealistic. Our customers ask us, the Miracle Noodle Team, if we eat the noodles. Being primarily a family-run business, you bet we do! Several times a week, in fact. But of course we like to eat all kinds of food. We do primarily eat veggies for lunch and dinner and even a couple for breakfast (it’s real easy to throw in some spinach and tomato in an omelette), but we also will... Read more...
Occasional Fasting for Weight Loss
Every religion has a fasting holiday. While the purpose of these fasts is spiritual observance and partaking in ancient traditions, usually to reflect and meditate on personal conduct, occasional fasting, even just once a year, can offer some health benefits. Fasting provides an opportunity for us to start anew. Not only spiritually, by reflecting upon how we can be more kind, compassionate and involved with our community, but also from a health perspective as fasting can provide a metabolic reboot of your system. This comes with one major caveat that... Read more...
Best Ways to Prevent Weight Gain at Work, Part 1 of 2
Do you do the 8-5 grind 5 days a week? If so, chances are that you sit for prolonged periods of time if you have the typical office job. But hey, it beats working in a coal mine, right? At least coal miners are moving around, burning calories. You don’t have to get down and dirty like a miner, though, to prevent weight gain at work, if you have the standard desk job. Here are some ways to stay healthy during the work week…. Drink Lots of Water Sounds pretty... Read more...
Is Eating 3 Meals or 6 Better for Weight Loss?
You're not alone if you're confused about what to eat. One year eggs are unhealthy, the next, you hear it's okay to eat them, yolks and all. Well, if what to eat is sometimes exasperating, there's also how often you should eat. Is it better for weight loss if you eat three meals a day, or 6 smaller ones?  Let's first tackle your frustration with not knowing what to eat due to conflicting reports. The bottom line is, eat foods that are found in nature, focusing on vegetables (an equal mix between... Read more...