Dreamfields pasta - Page 3

barbarac · #31 (**permalink**) 03-04-2008, 04:30 PM

Where can you order Dreamfields? Better yet, are there any stores that sell it. I would rather walk in and look at it and buy what I want, plus not pay shipping and all that. But if that isn't possible I will order it. Went to Dreamfields.com and got a David Mendoza thing about it but couldn't see how to order it.

Handybear · #32 (**permalink**) 03-04-2008, 04:38 PM

Our local grocery store carries it. You can try asking your store manager if they can order it. Most stores want you business so they will usually try and get it for you.

Schlep · #33 (**permalink**) 03-04-2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by xMenace

I'm planning a trip South this summer, and I'm planning on bring back a case or two

You can buy it in Canada and have it shipped to you.

Low Carb Pasta | Low Carb Noodles | Dreamfields Pasta | Shirataki Noodles

Kim_in_TN · #34 (**permalink**) 03-04-2008, 07:27 PM

I just bought the Dreamfields spaghetti from our Publix. I'll post when I try it out.

SuzieP64 · #35 (**permalink**) 03-05-2008, 12:47 PM

Hi, I just bought Dreamfields pasta the other day .. it was goood! I got it from Jewel Food store! I was surprised to see them there!

Schlep · #36 (**permalink**) 03-05-2008, 04:16 PM

I just tried this pasta and it is awesome I cannot tell the difference between this and regular pasta. I once tried a low carb pasta and it was not edible, this was great.

Ronin · #37 (**permalink**) 03-05-2008, 04:58 PM

Hi Everyone:

I've been using the Dreamfields since I first heard of it and found it on the shelf in my local Shoprite (Wakefern Foods Corp.)

I have taken their instructions on cooking one step farther. Since I make my own sauce (3 or 4 plum tomatoes in a food processor with Oregeano and Basil, then saute 1/4 cup minced oninons, 1 clove minced garlic and, usually, about a half pound of low-fat turkey sausage, then add the blended tomato and herbs and then add 2 Tbsp tomato paste simmer for about six minutes).

I cook the pasta for only six minutes in water (while the sauce is simmering). Then I drain the water and mix the pasta into the sauce, plate and serve. The remaining six minutes of cooking takes place in the sauce and while it is being plated and served. In this way I avoid over-cooking which will kill the low-carb characteristic of the Dreamfields pasta.

I am an ex-professional cook (from a long time ago when the words Celebrity and Chef never appeared in the same sentence and when Emeril was watching Flintstones re-runs and learning how to say "BAM!") so I like good food. Is Dreamfields perfect pasta? Nope, I can make a better tasting and better consistency pasta myself, but that will drive your BG wild. It is a good compromise and a darned good product.

barbarac · #38 (**permalink**) 03-05-2008, 06:37 PM

OK, I am just not great at this I guess, but must have done something wrong. Finally found Dreamfield at Kroger, tried it, liked it, but my sugar has been going up since. Before was
148 (at 5:35). At 7:45 it went up to 222, at 8:55 it was up to 289. I had about 2 cups cooked.

The package said 2 oz. uncooked us a serving. What is that supposed to mean when you get ready to dish it out cooked. It also said the 2 oz. uncooked has 40 carbs, but 5 digestible. So should I have gone by the 40? How do you know what 2 oz. dry ends up being in the end.

I never did quite figure out the carb/digestible carb thing on foods--like Arby's wrap.

I liked the Pasta, but apparently it might not work for me.

solox316 · #39 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 07:19 PM

I was told by my dietician to count 3/4 cup cooked as 15g. So I did. It worked for me. Good luck!

Kim_in_TN · #40 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 07:31 PM

I made spaghetti with it last night and it was great! I also used Prego Light pasta sauce and just added my own veggies! YUMMY!

Gabby123 · #41 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 08:10 PM

Doesn't it have like 40 something carbs in a half cup or something? What makes it different than regular pasta?

solox316 · #42 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabby123

Doesn't it have like 40 something carbs in a half cup or something? What makes it different than regular pasta?

They are "protected carbs" of sorts... The pasta is made so that the carbs are "blocked" from being absorbed. This is the best explanation I can give. I was weary, but tried it, and it was exactly as my dietician stated.

sparrow1 · #43 (**permalink**) 04-10-2008, 10:14 PM

I got a friend to bring me some Dreamfields from the States this week and I had it tonight. It was great. Can anyone explain how they arrive at 5 Digestible Carbs. A serving has 42 grams of Carbs and 5 grams of Fiber. So that means 37 g of available carbs. What do they do to it to make only 5 carbs?

Scrabblechick · #44 (**permalink**) 04-11-2008, 03:19 PM

I've got to prowl Kroger and Publix for this stuff! Maybe Kroger will have it. Cause I love spaghetti! And lasagna! Woo-hoo!

solox316 · #45 (**permalink**) 04-11-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sparrow1

I got a friend to bring me some Dreamfields from the States this week and I had it tonight. It was great. Can anyone explain how they arrive at 5 Digestible Carbs. A serving has 42 grams of Carbs and 5 grams of Fiber. So that means 37 g of available carbs. What do they do to it to make only 5 carbs?

This link may help.

Dreamfields Pasta, Healthy nutrition frequently asked questions

Not sure how they do it. I calculate my bolus for just over the advertised 5g, at 10g per serving, that works for me