I thought I’d let y’all know that I’ve been experimenting with Dreamfields Pasta. I was a little skeptical – most of the lower carb pasta I’ve tried has tasted a lot like cardboard.
It turns out that Dreamfields macaroni is really good. I don’t taste any difference at all. Calories and protein are roughly the same as regular pasta, even carbohydrates are listed as the same. Dreamfields has slightly more fiber than regular pasta.
What’s different is that most of Dreamfields carbs are “protected” carbs and not digestible. From some of the reading I’ve done, it seems that these protected carbs are not effective for everyone. But for me – my postprandial blood sugar after eating low fat macaroni and cheese made with Dreamfields was 95.
Yeah. That does it for me. I love pasta and I pay for it every time I eat it. 95 after eating pasta? Bizarre!
At any rate, so far I’m recommending Dreamfields. I wish it was available in stores around here but so far I have to mail order it which is not all that cost effective. I may have to buy some in bulk but I think it’ll be worth it.
Has anyone else tried it? Had similar or different results or opinions?
Oh, and no, Dreamfields has not paid me for my opinion. But hey, I’m open to that idea… they could pay me in free pasta – that’d be a great idea as far as I’m concerned.
I am glad for you, that you don’t have the enzymes needed to break those protected carbs down, I am not so lucky, and to be honest, pasta is one of the few things I really miss on my low carb diet, though I don’t feel good at all when I indulge in them, it is not however blood sugar related really, I seem to be getting pains in my stomach when I eat grains. Though I know I also get a massive BG rush from most grains and even some fibers, it is annoying to have said enzymes, yet they do lessen gas production I guess.
By: TheDarkWraith on February 18, 2009
at 5:22 pm
I tried it once, and the carbs totally wrecked my BG. HOWEVER, it sounds like I didn’t cook it exactly according to the directions, which released (or unprotected?) the carbs.
I’ll have to try it again sometime.
By: Scott K. Johnson on February 24, 2009
at 6:15 pm