Food or not?
Pictured above is a Japanese noodle called Shirataki. In my mind, this is barely a food. It just always seems wierd to me to consume food with no calories. It is made from the Konjac plant, also knowns as the Devil’s Tongue. It is a no carb, no calorie, technically Paleo friendly noodle. There were two ingredients in the ones that I had, Yam flour and Calcium Hydroxate. The yam flour from the plant listed above is not technically from a yam and is made almost entirely of fiber thus rendering virtually no digestible carbs or calories. The Calcium Hydroxate is a bit of an unknown to me. I researched it and found that in chemical uses is is highly toxic. I am not sure if the food grade version is any different or not. We used these noodles in a spaghetti dish. I was not overly impressed. They are pretty much tasteless, and a bit slimy and rubbery for me. I prefer the spaghetti squash option for this application. Charity preferred these slightly over the spaghetti squash. The kids had no opinion either way. The after effects definitely indicated they had a high fiber content. Yes, the family heard about these from me for the rest of the evening. Anyway, that is the official CFS scoop on Shirataki. I know you were wondering. Shirataki can be purchased at most Asian food stores and Central Market. So…give them a try and share your thoughts with us.
AM Class
Happy rest day!
PM Classes
“Cindy“
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats
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That was an awesome overshare. I am definitely going to try this and share my experience with my clients!
9 + 4 pull ups. 2 round PR! Bring it on, All In! (As long as it doesn’t involve the palms of our hands)
I have a great recipe, to share….Pollo Al Chipotle (chicken chipotle)
6 chicken breasts
4 tbsb olive oil
2 tbsb lime juice
1/2 tsp garlic salt
10 med. garlic cloves
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 pint heavy cream
7oz. chipotles in adobo sauce
Marinate chicken in oil, lime juice, and garlic salt. for an hour.
grill chicken and top ih sauce
to make sauce . saute onion and garlic, put in blender with cream and chilies.
What I did was cut up the marinated chicken and cooked it in a pan with garlic and onion, then I blended the cream and chilies, and poured in with the chicken. I added mushrooms too. This is pretty spicy so use less chilies if you don’t like spicy food. I made a spanish salad on the side too. You could probably add any vegetable to this also.