Mung Bean Threads/ Glass noodles - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

rdw1 · 08-15-2011, 10:45 AM

I was wondering what everyone's thoughts are on these? I have had them a couple times in the past couple weeks and enjoy them in soups mostly... but I am not sure they are sbd friendly(I purchased them well over a month ago-before coming back) Ingredients just say mung beans and water. TIA!

EmmaD · 08-15-2011, 01:33 PM

Interesting, I hadn't thought about these as possibly being on plan.

So apparently they are made with the starch of the mung bean as their only ingredient. They aren't very high in fiber and are pretty much 100% carbohydrate ... and according to this, they are low glycemic index and medium glycemic load ... I'm not sure what that means in terms of SBD.

Are Mung Bean Noodles Good For You?

Personally I think they would be fine occasionally but I wouldn't go out of my way to include them. I have found rice noodles made with brown rice that might be a better alternative with almost the same texture in the future. But I haven't tried them yet!

zeffryn · 08-15-2011, 01:43 PM

I was wondering the same thing, Rikki. I'm planning on having a salad tomorrow night that calls for them. I haven't decided yet between the mung bean or the brown rice...if it were just for me, I would probably just use the shirataki noodles but DH dislikes them.

Let's hope a vet can weigh in (though Emma provided great info!)

jenne1017 · 08-15-2011, 01:51 PM

My two cents:

No. Mung Bean Noodles are just made from mung bean starch, not whole mung bean paste. Mung beans have fiber in them, a whole load of it for a cup of pasta and these do not.

I'd go with brown rice pasta. I do and love it!

rdw1 · 08-16-2011, 10:48 AM

I do eat Brown rice pasta occasionally. I used to really like it but for some reason I stopped caring so much for it! Which is fine because its cut my noodle eating way down! lol.

I bought some brown rice threads from the international market that are pretty good- just like rice noodles but made with brown rice. I wonder why the consistency is so different from those to the ones supposed to be made like regular pasta, maybe they just use the starch too...

Mmckellen · 08-18-2011, 06:07 AM

Here's where I get a little confused: I thought that brown rice and white rice have the same glycemic load. Both rice's are are a real trigger for me. Anyone have any more info on this?