Dreamfields Process???

VocaLisa · 11-12-2004, 11:18 AM

Hi,

I just bought some Dreamfields Penne from Netrition.

Oh, my God. It's so good, it makes me wonder if it's too good to be true!!

Can someone tell me what their "process" is that makes the carbs in the recipe "controlled" ... or "undigestible"?

I know they have a patent on it and possibly don't want to spill the beans, so to speak.

But, like I said, it's almost too good to believe.

Also, some stories from people who have used it and whether it effected their weightloss and/or ketosis would be appreciated.

scmedasst · 11-12-2004, 11:50 AM

I have to agree it tastes great. I didn't get any dizziness after eating it the way I do regular pasta, potatoes, or sugar and no rebound hunger either. I just used about half the amount I did when I ate regular pasta and layered it like lasanga with cheese and sauce.

HappyLC · 11-12-2004, 05:31 PM

It's great, isn't it?

I think their process - some kind of coating - binds the carbs in the pasta so that they work like fiber and don't digest in the stomach.

Dreamfields has never caused a gain for me - even a temporary water gain. Now sugar alcohols, that's a different story!

Patt3 · 11-12-2004, 07:31 PM

I love it! It hasn't affected weight gain for me, but then, I use it a a treat! somehow I just don't think I should have it all the time! I heard that once their patent is approved they can talk more about the actual process.

theredhead · 11-12-2004, 07:44 PM

I love it too! I've eaten it very occasionally, but I've not had any cravings or weight gain associated with it.

VocaLisa · 11-12-2004, 08:25 PM

Thanks so much for your responses.

Being half Italian this has always been an issue for me with Low Carb.

This is going to make LCing that much easier.

After some reading, I'm aware, that it's important to pay attention to portion sizes.

But, just that there is a REAL option out there is so wonderful.

BTW, DH said he could tell it was working because it affected him like most fiber does....

MAMZELLE · 11-14-2004, 07:55 AM

Be careful.... I just had 2 oz tonight and my meter reading shot up from 133 to 155 after the first 2 hours then to 174 after 6 hours [the fiber coating makes it slower matabolizing but it still got up there]. we're discussing it on the "THE BANTA DIET...... 1500 tested" thread in the MAIN LOWCARB LOBBY boards, if you want to go over there to the last page..... page 8, scroll down. I had NOTHING else to eat all day, and my KETO DIASTIX were NEGATIVE for sugar and showed I was still IN ketosis but with a 174 blood sugar glucometer reading! The ketostix are not accurate readings of what it's doing to blood sugar. Everybody is different but should test their blood before eating it regularly or often or at all. Don't be alarmed..... just be aware.

VocaLisa · 11-14-2004, 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by MAMZELLE
Be careful.... I just had 2 oz tonight and my meter reading shot up from 133 to 155 after the first 2 hours then to 174 after 6 hours [the fiber coating makes it slower matabolizing but it still got up there]. we're discussing it on the "THE BANTA DIET...... 1500 tested" thread in the MAIN LOWCARB LOBBY boards, if you want to go over there to the last page..... page 8, scroll down. I had NOTHING else to eat all day, and my KETO DIASTIX were NEGATIVE for sugar and showed I was still IN ketosis but with a 174 blood sugar glucometer reading! The ketostix are not accurate readings of what it's doing to blood sugar. Everybody is different but should test their blood before eating it regularly or often or at all. Don't be alarmed..... just be aware.

Thanks, I will keep an eye out. I guess like everything else, all people will react differently.

argo2d · 11-14-2004, 10:00 PM

i just go for tofu shiritake -- thats very pasta-like to me and i know i'm not digesting it because it comes out of me looking like the way it went in!! (sorry for the graphic description!)

VocaLisa · 11-15-2004, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by argo2d
i just go for tofu shiritake -- thats very pasta-like to me and i know i'm not digesting it because it comes out of me looking like the way it went in!! (sorry for the graphic description!)

I'm willing to try anything. But, as an Italian, I have to say, that perhaps I'm a little picky.

Tell me more about the tofu shiritake. I like spaghetti squash too, but I missed real pasta. The "soy" stuff was not platable for me at ALL.

HappyLC · 11-15-2004, 07:29 PM

I think Shirtake noodles are great for Asian type soups, but I don't find them a good substitute for more traditional pasta dishes such as spaghetti with meat sauce. Thanks heavens for Dreamfields. Even if it is reserved for a special treat, it makes this WOE much more appealing to me. It certainly does not bring on the cravings, or bloat, or "stuffiness" of regular pasta.

argo2d · 11-15-2004, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HappyLC
I think Shirtake noodles are great for Asian type soups, but I don't find them a good substitute for more traditional pasta dishes such as spaghetti with meat sauce. Thanks heavens for Dreamfields. Even if it is reserved for a special treat, it makes this WOE much more appealing to me. It certainly does not bring on the cravings, or bloat, or "stuffiness" of regular pasta.

i dont really like shiritake... they are too elastic for me

tofu shiritake is different -- way more like pasta to me! not up to italian standards though since its not as chewy. This is what they look like:

http://www.house-foods.com/our_produ...irataki_2.html

http://www.house-foods.com/our_produ...irataki_1.html

Cocapelle · 11-16-2004, 08:18 AM

Lisa G, my DH is Italian, too.

We can't tell the difference. I've heard that they (Dreamfield) is going to try the same process for rice, soon. I'm really glad to have dreamfields! From what the box states, you measure the carbs from dry pasta, not after you cook it. I think the whole box was 40 carbs. Anyway, we love it, with our "home made italian spaghetti sauce".

VocaLisa · 11-16-2004, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by argo2d
i dont really like shiritake... they are too elastic for me

tofu shiritake is different -- way more like pasta to me! not up to italian standards though since its not as chewy. This is what they look like:

http://www.house-foods.com/our_produ...irataki_2.html

http://www.house-foods.com/our_produ...irataki_1.html

Well, they do look interesting. I'll definitely give them a try.

Again, THANKS!

11-12-2004, 11:18 AM	#1
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11-12-2004, 11:50 AM	#2
scmedasst Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: southcarolina Posts: 3 Gallery: scmedasst Stats: 220/170/till I look healthy WOE: atkins Start Date: april 2004 again	I have to agree it tastes great. I didn't get any dizziness after eating it the way I do regular pasta, potatoes, or sugar and no rebound hunger either. I just used about half the amount I did when I ate regular pasta and layered it like lasanga with cheese and sauce.

11-12-2004, 05:31 PM	#3
HappyLC Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: St. Louis Posts: 315 Gallery: HappyLC Stats: 207/156/150? WOE: General low carb Start Date: March 2003	It's great, isn't it? I think their process - some kind of coating - binds the carbs in the pasta so that they work like fiber and don't digest in the stomach. Dreamfields has never caused a gain for me - even a temporary water gain. Now sugar alcohols, that's a different story!

11-12-2004, 07:31 PM	#4
Patt3 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Up North Posts: 2,297 Gallery: Patt3 Stats: 162/158.5/150 WOE: South Beach/Low fat/low carb	I love it! It hasn't affected weight gain for me, but then, I use it a a treat! somehow I just don't think I should have it all the time! I heard that once their patent is approved they can talk more about the actual process.

11-12-2004, 07:44 PM	#5
theredhead MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,254 Gallery: theredhead Stats: 229/139/138 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 09/04/03	I love it too! I've eaten it very occasionally, but I've not had any cravings or weight gain associated with it.

11-12-2004, 08:25 PM	#6
VocaLisa Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,939 Gallery: VocaLisa WOE: Atkins-ish	Thanks so much for your responses. Being half Italian this has always been an issue for me with Low Carb. This is going to make LCing that much easier. After some reading, I'm aware, that it's important to pay attention to portion sizes. But, just that there is a REAL option out there is so wonderful. BTW, DH said he could tell it was working because it affected him like most fiber does....

11-14-2004, 07:55 AM	#7
MAMZELLE MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: MANHATTAN NYC - click on ''MAMZELLE" directly below for more photos. Posts: 1,021 Gallery: MAMZELLE Stats: LIFETIME MANTENANCE WOE: ATKINS "ORIGINAL" DIET - why tamper with success!! Start Date: as Patient when the Maestro's FIRST book came out	Be careful.... I just had 2 oz tonight and my meter reading shot up from 133 to 155 after the first 2 hours then to 174 after 6 hours [the fiber coating makes it slower matabolizing but it still got up there]. we're discussing it on the "THE BANTA DIET...... 1500 tested" thread in the MAIN LOWCARB LOBBY boards, if you want to go over there to the last page..... page 8, scroll down. I had NOTHING else to eat all day, and my KETO DIASTIX were NEGATIVE for sugar and showed I was still IN ketosis but with a 174 blood sugar glucometer reading! The ketostix are not accurate readings of what it's doing to blood sugar. Everybody is different but should test their blood before eating it regularly or often or at all. Don't be alarmed..... just be aware.

11-14-2004, 10:00 PM	#9
argo2d MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,552 Gallery: argo2d	i just go for tofu shiritake -- thats very pasta-like to me and i know i'm not digesting it because it comes out of me looking like the way it went in!! (sorry for the graphic description!)

11-15-2004, 07:29 PM	#11
HappyLC Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: St. Louis Posts: 315 Gallery: HappyLC Stats: 207/156/150? WOE: General low carb Start Date: March 2003	I think Shirtake noodles are great for Asian type soups, but I don't find them a good substitute for more traditional pasta dishes such as spaghetti with meat sauce. Thanks heavens for Dreamfields. Even if it is reserved for a special treat, it makes this WOE much more appealing to me. It certainly does not bring on the cravings, or bloat, or "stuffiness" of regular pasta.

11-16-2004, 08:18 AM	#13
Cocapelle Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 468 Gallery: Cocapelle WOE: Atkins	Lisa G, my DH is Italian, too. We can't tell the difference. I've heard that they (Dreamfield) is going to try the same process for rice, soon. I'm really glad to have dreamfields! From what the box states, you measure the carbs from dry pasta, not after you cook it. I think the whole box was 40 carbs. Anyway, we love it, with our "home made italian spaghetti sauce".