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Post by suelandrew on Apr 14, 2014 21:14:01 GMT -5
Hi Everyone,
I'm fairly new, having started THM in March. I have gone back and read posts from long ago. In reading about Dreamfield pasta, I'm gathering that there was a controversy about this but I've never found information from the beginning. I'm guessing that it was false advertising on the carb count.. would like to know if this is the case, but also, then does that mean that Dreamfields would only be used for E meals if at all? Thought it was too good to be true to eat spaghetti and meat sauce!! Thanks for any clarification you can give.
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Post by rebekahrl on Apr 14, 2014 22:38:37 GMT -5
My understanding is that Deamfields pasta has been bought out by another company, but that the product is still the same. I understand it is still plan approved.
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Post by steffanie3 on Apr 15, 2014 0:26:32 GMT -5
Yes it is still on plan as described in the book limit to one serving about once a week
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Post by steffanie3 on Apr 15, 2014 0:29:18 GMT -5
I have only used it a few times since starting the plan for when I really wanted pasta, because I really have liked spaghetti squash, especially with Alfredo sauce
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Post by thinkspeak on Apr 15, 2014 16:34:06 GMT -5
What's the name of the new Dreamfields? I still see the Dreamfields brand pasta in my Wal-Mart and Kroger.
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Post by mojo12582 on Apr 15, 2014 21:25:12 GMT -5
my walmart and kroger carry that brand and i have been buying it. i have always been suspicious of their claim with the lower digestible carbs thing. if you read the back of the box it no longer makes those claims. but the front of the package states 'lower carb living' or some such.
i recently made the spaghetti bolognese recipe from the book. my fam had it over dreamfield and i had cooked broccoli under mine. delicious!
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Post by steffanie3 on Apr 15, 2014 21:37:04 GMT -5
Same name
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Post by doughgirl on May 6, 2014 12:38:26 GMT -5
I bought some at my Wal-Mart just recently ... and noticed after bringing it home that it has the same amount of carbs as normal pasta (although slightly higher fiber). I wonder if this is due to the company being bought out? I was puzzled as to why it is plan-approved, and am personally planning to take it back, as 2 oz. has 41 grams of carbs, which seems way too high to stay on plan. I decided instead to buy one of those veggie spiralizers, to make my own pasta out of zucchini and squash. Eagerly awaiting its arrival.
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Post by susieq on May 6, 2014 14:14:25 GMT -5
That's a great alternative, I also want to get a spiral slicer for veggie 'noodles'. I'm not even tempted to get the dream fields, it doesn't make sense to me either. We also don't eat much pasta in our family. Hope you enjoy your slicer and share your experiences with it. Spaghetti squash is a favorite with us and very easy.
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Post by thinkspeak on May 6, 2014 14:18:58 GMT -5
I used to use Dreamfields more than I do now. I just can't seem to understand how they process it to make the digestible carbs so much less. I do use it once in a while, but have been sticking more with spaghetti squash. I am looking forward to have lots of garden zucchini soon to make pasta with that.
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Post by steffanie3 on May 7, 2014 0:12:37 GMT -5
Dreamfields carbs are somehow "protected" in digestion and many mamas have checked blood sugars after eating it and had great results, but it is definitely not something you have to eat if you don't want to eat it. I got a spirializer, it is so great. I am also looking forward to that garden fresh zucchini Also a big yum to spaghetti squash right now.
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Post by vastamper on Jun 5, 2014 9:38:39 GMT -5
My understanding is that the carbs in Dreamfields are absorbed more slowly than those in regular pasta. They are still there. There was a lawsuit about their claim that the carbs were reduced. I have eaten it as part of a Low Carb diet for several years and do not have problems with it.
Of course I've never eaten it every day!
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