Ok so what CAN I eat?

[Stones]

Eat what people ate before the agricultural revolution and shopping around the edges of the grocery stores are two great tips and make a lot of sense!

Thanks guys!

 

[Finduilas495]

Stone it will be a lot easier for you when you know what that "evil" stuff is about (knowledge).
It is not that simple: "eat this and you are save "

for example: a few weeks back I searched for buckwheat nuddels (suggested to be good) and found them.
that stood on the package of the nuddels : "Japanese Style Buckwheat noodle"
I thought cool I found buckwheat nuddels made from buckwheat !
It was later after I've eaten them when I looked more closly in the ingredients because I was a little bit suprised about the taste.
the ingredients were: 67% Wheat flour, 30% Buckwheat flour I was like :O

you see it is not that easy, you have to know what that evil stuff is in order to see if things that seem to be good for you are really good.
you have to look deeper and read between the lines .

FWIW - I found Japanese buckwheat noodles that are only made of buckwheat, salt and water. There is also a brand that is made of buckwheat, yams, salt and water. They're delicious IMO and go nicely with a bolognese sauce with plenty of ground pork :)

 

[Cosmos]

Stone it will be a lot easier for you when you know what that "evil" stuff is about (knowledge).
It is not that simple: "eat this and you are save "

for example: a few weeks back I searched for buckwheat nuddels (suggested to be good) and found them.
that stood on the package of the nuddels : "Japanese Style Buckwheat noodle"
I thought cool I found buckwheat nuddels made from buckwheat !
It was later after I've eaten them when I looked more closly in the ingredients because I was a little bit suprised about the taste.
the ingredients were: 67% Wheat flour, 30% Buckwheat flour I was like :O

you see it is not that easy, you have to know what that evil stuff is in order to see if things that seem to be good for you are really good.
you have to look deeper and read between the lines .

FWIW - I found Japanese buckwheat noodles that are only made of buckwheat, salt and water. There is also a brand that is made of buckwheat, yams, salt and water. They're delicious IMO and go nicely with a bolognese sauce with plenty of ground pork :)

can you tell me the brand name and where to order ?

 

[RyanX]

Stone it will be a lot easier for you when you know what that "evil" stuff is about (knowledge).
It is not that simple: "eat this and you are save "

for example: a few weeks back I searched for buckwheat nuddels (suggested to be good) and found them.
that stood on the package of the nuddels : "Japanese Style Buckwheat noodle"
I thought cool I found buckwheat nuddels made from buckwheat !
It was later after I've eaten them when I looked more closly in the ingredients because I was a little bit suprised about the taste.
the ingredients were: 67% Wheat flour, 30% Buckwheat flour I was like :O

you see it is not that easy, you have to know what that evil stuff is in order to see if things that seem to be good for you are really good.
you have to look deeper and read between the lines .

FWIW - I found Japanese buckwheat noodles that are only made of buckwheat, salt and water. There is also a brand that is made of buckwheat, yams, salt and water. They're delicious IMO and go nicely with a bolognese sauce with plenty of ground pork :)

Do you know if the buckwheat noodles are certified gluten-free? I bought some 'just buckwheat' noodles online about a month ago. Then when I saw the packaging it said in fine print: "made in a facility that processes wheat" Now I'm thinking I'll just send them back. I'm trying to cut back on the carbs anyways, so having noodles around - in any form - probably isn't going to help much with that.

 

[Cosmos]

Stone it will be a lot easier for you when you know what that "evil" stuff is about (knowledge).
It is not that simple: "eat this and you are save "

for example: a few weeks back I searched for buckwheat nuddels (suggested to be good) and found them.
that stood on the package of the nuddels : "Japanese Style Buckwheat noodle"
I thought cool I found buckwheat nuddels made from buckwheat !
It was later after I've eaten them when I looked more closly in the ingredients because I was a little bit suprised about the taste.
the ingredients were: 67% Wheat flour, 30% Buckwheat flour I was like :O

you see it is not that easy, you have to know what that evil stuff is in order to see if things that seem to be good for you are really good.
you have to look deeper and read between the lines .

FWIW - I found Japanese buckwheat noodles that are only made of buckwheat, salt and water. There is also a brand that is made of buckwheat, yams, salt and water. They're delicious IMO and go nicely with a bolognese sauce with plenty of ground pork :)

Do you know if the buckwheat noodles are certified gluten-free? I bought some 'just buckwheat' noodles online about a month ago. Then when I saw the packaging it said in fine print: "made in a facility that processes wheat" Now I'm thinking I'll just send them back. I'm trying to cut back on the carbs anyways, so having noodles around - in any form - probably isn't going to help much with that.

I found Buckwheat noodles that are labeled as: Organic 100% Buckwheat Gluten-Free Noodles;Kosher Certified by Star K;
Certified Organic by EcoCert; Gluten Free; GMO Free; VEGAN;Produced in a wheat free facility

http://www.glutenfreemall.com/catalog/king-soba-organic-buckwheat-glutenfree-noodles-p-1836.html?osCsid=qksd02amg3lo5r9gsthhe3p403

but one thing that baffles me, how can they make 100% Buckwheat noodels only with a water addition ?

Edit: obviously when it is labeled as "Produced in a wheat free facility" this does not necessarily mean they produce in a gluten free facility.

 

[Aya]

Stone it will be a lot easier for you when you know what that "evil" stuff is about (knowledge).
It is not that simple: "eat this and you are save "

for example: a few weeks back I searched for buckwheat nuddels (suggested to be good) and found them.
that stood on the package of the nuddels : "Japanese Style Buckwheat noodle"
I thought cool I found buckwheat nuddels made from buckwheat !
It was later after I've eaten them when I looked more closly in the ingredients because I was a little bit suprised about the taste.
the ingredients were: 67% Wheat flour, 30% Buckwheat flour I was like :O

you see it is not that easy, you have to know what that evil stuff is in order to see if things that seem to be good for you are really good.
you have to look deeper and read between the lines .

If you get Japanese Buckwheat, you have to get the one says "Juuwari 十割そば" on the packege. Otherwise there is wheat in it. Usually, 80% buckwheat and 20% wheat.

 

[Aya]

It seems like they put some buckwheat powder into hot water and mix it until it becomes like glue. 100% soba is not easy to make.
Below, the person puts hot water directly into the powder bowl.

pt1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEApL_tLZPc

pt2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=husye3QSMwU&feature=related

pt3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn8ccOY0wHg&feature=related

Note: make sure to wash noodles with cold water after you boil them for couple of minutes. It's very sticky.

 

[Ollie]

You can also make it with cold water, I have a recipe that I've been keen to test - for some time, and then with the recommendation for reduced carbs, even in the 'light months', I've held off. As it's likely to be redundant. :)

 

[Cosmos]

It seems like they put some buckwheat powder into hot water and mix it until it becomes like glue. 100% soba is not easy to make.
Below, the person puts hot water directly into the powder bowl.

pt1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEApL_tLZPc

pt2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=husye3QSMwU&feature=related

pt3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn8ccOY0wHg&feature=related

Note: make sure to wash noodles with cold water after you boil them for couple of minutes. It's very sticky.

amazing to watch how sensitive he works ! truely this man knows what he's doing

 

[Finduilas495]

Stone it will be a lot easier for you when you know what that "evil" stuff is about (knowledge).
It is not that simple: "eat this and you are save "

for example: a few weeks back I searched for buckwheat nuddels (suggested to be good) and found them.
that stood on the package of the nuddels : "Japanese Style Buckwheat noodle"
I thought cool I found buckwheat nuddels made from buckwheat !
It was later after I've eaten them when I looked more closly in the ingredients because I was a little bit suprised about the taste.
the ingredients were: 67% Wheat flour, 30% Buckwheat flour I was like :O

you see it is not that easy, you have to know what that evil stuff is in order to see if things that seem to be good for you are really good.
you have to look deeper and read between the lines .

FWIW - I found Japanese buckwheat noodles that are only made of buckwheat, salt and water. There is also a brand that is made of buckwheat, yams, salt and water. They're delicious IMO and go nicely with a bolognese sauce with plenty of ground pork :)

can you tell me the brand name and where to order ?

I bought them in an Asian supermarket close to where I live, and don't remember the brand name... I had a quick look on the Internet though and found this: _https://www.makrobiotik-perlen.de/product_info.php?products_id=835. There's a link to a Japanese manufacturer named "Muso" there, they also do 100% buckwheat noodles.

Unfortunately it doesn't say anything about the facility they're produced in though... I was thinking about ringing the shop and asking, might not hurt to raise the awareness with the shops?

 

[Finduilas495]

Stone it will be a lot easier for you when you know what that "evil" stuff is about (knowledge).
It is not that simple: "eat this and you are save "

for example: a few weeks back I searched for buckwheat nuddels (suggested to be good) and found them.
that stood on the package of the nuddels : "Japanese Style Buckwheat noodle"
I thought cool I found buckwheat nuddels made from buckwheat !
It was later after I've eaten them when I looked more closly in the ingredients because I was a little bit suprised about the taste.
the ingredients were: 67% Wheat flour, 30% Buckwheat flour I was like :O

you see it is not that easy, you have to know what that evil stuff is in order to see if things that seem to be good for you are really good.
you have to look deeper and read between the lines .

FWIW - I found Japanese buckwheat noodles that are only made of buckwheat, salt and water. There is also a brand that is made of buckwheat, yams, salt and water. They're delicious IMO and go nicely with a bolognese sauce with plenty of ground pork :)

Do you know if the buckwheat noodles are certified gluten-free? I bought some 'just buckwheat' noodles online about a month ago. Then when I saw the packaging it said in fine print: "made in a facility that processes wheat" Now I'm thinking I'll just send them back. I'm trying to cut back on the carbs anyways, so having noodles around - in any form - probably isn't going to help much with that.

I checked the packaging very carefully and it didn't say anything about wheat anywhere... they weren't certified gluten free though. I didn't react to the noodles, and usually I react to the smallest amount of wheat, so I thought they were OK...