59 Calorie Fettuccine Alfredo

Alfredo powder adds the correct alfredo taste, without having to muck around finding the right ratios of other calorie-laden ingredients. Prepare it with water instead of milk, as the milk does not actually provide anything taste wise.


Ingredients:

• 1 packet of shirataki noodles (I used NuPasta and liked it)
• 1 tbsp Alfredo sauce powder (Knorr, Clubhouse, McCormick, and Bulk Barn all carry identical versions. One brand might seem higher or lower in calories than the others, but that's just serving size and labeling tricks. I've counted the calories from the bulk barn version, as they are the most direct and truthful). 
• 2 tbsp water
• salt
• freshly cracked black pepper (optional)
• lemon zest (optional)

1. Prepare shirataki noodles by draining, rinsing, and extracting extra water. You can either remove the extra water by dry-frying or by microwaving. You can also just not get rid of the extra water, but the sauce will stick better if you do.
2. Mix the Alfredo sauce powder with the water.
3. Add the sauce to the pot with your hot, dry shirataki noodles and stir over medium-low heat for 2-3 minutes until the sauce has thickened and stuck to the noodles.
4. Add salt to taste. You will need more than you think.
5. Add pepper or lemon zest if you so desire.
6. Enjoy.

Notes:

The calories a packet of shirataki can range from nothing to over a hundred. Shirataki is made from konjac powder, a type of soluble fiber that's mixed with water and then gelled or sets by extruding it into an alkaline liquid. By itself shirataki is mostly water with a small amount of fiber and has no digestible calories, however to make it more pasta-like and palatable other ingredients like seaweed, spinach powder, oat fiber, and soy flour are mixed in. These other ingredients can potentially have calories.

The total calories are also influenced by labeling laws and the serving size. Some countries count fiber as calories, some do not. Some countries allow food manufacturers to round down calories. Shirataki noodles originate in Asia where they're added to hot pot as a small bite among many other ingredients, so the serving size is often deceptively small. This is not necessarily done as an intentional distortion of the nutrition facts, but rather just as a direct translation from their primary market.

Any brand that markets themselves as a low-calorie and -carb pasta alternative (and not, say, as an asian hot pot ingredient) and does not show the serving size as per 1 packet, is just being an asshole. However, with that said the calories in shirataki noodles are negligible regardless of serving side and labeling.

Knorr, Clubhouse, McCormick all claim that a 1 tabelspoon dry serving is 6.2 grams and 25 calories. This is a lie. One tabelspoon is actually 8g and 34 calories.