The market for higher fiber, higher protein carbohydrate-based food products is on fire. You can find everything from bean-based pasta to high-protein, low-carb bread products to tortillas with zero carbs. And new brands and options are popping up regularly.
This new product is one to talk about. Hero Bread’s Elbow Macaroni Nooodles have the “texture, chew and taste that you grew up savoring”, per the company, but with only 5-grams of net carbs, 32-grams of fiber, 12-grams of protein and “half the calories of the best-selling elbow macaroni”.
Sound too good to be true? Wondering what their secret is? Hero products are made with resistant wheat starch, which instead of being digested and broken down into sugar like a typical starch, it acts like a fiber that resists digestion in the small intestine. It’s created when starches like wheat and rice are cooked, then cooled. Consuming resistant starch may have health benefits like improved blood sugar control, satiety and digestive health.
Hero Bread’s Resistant Starch Products Are Lower in Carbs, Higher in Protein
Hero has a laundry list of carbohydrate products made with resistant wheat starch, including classic white and seeded breads, classic white and everything bagels, burger and hot dog buns, Hawaiian rolls, flour tortillas, buttermilk and cheddar biscuits, croissants and croissant rolls, scones, and two pasta products, including their new elbow macaroni and penne.
Reviews On Hero Bread Products
While it may seem too good to be true, customers rave about their products. In an Instagram post announcing the launch of their elbow noodles, customers exclaimed “Wow can’t wait to try these. The Hero Penne was best in class” and “Let’s go, this is going to be magical!”.
We’re assuming their elbow macaroni will be a similar taste and texture to their wildly-approved penne. The reviews on their website are stellar. “Love these noodles. They taste and have the same consistency as regular noodles that are loaded with carbs. Definitely a quality product I will forever keep in my pantry”, said one person.
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“We’ve had low-carb pasta before, but Hero penne really tops it!! So good! And doesn’t require much change in the method of cooking. It’s magic!”, said another fan.
According to Hero Bread’s website, you can order the new elbow macaroni noodles in a 3-pack for $29.99. You can also choose a quarterly subscription box or welcome box to try their products.
As someone who has tried their breads, croissants and Hawaiian rolls and give each two thumbs up, I am thrilled to try their pasta.
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