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Srsly has released a range of low-carb ready meals to its portfolio, available this month. The ready meal line-up includes five “vegan proud” meals, featuring Chick’n Teriyaki Noodles, Chick’n Chow Mein Noodles, Vegetable Thai Red Noodles, Chick’n Pad Thai and Chick’n Mexican Rice. Each recipe contains a mix of low-carb noodles or rice, aromatic spices, vegetables and crunchy peanuts with each meal consisting of 15g of carbs and around 300 calories per portion. Srsly’s ready meals include konjac noodles, said to be an increasingly popular plant-based flour extracted from the root of the konjac yam plant. Konjac-based noodles are described as “a cult stalwart of Asian cuisine,” that are “quickly generating a loyalist following” for those seeking a credible alternative to wheat-themed noodles that are high in carbs and calories. Srsly founder, Andy Welch, said: ”Our ongoing remit is consumers searching for a low carb/sugar lifestyle that marries great taste with unrivalled convenience. In just the same way we saw the opportunity for low-carb condiments and jams to prevent lazy, ill-informed decisions at either the breakfast table or dinner time, we felt the need for fast turnaround ready meals crying out for a low-carb hero that pairs fair price points with less predictable flavour formats.” Konjac noodles are also made with glucomannan that, in addition to being low in carbs, also absorbs water in the digestive tract, helping the consumer feel full and content.