What Got Us Started
With all the news these days about the increasing levels of chronic diseases,
such as
diabetes,
obesity, cardiovascular disease, and certain types of cancer, many of us
are starting to take steps to live healthier, more active lives.
As part of that focus, there's been a huge influx of "
low carb" programs
and products. But the available choices haven't been great – you either have
to sacrifice foods you love, such as pasta, or try "low carb" substitutes
that really don't taste like the real thing. What's more, trying to cut carbs
from your diet altogether isn't necessarily the right way to go, as certain
types of carbohydrates are important for our overall health and well-being.
That's why Dreamfields developed the idea of Healthy Living, where you make sensible
choices about what you eat and choose foods where
you don't have to sacrifice
great taste to live a healthier life. And knowing how much people loved pasta,
we started there.
We decided we had to make
a pasta that the whole family could eat, even if
someone wasn't watching their carbs, and that's how Dreamfields was born. We
took everything we knew about making pasta, which was a lot, given that our
roots are deeply cultivated among the finest durum wheat growers in the world.
Our manufacturing company,
Dakota Growers Pasta Co., was created in 1990
by farmers who built their own durum mill and pasta production facilities
so they could produce the finest pastas. And today, it is a thriving enterprise
supplying
premium pasta products to leading retailers and restaurants in
North America and beyond.
The Dreamfields Way
We had tried many low carb pastas and quite frankly, thought they tasted
inferior and not at all like the pasta we knew and loved. Most took out the
durum wheat semolina, which gives pasta its authentic taste, and reduced
the levels of digestible carbohydrate by adding soy protein and other fillers–all
at the expense of the pasta's taste and texture. Now you understand why we
had to do better.
Dreamfields developed a new recipe for making pasta that would give us the taste and
qualities of pasta we love, with only 5 grams of digestible carbs per serving.
We felt so proud of our pasta that we filed for a patent. Our recipe, combined
with the process for making the pasta, results in
fewer carbohydrates being
digested, plus gives you health advantages much like you get from consuming
whole grains. And Dreamfields pasta is made with the finest quality durum
wheat semolina, with no soy added, which means that you get the authentic
taste and al dente texture you expect from pasta.
You don't need to just take our word for it. People who have tried it tell
us that
Dreamfields has all the taste and texture of their favorite traditional
pasta. So we're happy to report that we can all go back to the pasta we love,
while still embracing our goal of healthy living. What else can
Dreamfields do for you, you ask? We're continuing to develop healthy carb
options for a whole range of foods, so
keep an eye on us!
