2oz of uncooked pasta is like 5 spoonfuls. xD

angelamichelle_xo

anyone often double it?

singingflutelady

I usually have a double serving but I only eat one meal a day.

angelamichelle_xo

really? i guess i'll get used to it soon.

shadowfax_c11

With pasta I usually halve it and use a lot of veggies for bulk.

kommodevaran

A normal portion for the "new" me is 50-60 grams of grains for dinner, or 40 grams for breakfast or lunch. The "old" me didn't know, didn't care, but I reduced it by 2/3.

seska422

This is why I love my food scale.

My portion size for anything is determined by how much I want of it and how that amount fits into my overall calorie/macro budget for the day. I rarely consume the same amount as what's labeled on the box as one serving.

zyxst

Move to Canada. The dry pasta portion size is 85 g or about 3 oz. Only times I eat 2 oz/56 g of pasta is if it's in a salad. Even with veggie bulk, it's not enough.

louann_jude

Most of the time if I do pasta I will get one that needs cooked a bit. Most of the time it will double in size. I will add broccoli and chicken with alfredo sauce. I could live off of it when I am on a Alfredo kick. I get on them about once or twice a year.

Athijade

Pasta is a side for me now, not the meal. I always make sure to have some sort of good protein and lots of vegetables. It bulks it up real nice and I don't miss the giant plates of pasta I used to eat.

mkakids

Honestly, once its cooked i think its a decent portion.

kellyj0729

If I have the calories, I love pasta for dinner. I had 4 oz the other night with a little olive oil and feta cheese and it was heaven.

angelamichelle_xo

i mixed my sauce with cooked sliced carrots. so good. love carrots.

Meganthedogmom

Really? I typically find I can't eat a whole serving anymore. But I do make sure the sauce has lots of meat and veggies which fill me up.
The old me used to have a ton of pasta, tiny bit of sauce and no meat. Just add butter and cheese and you're good to go! No wonder I looked like Ms. Piggy...

jemhh

mkakids wrote: »

Honestly, once its cooked i think its a decent portion.

Agreed.

It's nearly a cup, or at least spaghetti is. That fills up a good amount of my dinner plate. We always have either meat sauce or meatballs or chicken with pasta. Forget adding more veggies, I'd rather have a pile of meatballs.

arditarose

Yeah, no. I don't eat pasta because of this. I'd rather triple the veg and double the meat yo

zira91

A serving (bout 70g dry) like the label stated on the penne pasta i have at home now does look sad when uncooked.

After it was cooked though, I can get a full plate which i can hardly finish. Especially when it was cooked with sauce, meats and veges. That's a lot. Most of the time i just weigh 50 g and fight the urge to add more just because it look so little uncooked.

GsKiki

I usually eat 35-40g pasta, sometimes 50g absolute max. I don't feel like it's a small portion. But I like to use a lot of veggies in sauce, or some lettuce and tomatoes on the side, so I guess it bulks it up a bit.
If you are strugling with portion size, try some smaller type of pasta, your bites will be smaller, you will eat for longer and it will feel like you're eating more.

Ashtoretet

I only eat pasta when I can double it (meaning fit a doubled-up portion into my calories.)

QuilterInVA

I know the package says a portion is 2 oz., but 1/2 cup cooked (1 oz.) is actually a starch serving equal to a slice of bread. Eating 4 ounces is way too much. Add veggies to your pasta if you need more to eat. Pasta is over processed refined carbs good only in small amounts if at all.

hittrain

I have found 2 oz to be a good amount (about a cup) once cooked. It makes a great base for a number of proteins (shrimp/chicken/mussels) or as a "stir fry" with veggies. Even adding some sauce is low-calorie. It comes down to being creative and adding lower calorie options that fit into your daily goal. Best of luck and continue down the journey to a healthier (and most importantly, happier) you?

Jon

zyxst

QuilterInVA wrote: »

I know the package says a portion is 2 oz., but 1/2 cup cooked (1 oz.) is actually a starch serving equal to a slice of bread. Eating 4 ounces is way too much. Add veggies to your pasta if you need more to eat. Pasta is over processed refined carbs good only in small amounts if at all.

Funny how I get more of my B vitamins from a serving of nasty ol' pasta than I do from eating fruits and veggies.

misty589

What veggies do you guys add to your pastas?

pie_eyes

misty589 wrote: »

What veggies do you guys add to your pastas?

Broccoli mostly

kommodevaran

misty589 wrote: »

What veggies do you guys add to your pastas?

1) Spaghetti - Bolognese: Tomato, onion, garlic, chili, pepper/paprika, (carrot/celery/parsley) + ground beef, parmesan
2) Shells or farfalle: Peas, onion, garlic, parsley + lemon, ricotta and parmesan, or ham and cream, or chicken and cream
3) Wheels or fusilli - Minestrone: Tomato, white or brown beans, carrots, squash + parmesan

JShailen

misty589 wrote: »

What veggies do you guys add to your pastas?

Mushrooms, onions, spinach, eggplant.

MommyL2015

When I make spaghetti for supper, 2oz isn't quite enough and 4oz is too much, so I often make 3. Seems to hit the spot with me. Sometimes I'll add it to my sautéed veggies that I make, and 2oz is enough simply because the volume of vegetables I have with it stuffs me.

lemurcat12

HappyCampr1 wrote: »

I double a lot of servings (sour cream, anyone?), but I've never considered the pasta portion to be small. I rarely even eat a whole serving of it and I love pasta.

Same. I usually do eat a serving, but it seems plenty. I just add more sauce (which I make with lots of veg and lean meat, typically).

I used to overeat pasta all the time, but more because I have a hard time figuring out how much cooked pasta the dry will make and make too much and then eat it anyway because it doesn't save that well.

lemurcat12

misty589 wrote: »

What veggies do you guys add to your pastas?

Pretty much depends on what I have on hand, what meat I'm using (if I am), and whether it's tomato-based or not. Could be anything.

singingflutelady

As I said I eat double servings but my diet is highly restricted (medical reasons) and can't eat veggies or red meat so tomato based sauces are out of the question so I usually eat it with some melted cheese only. Plus because of my disease I am never hungry so I usually force myself to a calorie dense meal as I don't usually snack.

angelamichelle_xo

i ruv pasta.

malibu927

I always eat a serving and a half. After I add things in (sauce, chicken/shrimp, veggies), it still makes a decent sized meal. Even before I started weighing, when I had a huge plate of spaghetti I could almost never eat it all.