2oz of uncooked pasta is like 5 spoonfuls. xD

samgamgee

The penne I buy is 263 calories per 75g dry, it ends up being a decent amount with sauce and meatballs. If I'm just having pasta with sauce and no meat I'll cook up a lot more.

scolaris

I eat the 3.5 dry oz serving option. The barilla boxes list both. 350 calories boiled & naked waiting to be sauced. I only eat pasta about 2-3 times a month, so I'm willing to save calories toward enjoying that meal. I like barillas protein pasta line a lot. It tastes like the pastas we get in Italy when we visit my in-laws. Whole wheat pasta gives me a case of the 70's-hippy-Waldorf-school-lunch sads. Just can't!

scolaris

I usually make a protein rich sauce. Bolognese. Piedmontese meatballs with spinach. My MIL's 'brown' sauce with a slow simmered steak and a lot of porcini mushrooms. Sometimes a puttanesca with lots of olives and some marinated artichoke hearts, and grilled sausage on the side. Pesto in the summer, with tiny steamed new potatoes and green beans tossed in. Northern Italian sauces aren't super red. If I'm using fresh tomatoes, that's a very thin delicate sauce that gets cooked very quickly.

scolaris

I want to work on a really excellent pasta dish with those large white beans. Yum!

Francl27

For me it depends on my meal. If I want a pasta dish, I have 1.5 serving and it's perfect for me. If it's just as a side but I want veggies too, then 1 is enough.

robot_potato

I'm not a big fan of pasta, when I do have it I add protein and veggies plus sauce and it's a big, filling meal. I add broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, mushrooms, onion, peppers, it really changes depending on the sauce and protein I am having.

Pinkylee77

for me a meal portion is 3 oz and I am very satisfied. I did have to learn what a normal portion was. That amount fits in to my food plan nicely

sympha01

2 oz dry pasta is much bigger than 5 spoonfuls (and it's heavier than 2 oz, too) after it's cooked.

1. If you're logging 2 oz dry pasta (usually about 200 calories), be sure you're weighing your pasta raw, not cooked
2. Use a smaller spoon lol

law102189

kommodevaran wrote: »

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

These all sound delish!

PinkyPan1

misty589 wrote: »

What veggies do you guys add to your pastas?

I add broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini, onions and green beans. I also add soy sauce and Lowery's Sesame Ginger With Mandarin Orange Juice 30 Minute Marinade. One of my favorite dishes and I have it a few times a week.

Asher_Ethan

In the beginning of CICO for me I would always double it. Now I eat the serving size, sometimes half. You'll get use to it.

Acacia_Evers

I use to eat maybe a pound of spaghetti noodles in one sitting. I'm amazed now how much 1 or 2 servings of pasta is. I also get thin or angel hair because it looks like it goes a lot longer.

angelexperiment

Sometimes I measure it out and see how small

TheBeachgod

It was a real eye opener for me to see how small a serving of pasta is. I used to pile it up on a plate and dump a ton of sauce and meatballs on it. It isn't even worth bothering with to me now. Not demonizing it, just want more quantity for the same amount of calories.

arditarose

TheBeachgod wrote: »

It was a real eye opener for me to see how small a serving of pasta is. I used to pile it up on a plate and dump a ton of sauce and meatballs on it. It isn't even worth bothering with to me now. Not demonizing it, just want more quantity for the same amount of calories.

This is how I feel too. I don't think there's anything "wrong" with it but I choose not to go there. Even with tomato sauce, I'm pretty conservative with my portion and usually only weigh out 30-40 calories worth. I'd just rather get my carbs elsewhere and have a big plate of veg, some cheese, meat...

Plus pasta is way better handmade and I save it for when I can get it fresh! Then I eat like 1000 calories worth.

mean_and_lean

I add vegetables like peas, tomatoes, feta cheese, chicken sausage . . . lots of things to bulk it up and it's still a pretty low-cal and filling meal.

rainbowbow

If i'm going to eat pasta it's usually going to be a 5 oz portion and chock full of butter/sauce/faux ground beef/Shredded parm.

I save up atleast 900-1000 calories for it.

Otherwise, i don't eat pasta. It's just not worth it to me.

mkakids

misty589 wrote: »

What veggies do you guys add to your pastas?

If im just looking to add bulk...cauliflower....since its neutral and just tastes like the sauce.

If i want to taste the veggies...broc, bell peppers, mushroom, onion, zuchinni or yellow squash.