pasta servings?
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myaminals
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how do y'all measure pasta? dry or cooked? the box says 2/3 cup 200 calories.
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Dry.0
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The pasta I have right now has an uncooked serving as 75g and 270 calories. I have no idea how many grams 2/3 a cup is but maybe you do.0
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I think the whole wheat pasta i buy is 56g (dry) per 200 calorie serving. Could be wrong as I'm at work right now.0
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On a digital food scale, 2 oz of dry pasta is one serving (200 cal)0
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thanks for the help everyone! I think I have been counting it wrong.0
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Dry with a scale.0
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Dry with food scale is right. I rarely eat pasta, but when I do I go for the big 3.5 oz dry serving. Very satisfying, esp. if you use barilla's protein pasta.0
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thank y'all for the help. i will try the protein one next!0
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dry, mine says 85g (dry) and its so sad to look at uncooked haha.
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ashleyjongepier wrote: »dry, mine says 85g (dry) and its so sad to look at uncooked haha.
So sad! I think that every time I weigh out my pasta! It looks so pathetic I do a serving and a half.0 -
Yes I would rather eat it less often and enjoy it to satiety when I have it!0
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Just had barilla's protein spaghetti with homemade Piedmontese meatballs last week when my daughter was home from college.
So. Damn. Good.1 -
I have a related question...when you're cooking pasta for multiple people, how do you figure out the amount you ate? Obviously the weight's a lot different after it's cooked. Do you cook your serving separately? I usually just weigh it when it's dry so I know the total weight and eyeball my proportionate share...probably not a good strategy.
Edit: I just saw the post above that mentions there are entries for cooked pasta that I can use. Duh.0 -
thanks y'all. yeah definitely not something i can fit in everyday. there is not that much for the calories.0
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I have a related question...when you're cooking pasta for multiple people, how do you figure out the amount you ate? Obviously the weight's a lot different after it's cooked. Do you cook your serving separately? I usually just weigh it when it's dry so I know the total weight and eyeball my proportionate share...probably not a good strategy.
Edit: I just saw the post above that mentions there are entries for cooked pasta that I can use. Duh.
The entry for cooked pasta is a good idea.
I recently saw someone here who cooks her pasta separately in a metal colander so she doesn't have to use a second pot. I thought that was pretty clever.3 -
That is clever! I will give it a shot. Probably more accurate, since the amount of water absorbed probably varies a bit. Thanks for the tip!0
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I have made for every pasta or rice kind two entrees in my data list.
Cooked and uncooked
So i started with the uncooked 56 gram = 200 calories ( for example) Cooked the 56 gram and when cooked weighed it again so i had the cooked amount too.
Now it doesn't matter if i have it cooked or dry it is always right when i choice the right option to log it. I did this also for meat and potatoes etc.
I do this with every new food that i get. And i never have to do it again.
Some find it a lot of work, but for me to figure out later how much cooked is ( when my husband cooked something without weighing upfront) was more annoying.
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per usda, 140 grams of cooked pasta is equal to 221 calories....definitely a sad little pile for this full-blooded sicilian lol1
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