The sad truth about pasta
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You guys should try Miracle Noodles. Tastes like nothing except whatever sauce you out over it, virtually calorie free plant based product.
Why would you want to eat pasta that tastes like nothing? Try any pasta brand made with Italian flour like De Cecco which is readily available in super markets. Or try good homemade pasta. Pasta should taste like good flour, eggs, and a bit of salt.
Homemade pasta is easy to make. Here's a recipe I wrote several years ago. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/italian/fresh-pasta-in-the-food-processor.html
You don't even need any special tools to shape it. Here's a picture with an alternative use for that measuring spoon:
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I love real pasta if course but these are a good substitute for me when trying to cut calories.0
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This post reminded me of the first time I weighed out an actual portion of my favourite cereals
Except without the happy ending
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Pasta was one of the few things I was really off on by eyeballing. But I was consistently under estimating rather than over. It was one of the few things I continued to weigh until I realized that I simply didn't want as much pasta as the box thought I should.0
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Zoodles. A zucchini is maybe 50 cents and fills a bowl. A big one.8
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Spaghetti squash
Black bean pasta1 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »It always makes me sad how people go through high school, college / university and then cant follow or understand the simple label on a box of, in the example, pasta.
While this might be true, calling someone out on a mistake they already feel silly about is something most of us learn is kind of a not nice thing to do when we're in kindergarten.
Couldn’t agree more.
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »It always makes me sad how people go through high school, college / university and then cant follow or understand the simple label on a box of, in the example, pasta.
While this might be true, calling someone out on a mistake they already feel silly about is something most of us learn is kind of a not nice thing to do when we're in kindergarten.
Couldn’t agree more.
Nope, no leniency. No one is allowed to have a brain-fart, ever. Nup.
I wonder what this dude would have thought of my double-degree, post-graduate qualificationed self a few months ago when I spent 5 minutes trying to peel the cutter off the old box of cling wrap to stick on the new one, when I could have just put the new roll of cling in the old box. He'd have been horrified. Lost all faith in humanity.28 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »It always makes me sad how people go through high school, college / university and then cant follow or understand the simple label on a box of, in the example, pasta.
While this might be true, calling someone out on a mistake they already feel silly about is something most of us learn is kind of a not nice thing to do when we're in kindergarten.
Couldn’t agree more.
To add I’ll just remain thankful for the ability to laugh at myself. This mistake doesn’t speak to my intelligence.
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Alatariel75 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »It always makes me sad how people go through high school, college / university and then cant follow or understand the simple label on a box of, in the example, pasta.
While this might be true, calling someone out on a mistake they already feel silly about is something most of us learn is kind of a not nice thing to do when we're in kindergarten.
Couldn’t agree more.
Nope, no leniency. No one is allowed to have a brain-fart, ever. Nup.
I wonder what this dude would have thought of my double-degree, post-graduate qualificationed self a few months ago when I spent 5 minutes trying to peel the cutter off the old box of cling wrap to stick on the new one, when I could have just put the new roll of cling in the old box. He'd have been horrified. Lost all faith in humanity.
In his defense I’m sure living life being surrounded by people who makes mistakes is very difficult to those who never do
I, on the other hand, could fill a book with my brain farts.
I am also happy that I posted this and learned I can eat more than 8 noodles haha
(Edit: to fix the lovely i issue from my iPhone)
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Alatariel75 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »It always makes me sad how people go through high school, college / university and then cant follow or understand the simple label on a box of, in the example, pasta.
While this might be true, calling someone out on a mistake they already feel silly about is something most of us learn is kind of a not nice thing to do when we're in kindergarten.
Couldn’t agree more.
Nope, no leniency. No one is allowed to have a brain-fart, ever. Nup.
I wonder what this dude would have thought of my double-degree, post-graduate qualificationed self a few months ago when I spent 5 minutes trying to peel the cutter off the old box of cling wrap to stick on the new one, when I could have just put the new roll of cling in the old box. He'd have been horrified. Lost all faith in humanity.
In his defense I’m sure living life being surrounded by people who makes mistakes is very difficult to those who never do
I, on the other hand, could fill a book with my brain farts.
I am also happy that I posted this and learned I️ can eat more than 8 noodles haha
Hey, own it with pride. I have those moments too. Nothing wrong with admitting you're human.
Glad it ended well for you (extra pasta tonight).3 -
By sharing this, I guarantee many will learn from your “brain fart”. To me, not everything is obvious or logical. Thanks for sharing
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Alatariel75 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »It always makes me sad how people go through high school, college / university and then cant follow or understand the simple label on a box of, in the example, pasta.
While this might be true, calling someone out on a mistake they already feel silly about is something most of us learn is kind of a not nice thing to do when we're in kindergarten.
Couldn’t agree more.
Nope, no leniency. No one is allowed to have a brain-fart, ever. Nup.
I wonder what this dude would have thought of my double-degree, post-graduate qualificationed self a few months ago when I spent 5 minutes trying to peel the cutter off the old box of cling wrap to stick on the new one, when I could have just put the new roll of cling in the old box. He'd have been horrified. Lost all faith in humanity.
Now I'm confused. Did the new roll come in a box with no cutter? I've never seen that kind.1 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »It always makes me sad how people go through high school, college / university and then cant follow or understand the simple label on a box of, in the example, pasta.
While this might be true, calling someone out on a mistake they already feel silly about is something most of us learn is kind of a not nice thing to do when we're in kindergarten.
Couldn’t agree more.
Nope, no leniency. No one is allowed to have a brain-fart, ever. Nup.
I wonder what this dude would have thought of my double-degree, post-graduate qualificationed self a few months ago when I spent 5 minutes trying to peel the cutter off the old box of cling wrap to stick on the new one, when I could have just put the new roll of cling in the old box. He'd have been horrified. Lost all faith in humanity.
Now I'm confused. Did the new roll come in a box with no cutter? I've never seen that kind.
Nah the new box had the sharp metal teeth cutter but the old one had a nifty sliding cutter that i liked better3 -
One of the coolest google searches I ever did was for "How much water is in cooked pasta". You can use that to fix your log entry when you oopsie your sequencing of cooking and weighing.1
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Alatariel75 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »It always makes me sad how people go through high school, college / university and then cant follow or understand the simple label on a box of, in the example, pasta.
While this might be true, calling someone out on a mistake they already feel silly about is something most of us learn is kind of a not nice thing to do when we're in kindergarten.
Couldn’t agree more.
Nope, no leniency. No one is allowed to have a brain-fart, ever. Nup.
I wonder what this dude would have thought of my double-degree, post-graduate qualificationed self a few months ago when I spent 5 minutes trying to peel the cutter off the old box of cling wrap to stick on the new one, when I could have just put the new roll of cling in the old box. He'd have been horrified. Lost all faith in humanity.
In his defense I’m sure living life being surrounded by people who makes mistakes is very difficult to those who never do
I, on the other hand, could fill a book with my brain farts.
I am also happy that I posted this and learned I can eat more than 8 noodles haha
(Edit: to fix the lovely i issue from my iPhone)
A lot of people get confused about portion sizes of things like pasta and rice where the label gives the uncooked weight and people are looking at the cooked product instead.
I think posts like yours are a good time to bring it up so people don't have to feel so sad about these foods.5 -
Another good substitute that is incredibly low in calories is spaghetti squash. Bake it, scoop out the insides with a fork and enjoy with some marinara or meat sauce and some parmesan cheese.2
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I love spaghetti squash but I think the idea that it is a pasta substitute throes people off. I use it for all sorts of dishes but it is absolutely not pasta like in taste or texture. I gave my husband a forkful without explaining that and I don’t think he will ever try it again7
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