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Pasta Calories

Oompa_Loompa
Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I wish pasta boxes were more clear on calories of COOKED pasta. The barella protein spaghetti said 200 calories for 2 ounces of pasta. 2 ounces of cooked pasta is like nothing. It didn’t say anything about calories for cooked pasta. Someone has got to have an answer for me lol

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  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    2 oz. raw weight.
  • Oompa_Loompa
    Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
    So I didn’t just eat 400 calories of pasta by eating 4 ounces cooked then right? Lol
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    How much water the pasta absorbs depends on cooking time, altitude, weather....hence, the cooked weight changes. Of you are cooking for yourself, just weigh it before you cook. If you are making a bigger batch, weigh it, cook it, weigh it again and divide by the number of servings that you original weight came to.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Oompa_Loompa wrote: »
    So I didn’t just eat 400 calories of pasta by eating 4 ounces cooked then right? Lol

    Probably not.
  • Maxxitt
    Maxxitt Posts: 1,281 Member
    With the pasta I usually prepare, 2 oz of dry weight = about 5 oz cooked weight (thank you, OXO food scale) You're prolly ok
  • Pastaprincess1978
    Pastaprincess1978 Posts: 371 Member
    Cooked or uncooked I am always disappointed in the calories in breads and cereals!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Oompa_Loompa wrote: »
    So I didn’t just eat 400 calories of pasta by eating 4 ounces cooked then right? Lol

    Of course you can... if you're not fussed for a calorie deficit! :laugh:
  • slbf42
    slbf42 Posts: 449 Member
    There's a website that says the ratio of cooked pasta by weight to dried pasta is apparently 2.1:1, so 210g of cooked pasta is the equivalent of 100g of dried pasta.

    I tried this with Barilla a couple of times and thats what I got as well when cooked for the specified time - cook the pasta longer and it will take up more water and therefore not be the same ratio.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Oompa_Loompa wrote: »
    So I didn’t just eat 400 calories of pasta by eating 4 ounces cooked then right? Lol

    Probably 200.

    In my experience, a cooked serving of pasta is between 120g and 130g, depending on how long you cook it.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    All dried pasta, regardless of type, is about 100 cals/ounce uncooked.

    I just weight it b4 cooking and eat it all. Much easier to estimate the cals consumed that way.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Oompa_Loompa wrote: »
    I wish pasta boxes were more clear on calories of COOKED pasta. The barella protein spaghetti said 200 calories for 2 ounces of pasta. 2 ounces of cooked pasta is like nothing. It didn’t say anything about calories for cooked pasta. Someone has got to have an answer for me lol

    Weigh it dry. Over cooked pasta has absorbed more water than al dente pasta......the water added weight (and bulk) but added zero calories.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    Pasta is a sad, sad food.
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