whole wheat spaghetti

waverly9876
waverly9876 Posts: 605 Member
edited September 25 in Food and Nutrition
I am having trouble logging whole wheat spaghetti. When I log in "whole wheat spaghetti, cooked 1 cup, its a little over 200 calories.. However, if I log the actual brand it says 2 oz. 8oz is a cup and that would be like 800 calories . 800 calories seems like WAY TOO MANY CALORIES to eat for 1 CUP OF SPAGHETTI. Can someone help me figure it out ? Thanks!

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  • Soupskin
    Soupskin Posts: 74 Member
    Dry vs Cooked
  • waverly9876
    waverly9876 Posts: 605 Member
    It was cooked. I had less than a cup of Healthy Harvest (170 calories for 2 oz) . I am so confused.
  • jamie78
    jamie78 Posts: 514 Member
    That is because it is logged under weight and not volume. 8oz is a cup in volume. 2 oz of noodles is measured by the weight as in a pounds. Hope that helps.
  • sweetheart03622
    sweetheart03622 Posts: 928 Member
    the 2oz on the box is pre-cooked. 2oz uncooked generally balances out to 1 cup cooked. The 8oz in a cup is a fluid ounce, which is going to be much different. What you logged was correct.
  • a_stronger_steph
    a_stronger_steph Posts: 434 Member
    Ack - that is why I hate oz. as a unit of measurement! Yikes!!
  • jamie78
    jamie78 Posts: 514 Member
    Just go with the 2oz serving if you think thats about what you ate. :)
  • feliciapeters
    feliciapeters Posts: 525
    just enter in the statistics from the side of the box under "my foods" then it will be there for u when u need it
  • waverly9876
    waverly9876 Posts: 605 Member
    the 2oz on the box is pre-cooked. 2oz uncooked generally balances out to 1 cup cooked. The 8oz in a cup is a fluid ounce, which is going to be much different. What you logged was correct.



    What was correct?? 200 calories or 800?
  • sweetheart03622
    sweetheart03622 Posts: 928 Member
    If you ate one cup of cooked spaghetti, then you ate 2 oz of dry spaghetti or roughly 170 calories
  • DianaPowerUp
    DianaPowerUp Posts: 518 Member
    The 200.
  • melischemitz
    melischemitz Posts: 46 Member
    200 calories is correct. Always weigh your cooked pasta rather than measuring it with a cup.
  • jamie78
    jamie78 Posts: 514 Member
    the 2oz on the box is pre-cooked. 2oz uncooked generally balances out to 1 cup cooked. The 8oz in a cup is a fluid ounce, which is going to be much different. What you logged was correct.



    What was correct?? 200 calories or 800?

    200
  • SunLove8
    SunLove8 Posts: 693 Member
    I am having trouble logging whole wheat spaghetti. When I log in "whole wheat spaghetti, cooked 1 cup, its a little over 200 calories.. However, if I log the actual brand it says 2 oz. 8oz is a cup and that would be like 800 calories . 800 calories seems like WAY TOO MANY CALORIES to eat for 1 CUP OF SPAGHETTI. Can someone help me figure it out ? Thanks!

    Enter 2 oz
  • waverly9876
    waverly9876 Posts: 605 Member
    When the spaghetti was cooked, I took the spaghetti and measured out 1 cup. I want to have that for dinner tonight but a little bit more since I have alot of calories left. I just want to make sure I am eating the correct calories. (or around)
  • Trista87Marie
    Trista87Marie Posts: 180 Member
    200. once you cook pasta it plumps up with water. so 2oz turns into a cup of pasta. just like when you cook rice.
  • waverly9876
    waverly9876 Posts: 605 Member
    Thank you all! I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. I think its time for a weight scale. :-)
    Hope everyone had a good day!
  • jamie78
    jamie78 Posts: 514 Member
    You can get a food scale at Wal-Mart for around 5$ and it will really help you out measuring your food...
  • Michelle_J
    Michelle_J Posts: 362 Member
    i had it for lunch, 2 dry oz is 170 calories.
  • waverly9876
    waverly9876 Posts: 605 Member
    To clear things up, I did not measure 2 oz. I actually cooked the spaghetti, took out a measuring cup and filled it to 1 cup.
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