Calories in noodles

myiceisonfire

Ughs! 210 calories in Great Value elbo noodles...... Dry or Cooked though?

Edit: for a 1/2 cup

dls06

Calorie count on box is usually dry.

myiceisonfire

Well I'm using ONLY the noodles out of the mac n cheese box. So I'm trying to figure out how much noodles are.

MFP says that 1/2 cup elbow noodles are 210 calories. So I'm wondering if that's meaning dry or cooked

CMmrsfloyd

Yes that count should be for 1/2 cup dry. However if you've already cooked it and are trying to figure it out, 1 cup of cooked noodles should be the same as 1/2 cup dry noodles (they should double in size when cooked). So 210 for 1/2 cup dry, 210 for 1 cup cooked. Should be a good esimate for you.

ETA: Although I'm not sure if you're going to be able to get a really good estimate if you're just using 1 part out of a mac and cheese package since they don't usually provide separate info for each ingredient.... Are you sure the noodles in the mac and cheese package are exactly the same as the noodles that you're getting the 210 count from?

myiceisonfire

Yes that count should be for 1/2 cup dry. However if you've already cooked it and are trying to figure it out, 1 cup of cooked noodles should be the same as 1/2 cup dry noodles (they should double in size when cooked). So 210 for 1/2 cup dry, 210 for 1 cup cooked. Should be a good esimate for you.

ETA: Although I'm not sure if you're going to be able to get a really good estimate if you're just using 1 part out of a mac and cheese package since they don't usually provide separate info for each ingredient.... Are you sure the noodles in the mac and cheese package are exactly the same as the noodles that you're getting the 210 count from?

Definitely not the same. These noodles are twists & I have no idea what brand to use.... I'm starting to just want to use what's in the box so it's easier. Usually I use noodles out of the regular mac n cheese and use a different sauce with it.

robert65ferguson

I found that the best way was to take the pack info as dry and then cook a know amount to determine the weight or volume cooked. Using MFP I have always taken the value as cooked. Don't forget that the cooking time for pasta will affect the GI ie pasta cooked al dente will have a lower GI than pasta cooked until soft.

myiceisonfire

if I use only the twists noodles out of the box, what option should i use for MFP food data base. Can't find anything for twists noodles.

ElizabethRoad

I'd just use the entry for elbow noodles. It's the same ingredients in a different shape.

myiceisonfire

I'd just use the entry for elbow noodles. It's the same ingredients in a different shape.

Thanks!

Pandorian

pasta and meat should be measured before you cook 'em.

It's the only way 2 people can take the same "package" and come out with the same calorie count, if one cooks it to Al Dente (still crisp pasta) and the other cooks it to the point it's about to fall apart from how much water it's absorbed, to get it the same both would use the raw weight.
Meat loses water weight during cooking so taking a slab of meat, cooking it to bloody-rare it'll weigh more than the same piece cooked to well-done.

That and "twist" noodle from KD are spirals, according to the box i have here.