dry/cooked pasta ?

faylou
faylou Posts: 89
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
Quick question

Do you measure pasta of anykind dry or cooked.

When it cooks up it weighs alot more, rice noodles for stir fry seem to be my problem and spagettini.

Do you measure it dry for the serving weight you going to eat? or wait till its cooked.
Thanks:huh:

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  • faylou
    faylou Posts: 89
    Quick question

    Do you measure pasta of anykind dry or cooked.

    When it cooks up it weighs alot more, rice noodles for stir fry seem to be my problem and spagettini.

    Do you measure it dry for the serving weight you going to eat? or wait till its cooked.
    Thanks:huh:
  • TudorRose
    TudorRose Posts: 238 Member
    Most things like pasta, rice, etc you weigh uncooked. The extra weight is water in the food after cooking. It's only weighed cooked if you buy it cooked, like a pasta salad.
  • faylou
    faylou Posts: 89
    Thankyou Thakyou Thankyou

    I was afraid I was eating to much!!!
    :flowerforyou:
    Your a lifesaver
    My calories from dinner are saved yehhh
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Also, for measuring out cooked pasta, I had found this awhile ago and I think it's pretty helpful!

    Dry Pasta vs. Cooked Pasta Measurements

    8 oz. uncooked small to medium pasta shapes = 4 cups cooked
    Examples: Elbow macaroni, Medium Shells, Rotini, Twists, Spirals, Wagon Wheels, Bow Ties, Mostaccioli, Penne, Ziti, Radiatore, Rigatoni
    8 oz. uncooked long pasta shapes or a 1 1/2-inch diameter bunch = 4 cups cooked
    Examples: Spaghetti, Angel Hair, Linguine, Vermicelli, Fettuccine
    8 oz. uncooked egg noodles = 2 1/2 cups cooked
  • porka29
    porka29 Posts: 868 Member
    Ohhhh, this is great. I bought some whole wheat spaghetti. What would a good serving size weighed (I have the dig scale) be?
  • aprilvet
    aprilvet Posts: 724 Member
    You measure whole wheat pasta the same way. Use the same measurements TamTastic gave. Watch the calories, though- I find them higher on my whole wheat pasta!:grumble:
  • porka29
    porka29 Posts: 868 Member
    Sorry, I don't mean to sound dense:grumble: but if I do 8oz of spaghetti, it's four cups cooked, that sounds like a lot for one portion. Any thoughts?
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Sorry, I don't mean to sound dense:grumble: but if I do 8oz of spaghetti, it's four cups cooked, that sounds like a lot for one portion. Any thoughts?
    Usually one serving of pasta is 2 oz, which would be 1 cup cooked.

    I think that list I found was giving a general guideline for cooking a lot maybe! lol!!
  • porka29
    porka29 Posts: 868 Member
    Sorry, I don't mean to sound dense:grumble: but if I do 8oz of spaghetti, it's four cups cooked, that sounds like a lot for one portion. Any thoughts?
    Usually one serving of pasta is 2 oz, which would be 1 cup cooked.

    I think that list I found was giving a general guideline for cooking a lot maybe! lol!!

    Thank you!!! Yes, it's only bf and I, plus he's living better along with me (and losing faster too:noway: ) so I have been weighing our meat before freezing for two portions but am just getting brave enough to go to pasta. In the past I made bigger diners but I am likely to go into another portion if given the chance:blushing: so I'm trying not to go there.:flowerforyou:
  • TudorRose
    TudorRose Posts: 238 Member
    I tend to do 75g a serving, less if it's a side dish
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