I HATE WHOLE GRAIN PASTA BUT IT'S SO HEALTHY!!!

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  • mdhummel
    mdhummel Posts: 201 Member
    I prefer whole wheat pasta, but if you don't like it I would just skip eating pasta all together and eat the "good" stuff on your cheat day.
  • BrownEyedGrrl
    BrownEyedGrrl Posts: 144 Member
    Brown rice pasta is really tasty! You could try that
  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    No, it's not healthy. Neither is white. If you choose to eat it, eat the form you like the most. But don't be fooling yourself that just because it's "whole grain" that it's healthy.

    Of course we all have different opinions; eat what you want to! If you don't enjoy your food, then your eating plan is not sustainable.

    Huh? I eat white (semolina) pasta. Are you suggesting that I'm unhealthy?
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    Pastas, grains, breads, etc., all convert to SUGAR and are not healthy for the body. Instead, try spaghetti squash OR cut zucchini into long, thin strips (there is a tool out there that does this) and then use your favorite topping. MUCH healthier for you (and much lower in calories and carbohydrates).

    I'm going to go on a limb and say she probably will not like those any better :-P
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Huh? I eat white (semolina) pasta. Are you suggesting that I'm unhealthy?

    Get out of this thread, you're disgusting everyone with your obvious unhealthiness and devil food
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    If you don't like whole grain pasta I wouldn't eat it

    It does not have any magic properties to help you lose weight


    ^^^^This!! Don't let the 'bad carbs police' intimidating you into eating something you don't like! Make the pasta the way you like it and eat a sensible portion, stay in your calorie goal. Enjoy!
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I honestly don't think it tastes that different from "regular" pasta. You're not eating pasta for the taste of it, you're eating it for the taste of the sauce or toppings, no? Or maybe that's just me...
    Must be just you. :laugh:

    If all I wanted was the sauce, then I would just add sauce to my meat. (aka gravy)
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Pastas, grains, breads, etc., all convert to SUGAR and are not healthy for the body. Instead, try spaghetti squash OR cut zucchini into long, thin strips (there is a tool out there that does this) and then use your favorite topping. MUCH healthier for you (and much lower in calories and carbohydrates).

    Guess what? Part of the zucchini turns to sugar too! :smokin: ALL carbs that are not fiber become glucose. (Fiber passes through undigested.) Some carbs turn quicker than others. For example, an apple will convert to sugar much quicker than pasta. Pasta is a complex-carbohydrate so the chains have to break down before they can be converted to glucose, thus making it take a little longer and resulting in lower over-all blood sugars. :flowerforyou:

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