Penne pasta....
kateneyxx
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Hey guys!
I am after some advice regarding pasta for my dinner, how many calories in a cup of cooked pasta?
How do you ( if you do) eat your pasta dishes so they remain sort of healthy?
Cheers x
I am after some advice regarding pasta for my dinner, how many calories in a cup of cooked pasta?
How do you ( if you do) eat your pasta dishes so they remain sort of healthy?
Cheers x
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Hey guys!
I am after some advice regarding pasta for my dinner, how many calories in a cup of cooked pasta?
How do you ( if you do) eat your pasta dishes so they remain sort of healthy?
Cheers x
Why not use dry weight when weighing vs cooked weight? Generally 2oz of dry pasta has about 200 cals
As for keeping pasta dishes healthy, define your definition of healthy0 -
Hey guys!
I am after some advice regarding pasta for my dinner, how many calories in a cup of cooked pasta?
How do you ( if you do) eat your pasta dishes so they remain sort of healthy?
Cheers x
Aren't you in the UK?
Read the packet.0 -
Put in lots of veggies and keep the amount of fat you put into it down. Using some of the pasta water as part of the sauce will help make your pasta creamy. Also if you use whole wheat penne, the nutrition factor goes up.0
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Hey guys!
I am after some advice regarding pasta for my dinner, how many calories in a cup of cooked pasta?
How do you ( if you do) eat your pasta dishes so they remain sort of healthy?
Cheers x
Why not use dry weight when weighing vs cooked weight? Generally 2oz of dry pasta has about 200 cals
As for keeping pasta dishes healthy, define your definition of healthy0 -
Weight the dry amount of pasta. Input that amount into the calorie counting system MFP gives you.0
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As you can see, there isn't an exact answer... the 1 cup estimate isn't bad. If you need it more detailed you can do this: Make a recipie through MFP including all of the ingredients (pasta, veg, cheese... anything that goes into the cooked dish...whatever). Get a scale and a bowl. Place the bowl on the scale and zero out the weight of the bowl. Then put the finished dish into the bowl and weigh it. Put the weight into the recipie creator in MFP and then weight out each portion. (e.g. - if the entire completed pasta dish weighs 70 ounces then put that as the number of servings which will tell you how much each ounce weighs.
It is a bit complicated but a bit more accurate as well.0 -
I don't have much caloric/nutritional advice for you, but I just wanted to mention that the word "pene" means "penis" in Spanish, and it's pronounced VERY similar to the pasta name "penne", so when people talk about "penne" pasta, I can't help but giggle0
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I don't have much caloric/nutritional advice for you, but I just wanted to mention that the word "pene" means "penis" in Spanish, and it's pronounced VERY similar to the pasta name "penne", so when people talk about "penne" pasta, I can't help but giggle
Hahaha must be interesting in an Italian restaurant for you with everyone ordering penis! lol
I tend to avoid pasta now, I used to eat all the time, like everyday, but find I get bloated after and can't exercise for hours after. Personally found I have lost flab by just avoiding bread and pasta unless on a cheat day.0 -
Hey guys!
I am after some advice regarding pasta for my dinner, how many calories in a cup of cooked pasta?
How do you ( if you do) eat your pasta dishes so they remain sort of healthy?
Cheers x
Weight it, calories are by weight not by volume. Keep the meal healthy with portion control and balance - way more vegetables than protein or pasta.0 -
One of my favourite healthy pasta dishes is pasta with tuna, sweetcorn and a tiny bit of mayo. I always mix the tuna, etc. seperate and put it on the pasta. Comes in at around 220 calories if you use only half the tins of tuna and sweetcorn which I find is more than enough. Plus then you can use the left-over tuna sweetcorn for healthy sandwhiches or to go with a salad0
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