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    Posts: 948 Member
    edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Why does the box of pasta give a dry ingredient amout? Why can't it just say 1 cup is so many calories? So my question is (and I feel stupid because I could just go boil 2 oz of it but I'm being lazy) how much is 2 oz of spaghetti when it is cooked. I always use it as a meal where a lot of people are at so I don't know what a serving size looks like when it is cooked. Thanks in advance.

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    • Posts: 948 Member
      Why does the box of pasta give a dry ingredient amout? Why can't it just say 1 cup is so many calories? So my question is (and I feel stupid because I could just go boil 2 oz of it but I'm being lazy) how much is 2 oz of spaghetti when it is cooked. I always use it as a meal where a lot of people are at so I don't know what a serving size looks like when it is cooked. Thanks in advance.
    • Posts: 1,646 Member
      I am SOOOOO glad you asked this question!! I struggle with this everytime I make pasta!!!

      I have found a few food listings that don't use the dry amount and I have just started measuring out 1 cup of cooked noodles instead! I guess if you had one of those cool scales you could measure out 2oz of dry noodles and go from there, just seems a bit silly!

      I am going to be eagerly awaiting the responses to this one, I am curious as to what others do!
    • Posts: 216 Member
      I believe that 2 oz dry = 1 cup cooked
    • Posts: 2,173 Member
      that sounds about right, or heres an idea measure it out put it inb baggies and cook it when you need it!!!:happy:
    • Posts: 122 Member
      i googled that question before and 2 ounces dry does equal 1 cup cooked.
    • Posts: 948 Member
      thank you thank you thank you, now I can go back and remove 1 serving! I was feeling bad because I thought I was overeating on it.
    • Posts: 313 Member
      i googled that question before and 2 ounces dry does equal 1 cup cooked.

      I don't know where we'd be without google and wikipedia these days!, Let me go google it I'll get back to you!

      I'm glad you asked this question, I've noticed this but never really put to much thought into it to remember to ask the why, thanks for adding the knowledge base!:drinker:
    • Posts: 406 Member
      Or unpopped popcorn who eats the kernals. It is more calories as kernal too WHAT
    • Posts: 3,854 Member
      They do it that way because they have to, by law, tell consumers the nutritional information in the product AS IT IS SOLD. some super helpful companies do put both the uncooked and the cooked values but not everyone. frustrating :explode:
    • Posts: 3
      i dont know if this will help you but in my buisness i cook pasta by huge amounts and i know that it if i cook a 4 lb bag of pasta i end up with 10 lbs cooked so two and a half times the dry wieght. if you use that equation and a serving is 2oz dry then a cooked serving would be 5oz. at least i think so.
    • Posts: 578 Member
      all this time i have been eating a half cup thinking that was 2 oz. wow no wonder i always thought that isn't very much
    • Posts: 1,824 Member
      This is like the whole wheat pasta (very yummie btw) that says it has 4 portions, but 7 servings in the box? Huh? :huh:
    • Posts: 19,224 Member
      I found this a few months ago and it helps a lot! :)

      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

      Yes, so for most.....2 oz dry equals 1 cup cooked.
    • Posts: 11,417 Member
      We just had spaghetti tonight. I roughly figured that 2oz=1 cooked cup, since my box contained 8oz but made about 4 cups cooked. Thank goodness for the 'large' amount when cooked because I find spaghetti really filling and pretty low cal. Of course, it's only filling for about an hour, then I just might be hungry again! Stinkin' pasta and the trap it creates! :laugh:
    • Posts: 674 Member
      There is a difference in volume between al dente and soggy pasta. So 1 cup of shells cooked al dente will contain more calories than one cup of soggy shells. I think that's the reasoning behind labeling as sold. Differences in cooking methods will cause differences in the final calorie count of a product.
    • Posts: 5,691 Member
      There is a difference in volume between al dente and soggy pasta. So 1 cup of shells cooked al dente will contain more calories than one cup of soggy shells. I think that's the reasoning behind labeling as sold. Differences in cooking methods will cause differences in the final calorie count of a product.

      Soggy shells contain no calories....cause you throw them out! Bleh. :tongue: :laugh:

      If you have a kitchen scale, it's easy to weigh 2oz of pasta...in fact, it's easy to weigh anything. That is the #1 best product I've purchased for clean eating. I just dump 2oz into the scale, then into the boiling water, and voi-la, I get to eat the WHOLE POT. (Very rewarding hehe!)
    • Posts: 45
      I researched this same question last week. Found varying answers on the Internet but finally located the National Pasta Association which says 2 oz equals 1 cup cooked pasta so I'm going with that!
    • Posts: 486
      This is like the whole wheat pasta (very yummie btw) that says it has 4 portions, but 7 servings in the box? Huh? :huh:
      :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    • Posts: 18,702 Member
      hah! wish i found this thread earlier. I actually cooked 2 pots of pasta. One with 2oz in it and the other for the rest of the family. Hubby thought I was nuts! ( of course he was commenting on my small waist at the same time!0

      It was elbow mac (ronzoni smart balance) and it was 2oz=1 cup.

      oh it was great with pico de gallo...yum

      i am finding so many yummy, interesting and healthy ideas since I started my livet.
    • Posts: 1,508 Member
      Why does the box of pasta give a dry ingredient amout? Why can't it just say 1 cup is so many calories? So my question is (and I feel stupid because I could just go boil 2 oz of it but I'm being lazy) how much is 2 oz of spaghetti when it is cooked. I always use it as a meal where a lot of people are at so I don't know what a serving size looks like when it is cooked. Thanks in advance.

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