Help Spaghetti!

ticribbs
ticribbs Posts: 120 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I made meatballs yesterday and had them over homemade garlic bread (2 round wheat thins with spray butter, garlic powder and Italian Seasoning) and while it's not bad it's just not the same as pasta. We are having left overs tonight any suggestions on something different I could do with meatballs? Pasta is pretty much out since 1/4 a cup is like 200 calories :(
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  • Nice2BFitAgain
    Nice2BFitAgain Posts: 319 Member
    My Italian DH likes his "gravy" over long green beans - I prefer shredded zucchini ala www.skinnytaste. com http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/08/zoodles-and-meatballs-zucchini-noodles.html
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    vegetable "spaghetti" - basically carrots, zucchini and any other vegetable you can take a peeler to and cut into long thin pieces and give it a quick steam. Not exactly pasta but less calories and more vitamins.
  • runnergrlfl
    runnergrlfl Posts: 82 Member
    2oz of uncooked spaghetti is about 1 cup cooked pasta, which is ~200. Not 1/4 =200 calories.

    I'm no help otherwise, when I want spaghetti, I eat it. There's no sub for it, to me.
  • Andrea_Alexis_1980
    Andrea_Alexis_1980 Posts: 122 Member
    Have you ever tried spaghetti squash ? The first time i had it i thought i wouldn't like it, but it's really good.
  • teamau44
    teamau44 Posts: 8 Member
    What about spaghetti squash?
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    2oz of uncooked spaghetti is about 1 cup cooked pasta, which is ~200. Not 1/4 =200 calories.

    I'm no help otherwise, when I want spaghetti, I eat it. There's no sub for it, to me.

    This!!!
  • ggeise14
    ggeise14 Posts: 387 Member
    Over spaghetti squash.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Meatball sandwiches?
  • firead
    firead Posts: 56 Member
    You could use spaghetti squash or make "noodles" with strips of zucchini. I don't know the calories in it offhand, but I know my family has no problem with the squash instead of pasta and they are big fans of spaghetti.
  • ticribbs
    ticribbs Posts: 120 Member
    Can you buy vegetable pasta? If so where, I'm in Southern California.
  • trekkie_bbs
    trekkie_bbs Posts: 64 Member
    Just don't forget that carrots are sweet. I personally do not like sweet items with meat items so do be careful what you steam if you are like me (strange) lol.

    You could make a home made marinara sauce too. Using tomato sauce (or if too many calories) diced tomatoes cooked down with a little tomato juice to make up the liquid part.

    I typically make 1 hamburger patty and 1 can of diced tomatoes and cook them with 1 clove of garlic and I love that. Maybe your meatball could be broken down and cooked the same way?

    I do season with chili powder, Italian seasoning, Tabasco sauce, Himalayan salt, and fresh ground pepper.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    I made meatballs yesterday and had them over homemade garlic bread (2 round wheat thins with spray butter, garlic powder and Italian Seasoning) and while it's not bad it's just not the same as pasta. We are having left overs tonight any suggestions on something different I could do with meatballs? Pasta is pretty much out since 1/4 a cup is like 200 calories :(

    You should be able to fit 200 calories into your day somewhere. Have some pasta and enjoy it.
  • debneeds2beskinny
    debneeds2beskinny Posts: 125 Member
    Spaghetti squash - it is awesome!
  • dawlschic007
    dawlschic007 Posts: 636 Member
    Spaghetti squash.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    2oz of uncooked spaghetti is about 1 cup cooked pasta, which is ~200. Not 1/4 =200 calories.

    I'm no help otherwise, when I want spaghetti, I eat it. There's no sub for it, to me.

    ^^^This^^^...and it's plenty of spaghetti.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Spaghetti squash - it is awesome!

    No need to lie, esp in a direct comparison to actual pasta it is no where near awesome
  • LindaFromNH
    LindaFromNH Posts: 49 Member
    Have you tried the Shirataki Noodles? There are hardly any calories etc... They are made out of tofu. They aren't too bad if you dry them off with paper towels after heating them in the microwave... Here's a website where you can get them and they are also in the section at the grocery store where the soy products, tofu, wonton wrappers etc are located. There are also lots of recipes to use the noodles in on the site...

    http://www.genkiusainc.com/preparation_recipes/index.html
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Spaghetti squash - it is awesome!

    No need to lie, esp in a direct comparison to actual pasta it is no where near awesome

    :laugh: :laugh:
  • crsawinton
    crsawinton Posts: 96 Member
    I had the sauce and meatballs over some baked zucchini last time I made spaghetti for the family! it was so yum!
  • Ketzalitzli
    Ketzalitzli Posts: 15 Member
    I found this and looks hella good if you ask me! Zucchini, really? I never thought of that! Awesome!

    http://paleogrubs.com/pasta-recipes
  • Kitship
    Kitship Posts: 579 Member
    2oz of uncooked spaghetti is about 1 cup cooked pasta, which is ~200. Not 1/4 =200 calories.

    I'm no help otherwise, when I want spaghetti, I eat it. There's no sub for it, to me.

    ^^^This^^^...and it's plenty of spaghetti.

    Agreed...2 oz of spaghetti with meatballs and sauce is very filling!
  • serindipte
    serindipte Posts: 1,557 Member
    Your two sandwich rounds were 200 calories.. a serving of pasta (about a cup cooked) is 200 calories. What's the problem here? Don't have the bread, have the pasta... same difference.

    ETA: By the way, your Safeway bread is coming in at 120 calories per slice? You may want to consider one of these options, instead:

    http://www.naturesownbread.com/products/ReducedCalorieBreads/

    They are 40 calories per slice and extra fiber. I've gone with the Honey Wheat and love it.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Have you tried the Shirataki Noodles? They aren't too bad if you dry them off with paper towels after heating them in the microwave... Here's a website where you can get them and they are also in the section at the grocery store where the soy products, tofu, wonton wrappers etc are located. There are also lots of recipes to use the noodles in on the site...

    http://www.genkiusainc.com/preparation_recipes/index.html

    People who like them recommend them, but I'd only buy one package and try them first. There is a consistency issue I could not get past when I tried them once. It was like - chewing on - rubbery -slimy - erg. I can't even. yucky.


    Eat some pasta. It's only 200 calories.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    2oz of uncooked spaghetti is about 1 cup cooked pasta, which is ~200. Not 1/4 =200 calories.
    This. Also, I have been known to put sauce over the really thin green beans. Not the same (and it can be a watery mess since nothing is there to soak up the sauce), and I don't try to use it as a replacement for pasta, but it's tasty.

    If you already find your one substitute not the "same", then I'd just go with pasta and make it fit. A lot of the substitutions can be tasty on their own, but they are not good substitutes for pasta.
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    You know that it's 1/4 cup (or more specifically, two weighted ounces) of DRY pasta that's ~200 calories, right? It cooks up into a very nice, normal serving size.

    If even that doesn't sway you... I don't know. I kind of like green beans in pasta sauce. I do like spaghetti squash a lot. I use a lot of polenta where I'd ordinarily have pasta or rice. None of these are just like pasta, though they're all delicious in their own rights. I say just have the pasta if it's what you really want. (Me, I'm more of a sauce gal -- so I splurge on delicious sauces and don't mind using lower-cal bases.)

    Also, I'm sorry to say that "garlic bread" sounds terrible. I commend you for sticking to your goals in the face of... that.
  • wshultz14
    wshultz14 Posts: 63 Member
    Try spaghetti squash
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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,267 Member
    Spaghetti squash - it is awesome!

    No need to lie, esp in a direct comparison to actual pasta it is no where near awesome
    Truth. People generally rationalize there compulsion to replace pasta with something else......reminds me when Dustin Hofman asked Steve McQeen in Pappillon after a few years in confinement how he looked, and McQueen said, you look good. Lies all lies pasta is pasta, nothing replaces it.:happy:
  • calibriintx
    calibriintx Posts: 1,741 Member
    I made spaghetti with meatsauce last week. 2 oz uncooked pasta resulted in 5.55 oz cooked pasta, which is A LOT of pasta. I weighed out 2.5 ounces cooked pasta on my plate and it's only a tiny bit less than what I would have normally guessed I could eat, and it was plenty with the sauce. I logged it as 1 oz uncooked (even though it was slightly less) and that's 105 calories. Not a lot. And if I was really hungry, I'd manage to fit in the 210 calories for a full serving. Eat some pasta.
  • suncluster
    suncluster Posts: 539 Member
    I agree with above. Nothing replaces pasta. If you really want it just plan ahead!

    Other posters have made great substitutions, here is 1 more:
    I make myself a stuffed pepper filled with brown rice and lots of meat sauce.

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