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is pasta good for you?

saif1996
saif1996 Posts: 111 Member
edited February 27 in Health and Weight Loss
well its Ramadan and its 3am and i got 1 hour left till i have to fast for 15-17 hours so can i eat pasta that my grandmother made?

or should i just stick with eating turkey sandwich and vegetable?

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  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    What do you define as good or bad? If you like it and it fits in with your goals eat it. If not eat something else
  • TriNoob
    TriNoob Posts: 96 Member
    It's pasta. It's good for you. Add bacon and it becomes a superfood.
  • oxers
    oxers Posts: 259 Member
    If it fits into your calories, eat it! There's nothing inherently wrong with carbs or calorie dense foods :] Esp if you're in the middle of Ramadan, I doubt you're really going over your daily calories. Measure it and eat up!
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    most people here really dislike labeling food as healthy or unhealthy, but relatively speaking pastas probably right in the middle of the spectrum

    though i wouldnt eat it as your last meal. stick to the veggies and turkey sandwich
  • KseRz
    KseRz Posts: 980 Member
    If it fits into your calories, eat it! There's nothing inherently wrong with carbs or calorie dense foods :] Esp if you're in the middle of Ramadan, I doubt you're really going over your daily calories. Measure it and eat up!

    Great advice here!

    +1


    OP: Happy Ramadan!
  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    If you want it to stick with you longer, I'd put a fatty sauce on it. Think Mac & Cheese.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I had pasta last night...it was good for me.

    Where nutrition is concerned, "good" for you or "bad" for you is often a matter of context and dosage.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    It's pasta. It's good for you. Add bacon and it becomes a superfood.

    There's some culturally sensitive advice (unless, of course, you meant turkey bacon....:happy: )

    To the OP, I love pasta but if i was looking at fasting until sunset I'd opt for something with more protein.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    It's good, unless it tastes bad. In which case, it would be bad.
  • meadow_sage
    meadow_sage Posts: 308 Member
    This is a question that depends on the perspective. If I had to face the fast that you are facing, I would choose the meal that would sustain me longer. Then go to sleep early so it's not torture.
    well its Ramadan and its 3am and i got 1 hour left till i have to fast for 15-17 hours so can i eat pasta that my grandmother made?

    or should i just stick with eating turkey sandwich and vegetable?
  • scode83
    scode83 Posts: 42
    No food is good or bad, there is food that has a lot more nutrients than others - but food is good when it meets your needs and food is bad when it takes you over your calorie goal. Basically you could have ice cream if you really wanted.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    It's pasta. It's good for you. Add bacon and it becomes a superfood.

    There's some culturally sensitive advice (unless, of course, you meant turkey bacon....:happy: )

    To the OP, I love pasta but if i was looking at fasting until sunset I'd opt for something with more protein.
    LOL. And.... ^^ this.
  • JosieRawr
    JosieRawr Posts: 788 Member
    I don't know the specifics of what you're going through other than the daylight fast(unless I'm mistaken) I would eat the pasta if you like it, but maybe have the turkey and veggies too(I'd just skip the bread if I'm already carbing on pasta) :)
  • JosieRawr
    JosieRawr Posts: 788 Member
    with an second extra serving of turkey... gotta get that protein..
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Yes,


    I want some, with butter and salt
  • TriNoob
    TriNoob Posts: 96 Member
    It's pasta. It's good for you. Add bacon and it becomes a superfood.

    There's some culturally sensitive advice (unless, of course, you meant turkey bacon....:happy: )

    To the OP, I love pasta but if i was looking at fasting until sunset I'd opt for something with more protein.

    :embarassed: Doh. Should probably do more than a cursory scan of posts in the future...didn't even see the mention of Ramadan.

    Of course I meant turkey bacon...
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
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