How many cups of whole wheat pasta can i have??

lovinmamaxo
lovinmamaxo Posts: 368 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I have great value (walmart brand) whole wheat rotini i was thinking of 1.5 cups of it i can have but when i put 1.5 cups it's saying like 2.5 cups "cooked" so how much am i actually consuming i plan to measure out 1.5 cups when it's cooked though.

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  • togden
    togden Posts: 324 Member
    If you cant find your exact number then you can always play with the amounts until its the right number, do quick calories OR you can create your own food and use that instead.

    When I say play with the number I mean like when you put in 1.5 and it results in 2.5 then try putting in .75 or .80 and see if you can come up with 1.5 cooked since thats what you'll be eating.
  • Meganne1982
    Meganne1982 Posts: 451
    A serving of pasta is generally half a cup
  • MandeeSue
    MandeeSue Posts: 153
    I had great value whole wheat spagetti today and on the box says 2 oz. which equals out to be 1 cup cooked, and it is a lot of pasta. And for me I have noticed that the whole wheat fills me up for a longer period of time. I know you have different type of pasta, but just thought I would throw that in :) Good luck !
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    The most accurate way to measure pasta is dry, on a food scale, before you cook it. 2oz is the usual dry serving of pasta.
  • lovinmamaxo
    lovinmamaxo Posts: 368 Member
    2.5 cup dry = 2.5 cups cooked! That's too much 503 calories and 104 for carbs something like that.. but those are the only matching numbers i got for cooked vs uncooked??
  • Ely82010
    Ely82010 Posts: 1,998 Member
    Read the package. Usually a serving is 2 oz, which will give you about 4 oz after cooking. All the nutritional values listed in the package are in relation to the DRY amount of pasta, which means BEFORE cooking.

    .So one cup of DRY pasta (before cooking) will be enough for 4 or more people.
  • lovinmamaxo
    lovinmamaxo Posts: 368 Member
    Nutritional contents is per 1 cup. GRR i am just dumb or i really can't figure this out... i already cooked the pasta so how much should i have?
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    2.5 cup dry = 2.5 cups cooked! That's too much 503 calories and 104 for carbs something like that.. but those are the only matching numbers i got for cooked vs uncooked??

    No, usually, pasta is around 100 calories per ounce DRY. Once it's cooked, depending on the shape of the pasta and how long you cook it, it will double in size but the calories remain the same (it's only absorbing water).

    So 2.5 C dry would be close to 5 cups cooked, but the calories are the same as the only thing that has changed is the amount of water in the pasta.

    I wouldn't be at all surprised if there are a lot of incorrect pasta entries in the database as this question about measuring pasta comes up at least once a day on the forums.
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    Nutritional contents is per 1 cup. GRR i am just dumb or i really can't figure this out... i already cooked the pasta so how much should i have?

    Here is the nutritional info for it: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Whole-Wheat-Rotini-13.25-oz/13399548

    It is 210 calories per 2 oz (56 g) DRY. Each of those will be about 3/4 C when COOKED. So every 3/4 C Cooked is 210 calories.

    Does that help?
  • lovinmamaxo
    lovinmamaxo Posts: 368 Member
    Oh ok well since it's 210 calories each 3/4 cup i marked it as 2 cups total since 2 cups is 420 calories... hopefully that takes care of this... lol confusing.
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    The most accurate way to measure pasta is dry, on a food scale, before you cook it. 2oz is the usual dry serving of pasta.

    This is what I would do.
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