Measuring Pasta

skinnybitchmassicotte
skinnybitchmassicotte Posts: 3
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
On the box of Catelli Smart Pasta, it says for 1 1/4 cup of pasta it is 330 calories. Is this value for dry pasta or after it's cooked? Cause there is a big difference!

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  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    Dry :smile:
  • reddcat
    reddcat Posts: 314 Member
    bumping because I want to know that too. Was just complaining to my hubby that pasta weighs more than chicken!
  • keeperofthezoo
    keeperofthezoo Posts: 11 Member
    Dry
  • skinnybitchmassicotte
    skinnybitchmassicotte Posts: 3
    So that means I can put 1 1/4 cup of pasta in boiling water and what comes out after its cooked is what I can eat for that number of calories.....Woohooo!!!
  • rgbartley
    rgbartley Posts: 1
    Is that the same for popcorn?
  • TourThePast
    TourThePast Posts: 1,753 Member
    Is that the same for popcorn?
    No, NEVER boil popcorn. :laugh:
  • irridia
    irridia Posts: 527 Member
    we bought a scale. When it came to pasta the nutrition label gives calories for dry weight. so we weight out that amount and then cooked it according to directions, then drained and weight it again, it had doubled its weight so that is how we measure when serving. Standard cal rating on packages is for 2oz dry weight so we eat 4 oz cooked.
  • reddcat
    reddcat Posts: 314 Member
    Beyond excited if you guys are right! Been eating 2 oz cooked, which is like.....three noodles! :)
  • WyoRed
    WyoRed Posts: 64 Member
    Bump!!! Have always wondered the thing.
  • anzura
    anzura Posts: 171
    The problem is when you are cooking a big batch of pasta for your family, how do you measure our your serving after it's cooked? I don't want to cook mine in another pot and have MORE dishes to clean!! I wish they would have cooked calories :grumble:
  • irridia
    irridia Posts: 527 Member
    The problem is when you are cooking a big batch of pasta for your family, how do you measure our your serving after it's cooked? I don't want to cook mine in another pot and have MORE dishes to clean!! I wish they would have cooked calories :grumble:
    it doubles in weight so just use 4 ounces on your plate... if you don't have a scale, you really should get one.
  • anzura
    anzura Posts: 171
    The problem is when you are cooking a big batch of pasta for your family, how do you measure our your serving after it's cooked? I don't want to cook mine in another pot and have MORE dishes to clean!! I wish they would have cooked calories :grumble:
    it doubles in weight so just use 4 ounces on your plate... if you don't have a scale, you really should get one.

    That's one little tidbit I didn't know!! Thanks! I have a scale.
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