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    How many ounces are in a cup - of spaghetti, that is??

    Posts: 20 Member
    edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Ok, this may be a really stupid question. Which is okay, since I've never claimed to know it all. But the only kind of pasta I eat is Dreamfields Low Carb/Low Glycemic Index pasta, and all the serving sizes are given in ounces on the box. I measure out my cooked pasta by the cup/half cup. I have absolutely no idea how to enter the correct servings I'm taking in on my log. Any help would be appreciated!!

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    • Posts: 572 Member
      A cup is 8 oz. So if the serving size is 2oz, just put 3 servings. Then measure out your sauce separately :-)
    • Posts: 121
      IDK the answer to your questions, but I used to be a huge pasta eater. I quit eating pasta because serving sizes were depressing, but was turned out to spaghetti squash which is very low in calorie and tastes great. Have you tried spaghetti squash?
    • Posts: 36
      Measure it dry using a scale prior to cooking, or after it's cooked, measure out a cup and put it on a scale.
    • Posts: 538 Member
      2 oz of uncooked spagetti is equivilent to 1 cup cooked
    • Posts: 1,893 Member
      Because 2x3=8?

      The 2oz referred to is weight, not 2 fluid oz. 1 cup is 8 fl oz of liquid.
    • Posts: 572 Member
      @ The OP: I LOVE YOUR NAME! It is my character's name in WoW hehehe
    • Posts: 314 Member
      Consider buying a scale that has all units of measurement. I just got one that cost me 25 bucks and I love it. No more guess work!
    • Posts: 36
      IDK the answer to your questions, but I used to be a huge pasta eater. I quit eating pasta because serving sizes were depressing, but was turned out to spaghetti squash which is very low in calorie and tastes great. Have you tried spaghetti squash?


      Spaghetti Squash is awesome. Had a cup of the stuff at lunch today with some roast. I seasoned it with a little salt, black pepper, onion powder and cayenne pepper (to give it a Kick!) There are so many ways to enjoy the stuff, to include putting spaghetti sauce on it.
    • Posts: 582 Member
      Do not confuse the ounce of weight with the fluid ounce, because they are not the same; there is no standard conversion between weight and volume unless you know the density of the ingredient. Dry ingredients measured in ounces is weight not the volume ounces. A cup (8 ounces liquid) of pasta is not the same as 8 ounces in dry ingredients. You would need a scale to see what that is. Also, dry and cooked weight also differ.
    • Posts: 98 Member
      I go here for when I need to know this: whatscookingamerica.net/Pasta_Rice_Main/pasta.htm It's under the "how to measure pasta - pasta equivalents" section. Hope that helps
    • Posts: 20 Member
      Hmm.... can I just pick the answer I like best? lol... this is way too hard to figure out! I guess I need to just break down and invest in a food scale.
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