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Where am I going wrong with this receipe?

jacqui126
jacqui126 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I saw a link to this receipe on my FB newsfeed the other day. I clicked on the link and thought I would give a try.
It is called Pasta with ricotta, spinach and pinenuts from a book called “Healthy Pasta: The Sexy, Skinny, and Smart Way to Eat Your Favorite Food” by Joseph Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali. They claim their receipes are under 500 calories.
I input the receipe several times but consistently came up with a calorie count well above 500 ( example 2908 per portion (for 6).) Here are the ingredients I logged in:

1.00 cup(s), Cheese, ricotta, part skim milk
0.25 cup, California Golden Raisins
2.00 tbsp(s), Oil - Olive
1.00 large, Onions, raw
1.00 tsp (1.4g), Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
1.00 teaspoon, Crushed Red Chili Pepper Flakes
0.25 cup(s), Nuts, pine nuts, dried
2.00 tsp(s), Orange Zest
0.50 cup(s), Cheese, parmesan, grated
12.00 Cups (85 g), Baby Spinach
16.00 oz dry, Mafaldine

Where am I going wrong?

Replies

  • questionfear
    questionfear Posts: 527 Member
    I got 538/serving when I ran that...are you adjusting the servings correctly? And is it matching something in a funky way?
  • MrsSylvie
    MrsSylvie Posts: 301 Member
    it says to strain the ricotta cheese, not 100% possitive but, i do believe that reduces the calories/etc. total of the cheese.

    also says raisins are optional, so perhaps they are not including those 100-130 calories in their totals as well??
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    jacqui126 wrote: »
    I input the receipe several times but consistently came up with a calorie count well above 500 ( example 2908 per portion (for 6).) Here are the ingredients I logged in:

    1.00 cup(s), Cheese, ricotta, part skim milk
    0.25 cup, California Golden Raisins
    2.00 tbsp(s), Oil - Olive
    1.00 large, Onions, raw
    1.00 tsp (1.4g), Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
    1.00 teaspoon, Crushed Red Chili Pepper Flakes
    0.25 cup(s), Nuts, pine nuts, dried
    2.00 tsp(s), Orange Zest
    0.50 cup(s), Cheese, parmesan, grated
    12.00 Cups (85 g), Baby Spinach
    16.00 oz dry, Mafaldine

    Where am I going wrong?

    I entered it and got 480 calories per serving for 6 servings.

    1.00 cup(s), Cheese, ricotta, part skim milk
    0.25 cup, California Golden Raisins
    2.00 tbsp(s), Oil - Olive
    1.00 large, Onions, raw
    8.00 oz(s), Spinach - Raw
    0.25 cup(s), Nuts, pine nuts, dried
    2.00 tsp(s), Orange Zest
    0.50 cup(s), Cheese, parmesan, grated
    1.00 lb(s), Mafalde

    Check the ingredients to see if the ones you chose are correct and the correct amounts. Check to see if you have it set for 6 servings. 2908 sound like the calorie count for the whole thing not 1/6 of it.
  • jacqui126
    jacqui126 Posts: 4 Member
    I think it is the way the mafaldine is added - as it is 210 calories per 2oz dried. The way I read the receipe is you use 1lb of dried pasta which is about 2.5lb cooked pasta. Can you show me how you put in the receipe? Maybe that way I could see where I am going wrong. Don't think straining the ricotta makes much difference as there is very little liquid to begin with.

    1.00 cup(s), Cheese, ricotta, part skim milk- calories 339 Total Fat 19 Total Carbs 13 Protein 28
    0.25 cup, California Golden Raisins - calories 130 Total Fat 0 Total Carbs 31 Protein 1
    2.00 tbsp(s), Oil - Olive - calories 239 Total Fat 27 Total Carbs 0 Protein 0
    1.00 medium, Onions, raw - calories 60 Total Fat 0 Total Carbs 14 Protein 2
    1.00 tsp (1.4g), Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt - calories 0 Total Fat 0Total Carbs 0 Protein 0
    1.00 teaspoon, Crushed Red Chili Pepper Flakes - calories 6 Total Fat 0 Total Carbs 0 Protein 0
    0.25 cup(s), Nuts, pine nuts, dried - calories 227 Total Fat 23 Total Carbs 4 Protein 5
    2.00 tsp(s), Orange Zest - calories 4 Total Fat 0 Total Carbs 1 Protein 0
    0.50 cup(s), Cheese, parmesan, grated - calories 210 Total Fat 14 Total Carbs 7 Protein 14
    12.00 Cups (85 g), Baby Spinach- calories 150 Total Fat 0 Total Carbs 12 Protein 18
    16.00 oz dry, (equal to 1lb) Mafaldine central market - calories 16080 Total Fat 8 Total Carbs 328 Protein 64

    as per receipe 6 portions
  • questionfear
    questionfear Posts: 527 Member
    Looks like the calorie count for the Mafaldine is off-16,080 calories?
  • jacqui126
    jacqui126 Posts: 4 Member
    I checked the nutrition label and the calories were incorrect for the Mafaldine - 2010 instead of 210. So I removed it and looked for a pasta with the same nutrition information. Much better with 9 portions (6 seemed too much with the carbs) it came to 328 calories 48 carbs Whew! 48 carbs is still too much but once in a while you can get away with it as long as you go for a 30 min afterwards.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Well I learned something new today. I had never heard of mafaldine and before I googled it I thought it might be a dry wine :blush:
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