You guys, I found pasta that's GASP....HEALTHY!
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psychod787 wrote: »Pasta is not usually the problem, it's what we put on it that does the damage...
You haven't seen what one serving of pasta looks like to me (in my past perfect world when I wasn't counting calories
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DedDollChance wrote: »lynn_glenmont wrote: »What's unhealthy about traditional pasta?
Little nutritional value? OP mentions increased fiber and more protein..sounds more healthy/ nutritional to me.
Regular pasta contains a decent amount of protein (for something that's not considered a tradition protein) as well as some iron, and if you get whole whear pasta, it's very high in fiber as well. Pasta is also a good source of complex carbs. Considering plain pasta is not usually a meal by itself, there are plenty of places to make the meal complete nutritionally. his pasta, while higher in fiber and protein, isn't complete nutrition on its own either.
The pasta she is mentioning has comparable calories to regular pasta (which is 190-200 calories dry for 2 ounces). So it doesn't really facilitate weight loss any better.
This pasta is fine if you want to have it (and enjoy the taste), but traditional pasta is plenty healthy for you. I think many of us disagree that this is finally a "healthy pasta" when we've always had that from traditional pasta all along.
Regular pasta made with bleached enriched flour is flat out junk. It's not a complex carbohydrate and is nothing more than a "filler upper" that breaks down into SIMPLE SUGARS. This means you will not stay as satiated for as long. Hate on me if you'd like, I won't be posting anything else. I didn't come here to be talked down to or have things assumed about me.. Good luck everyone.
Before you waste years of your life you should stop preaching and learn a bit about how things really work. I used to believe the BS as well until I started actually looking at the facts (and stopped being so damned gullible). You are 100% certain you are right and that doesn't make me hate you, it makes hate the diet industry for doing that to folks. Of course if they didn't stretch the truth there'd be no diet industry...23 -
You can have pasta and eat your cake too, as long as you stay within your calorie deficit or maintenance calories!
I have tried some of the alternative faux foods, and no thanks. If I want pasta or whatever, I eat the real thing. And don't get me started on cauliflower as an alternative to rice or potatoes! ugh!
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psychod787 wrote: »Pasta is not usually the problem, it's what we put on it that does the damage...
You haven't seen what one serving of pasta looks like to me (in my past perfect world when I wasn't counting calories)
Lol... the pasta was just a vector to get the cheeses into my gullet...3 -
nighthawk584 wrote: »You can have pasta and eat your cake too, as long as you stay within your calorie deficit or maintenance calories!
I have tried some of the alternative faux foods, and no thanks. If I want pasta or whatever, I eat the real thing. And don't get me started on cauliflower as an alternative to rice or potatoes! ugh!
The lowly potato. People get the idea they are "bad" for you... if you eat a plain baked sweet potato... its like what... 200 cals for a decently sized one? Add the cinnamon sugar butter.... that's what hurts...7 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Pasta is not usually the problem, it's what we put on it that does the damage...
You haven't seen what one serving of pasta looks like to me (in my past perfect world when I wasn't counting calories)
Lol... the pasta was just a vector to get the cheeses into my gullet...
I'm a simple girl (who can't cook) so my pasta nirvana was noodles, some butter, and a healthy sprinkling of kraft parmesean cheese.
Or hell, 2 bricks of top ramen. Not even made into soup. Just the noodles with some of the seasoning sprinkled on. 2 bricks...you know...or FOUR FREAKING SERVINGS.
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That *kitten* is right up there with pop tarts coming 2 servings to a pouch!psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Pasta is not usually the problem, it's what we put on it that does the damage...
You haven't seen what one serving of pasta looks like to me (in my past perfect world when I wasn't counting calories)
Lol... the pasta was just a vector to get the cheeses into my gullet...
I'm a simple girl (who can't cook) so my pasta nirvana was noodles, some butter, and a healthy sprinkling of kraft parmesean cheese.
Or hell, 2 bricks of top ramen. Not even made into soup. Just the noodles with some of the seasoning sprinkled on. 2 bricks...you know...or FOUR FREAKING SERVINGS.
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nighthawk584 wrote: »You can have pasta and eat your cake too, as long as you stay within your calorie deficit or maintenance calories!
I have tried some of the alternative faux foods, and no thanks. If I want pasta or whatever, I eat the real thing. And don't get me started on cauliflower as an alternative to rice or potatoes! ugh!
"alternative faux foods"?
It's just pasta made out of a different kind of flour. Even though OP was juuussssst a bit over the top about it.6 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Pasta is not usually the problem, it's what we put on it that does the damage...
You haven't seen what one serving of pasta looks like to me (in my past perfect world when I wasn't counting calories)
Lol... the pasta was just a vector to get the cheeses into my gullet...
I'm a simple girl (who can't cook) so my pasta nirvana was noodles, some butter, and a healthy sprinkling of kraft parmesean cheese.
Or hell, 2 bricks of top ramen. Not even made into soup. Just the noodles with some of the seasoning sprinkled on. 2 bricks...you know...or FOUR FREAKING SERVINGS.
Want me to come cook for ya? I'm a bit of a kitten head, but I can cook.😉0 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Pasta is not usually the problem, it's what we put on it that does the damage...
You haven't seen what one serving of pasta looks like to me (in my past perfect world when I wasn't counting calories)
Lol... the pasta was just a vector to get the cheeses into my gullet...
I'm a simple girl (who can't cook) so my pasta nirvana was noodles, some butter, and a healthy sprinkling of kraft parmesean cheese.
Or hell, 2 bricks of top ramen. Not even made into soup. Just the noodles with some of the seasoning sprinkled on. 2 bricks...you know...or FOUR FREAKING SERVINGS.
Want me to come cook for ya? I'm a bit of a kitten head, but I can cook.😉
I can handle any *kitten* headedness if the cooking's good enough.4 -
Great, now I want pasta7
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cyaneverfat wrote: »Great, now I want pasta
You might want to avoid the "If it didn't have calories thread..." then.6 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Pasta is not usually the problem, it's what we put on it that does the damage...
You haven't seen what one serving of pasta looks like to me (in my past perfect world when I wasn't counting calories)
Lol... the pasta was just a vector to get the cheeses into my gullet...
I'm a simple girl (who can't cook) so my pasta nirvana was noodles, some butter, and a healthy sprinkling of kraft parmesean cheese.
Or hell, 2 bricks of top ramen. Not even made into soup. Just the noodles with some of the seasoning sprinkled on. 2 bricks...you know...or FOUR FREAKING SERVINGS.
Want me to come cook for ya? I'm a bit of a kitten head, but I can cook.😉
I can handle any *kitten* headedness if the cooking's good enough.
Hmm... tonight is curried chicken thighs and lentils. Tomorrow is black eyed peas, collard greens with the rest of the wild hog ham I made. Then Thursday is beef tagine...8 -
I find regular pasta doesn’t fill me up at all unfortunately so I don’t eat it much, I’d rather use the cals on protein and veggies and get to eat more volume. I do find beans filling so this could be something I would consider but to be honest would probably rather just eat the beans and not spend money on expensive faux pastas5
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »What's unhealthy about traditional pasta?
Little nutritional value? OP mentions increased fiber and more protein..sounds more healthy/ nutritional to me.
What makes that healthy?
Why do so many people major in the minors? Eat an OVERALL healthy diet and quit worrying about any one food group. No wonder so many diets fail....
Insult aside...
I was making a direct comparison between the OP product and white refined pasta, that’s it..no meatballs no veg just the main subject..the pasta. Of course traditional pasta can be included in a healthy diet but that wasn’t what I was responding to.3 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Pasta is not usually the problem, it's what we put on it that does the damage...
You haven't seen what one serving of pasta looks like to me (in my past perfect world when I wasn't counting calories)
Lol... the pasta was just a vector to get the cheeses into my gullet...
I'm a simple girl (who can't cook) so my pasta nirvana was noodles, some butter, and a healthy sprinkling of kraft parmesean cheese.
Or hell, 2 bricks of top ramen. Not even made into soup. Just the noodles with some of the seasoning sprinkled on. 2 bricks...you know...or FOUR FREAKING SERVINGS.
Want me to come cook for ya? I'm a bit of a kitten head, but I can cook.😉
I can handle any *kitten* headedness if the cooking's good enough.
Hmm... tonight is curried chicken thighs and lentils. Tomorrow is black eyed peas, collard greens with the rest of the wild hog ham I made. Then Thursday is beef tagine...
So, when is dinner? All the dinners sound delicious!2 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Pasta is not usually the problem, it's what we put on it that does the damage...
You haven't seen what one serving of pasta looks like to me (in my past perfect world when I wasn't counting calories)
Lol... the pasta was just a vector to get the cheeses into my gullet...
I'm a simple girl (who can't cook) so my pasta nirvana was noodles, some butter, and a healthy sprinkling of kraft parmesean cheese.
Or hell, 2 bricks of top ramen. Not even made into soup. Just the noodles with some of the seasoning sprinkled on. 2 bricks...you know...or FOUR FREAKING SERVINGS.
Curious -- did you cook it and/or rehydrate it or just eat it dried? (I have in the past snacked on dry ramen, so no judgment, just wondering how you got the seasoning to stick. ) 0 -
Genuine question - is regular pasta not vegan?
How so?
I am not vegan but just curious as to why OP made a point of saying black bean pasta is Vegan!
anyway I am quite happy cooking regular pasta and I use that in various dishes I cook at home.
Not motivated to try black bean pasta myself - but good luck to those who want to.1 -
paperpudding wrote: »Genuine question - is regular pasta not vegan?
How so?
I am not vegan but just curious as to why OP made a point of saying black bean pasta is Vegan!
anyway I am quite happy cooking regular pasta and I use that in various dishes I cook at home.
Not motivated to try black bean pasta myself - but good luck to those who want to.
Well, some wheat flour noodles are made with egg. I can't attest to language usage throughout the English-speaking world, but in my neck of the woods we call those egg noodles, not pasta, and would not typically use them in the same dishes as eggless semolina "pasta" (e.g., with a marinara, primavera, carbonara, alfredo, sauce, etc.). We use egg noodles in soup (e.g., chicken noodle soup) or as a base for beef/mushroom/lentils stroganoff.6 -
1) I prefer Barilla Plus. Plenty of fiber and protein, cost competitive with "plain" spaghetti, widely available, and already in the MFP database.
2) I make my own sauce, and I load it up with ground beef (>80% FF), ground turkey (~93% FF), and fresh veggies.6
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