Pasta calories

erinserin
erinserin Posts: 79 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hey :) Just a quick question - in the tracker when pasta is listed, say 1 cup, do you take that to mean cooked or dry?

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  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    Unless it says cooked, it's always dry.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    You can search on "pasta cooked" or "pasta dry" to find what you want.
  • erinserin
    erinserin Posts: 79 Member
    Thanks :)
  • NZGeekGirl
    NZGeekGirl Posts: 87
    Whoops, I didn't know that, assumed it was cooked, that might have altered a few days totals for me! *facepalm*
  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    Whoops, I didn't know that, assumed it was cooked, that might have altered a few days totals for me! *facepalm*

    Cuz think about it like this:

    If you and I cook the same amount of pasta but I cook mine al dente and you overcook yours, yours will weigh more because it absorbed more water but the water doesn't add any calories so our dishes end up the same, calorie-wise. That's why it's always dry. :)
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,316 Member
    A potion of pasta is 2 ounces, by weight, this is the standard. I cup dry is a volume measurement which would be considered at least 2 portions, possibly more, and is what 2 ounces generally looks like when cooked.
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