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quick question about pasta serving size. . . . .

Flemstica
Flemstica Posts: 65 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So on the box of pasta it says Serving Size 2oz (56g/1/2 cup). So is that a half cup dry, or cooked?

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  • lmarshel
    lmarshel Posts: 674 Member
    That is the dry measure. Best way to measure is to weigh the pasta before you cook it.
  • Flemstica
    Flemstica Posts: 65 Member
    Shoot, I don't have a food scale. Would you say a 1/2 cup dry = 1 cup cooked?
  • pounce73
    pounce73 Posts: 17
    When doing spaghetti I always measured cook and do a half cup with a half cup of sauce, this fills me up pretty good
  • Nana_Booboo
    Nana_Booboo Posts: 501 Member
    Half-cup cooked grain or pasta = a serving per the food pyramid.
  • beachquilt
    beachquilt Posts: 39 Member
    What I have found is that 2 oz dry is about 1 cup cooked...

    Hope that helps.
  • Flemstica
    Flemstica Posts: 65 Member
    Thanks everyone!
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
    I definitely recommend getting a food scale.
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