Whole wheat pasta

anta1
anta1 Posts: 53 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
I really want to start using whole wheat pasta but I just can't get past the taste and texture. Any suggestions?
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  • ashley_jorah
    ashley_jorah Posts: 71 Member
    Try half whole wheat & half regular at first.
  • jenniferbrown425
    jenniferbrown425 Posts: 2
    try rice pasta
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    I eat Barilla plus multigrain pastas. SO much easier, and it tastes great.
  • scott1080
    scott1080 Posts: 109 Member
    Try half whole wheat & half regular at first.

    thats what i have heard the best way to start out. me personaly i love it but unfortunitly im one of the few that do in the house so for me to buy it just for me is tough
  • kryptonitekelly
    kryptonitekelly Posts: 335 Member
    That's the reason I love it ^_^ hahaha!
    Maybe over boil it?
  • StarvingDiva
    StarvingDiva Posts: 1,107 Member
    I love hogdson mills whole wheat pasta. Yum! But I've switched to rice pasta or quinoa pasta now for most of my pasta eating, do to trying to cut out as much gluten as I can in my diet. It just causes my stomach to do awful things.
  • sandy_taylor13
    sandy_taylor13 Posts: 194 Member
    Have you tried it in thin spaghetti? I didnt like the regular spaghetti, but thin was really good.
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    Rizopia brown rice pasta! <3
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    don't eat it
  • bstoetzer
    bstoetzer Posts: 96
    I eat Barilla plus multigrain pastas. SO much easier, and it tastes great.

    ^^This^^
  • kryptonitekelly
    kryptonitekelly Posts: 335 Member
    don't eat it

    True! If you don't like it don't eat it :P!
    Regular pasta is still as good...
  • callmeBAM
    callmeBAM Posts: 445 Member
    Regular is just as good? White flour is horrible for you!

    Any real nutritionist would tell you just to don't eat ANY pasta :P
    Spaghetti squash is a good, healthy, natural substitute
  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,056 Member
    I eat Barilla plus multigrain pastas. SO much easier, and it tastes great.

    ^^This^^

    i will third this..........extra protein as well
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    Regular is just as good? White flour is horrible for you!

    Any real nutritionist would tell you just to don't eat ANY pasta :P
    Spaghetti squash is a good, healthy, natural substitute
    More alarmist crap here. Pasta is fine, including the refined white flour kind. Sure...it's carby and digests faster and isn't loaded with nutrients...but it also isn't going to hurt you or make you fat.
  • Kristiina67
    Kristiina67 Posts: 142 Member
    Give it all up; all grains.
  • ericalynn104
    ericalynn104 Posts: 382 Member
    Cover it up so you don't have to taste it.. Haha! I don't like the texture of whole wheat spaghetti just by itself. If there is some kind of sauce or it's in a baked dish, it isn't so bad.
  • myak623
    myak623 Posts: 615 Member
    Regular is just as good? White flour is horrible for you!

    Any real nutritionist would tell you just to don't eat ANY pasta :P
    Spaghetti squash is a good, healthy, natural substitute

    funny-pictures-cat-has-a-lot-of-pasta-to-eat.jpg
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    Cover it up so you don't have to taste it.. Haha! I don't like the texture of whole wheat spaghetti just by itself. If there is some kind of sauce or it's in a baked dish, it isn't so bad.
    Why eat things you don't like? Whole wheat isn't a magical superfood last I checked.
  • tmowen89
    tmowen89 Posts: 5
    I eat Barilla plus multigrain pastas. SO much easier, and it tastes great.

    ^^This^^

    I eat this or Rozoni healthy harvest. cook 10oz of pasta, Sautee 8 cups baby spinach, 3 cloes chopped garlic, 2 cups cherry tomatoes (halves), and italian turkey sausage. mix together and top with a little parmesan cheese. its only about 450 calories per serving, 17 grams of fat, and 34 grams of protein
  • tmowen89
    tmowen89 Posts: 5
    Rotini pasta
  • sobriquet84
    sobriquet84 Posts: 607 Member
    I eat DreamFields Low Glycemic pasta, its good!!
  • jencurry133
    jencurry133 Posts: 1
    try boiling it longer than the directions say...this works for my family!
  • DataBased
    DataBased Posts: 513 Member
    I like Dreamfields pasta. It tastes as good as any "regular" pasta I'v'e ever eaten, but only has 5 net carbs. I get mine in bulk from Amazon. BE AWARE it contains twice the fiber of any other pasta you've probably ever eaten, which results in some impressive tiny room experiences. But I'm always trying to increase my fiber intake, and I just love this brand.
  • bcampbell54
    bcampbell54 Posts: 932 Member
    Try Ronzoni Smart Taste. It's my favorite, and I can't abide most whole-wheat products
  • kokaneesailor
    kokaneesailor Posts: 337 Member
    Just learn how to make your own fresh pasta. It's not hard to do. Mix I cup of wholewheat, one cup of allpurpose white, and 2 large eggs together in the food processor.

    Sometime's I need to add about a tablespoon of water because the mixture is to dry. I should resemble pie dough.

    Buy a handcrank pasta machine (50 bucks), run the dough thru. Flour the pasta sheets so the don't stick together. Then crank them thru the cutter. Toss into salted boiling water and stir. Usually fresh pasta is cooked in a minute or two.

    Jamie Oliver has a couple of videos on youtube. One has a Italian gentleman showing Jamie how to make pasta. Then another one shows Jamie making it in the studio.

    Once you get the hang of it, you will never be sucked into paying 6 bucks for 500gms of specialty pasta again. You have to figure, how much does a cup of flour cost, how much does an egg cost?

    I have added sambal chili pasta to my whole wheat pasta, hot wing sauce as well, made beet pasta, spinach pasta,etc. In the end, your only limited buy your imagination.

    I'm a journeyman cook (30 years), trust me, it really is that easy.

    :wink:
  • spngebobmyhero
    spngebobmyhero Posts: 823 Member
    eat spaghetti squash instead :) lower cal, tasty, grain free!
  • anta1
    anta1 Posts: 53 Member
    Thanks guys. I can't give up rice or pasta.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    Thanks guys. I can't give up rice or pasta.
    No reason to!
  • SuffolkSally
    SuffolkSally Posts: 964 Member
    Can you get spinach pasta? I use that as a compromise
  • Erinslove
    Erinslove Posts: 139
    Eat it anyway, it grows on you. You will probably end up preferring it after a while. I did.
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