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  • 11 Feb 2011 12:28 AM
    Message # 520184
    Deleted user

    Hi Everyone.

    My question is about one of my favourite foods - Pasta. After years and years of being told that pasta isn't good for me (carbs), I feel so guilty eating it - especially at night. Whenever I eat pasta, I cant seem to stop. I can eat bowl after bown and never feel full. I had always put it down to the carbs. I've just started this sugar free way of living, and quite a lot of weight to lose (around 20 kgs). I'm scared that if I eat pasta for dinner I will not lose weight. There wasn't much about pasta in the quit plan, so anyone who knows about this, could you please clarify?

    Thanks so much!

  • 11 Feb 2011 3:57 AM
    Reply # 520211 on 520184
    Deleted user

    Hi  Gina, you'll be safe to know that Pasta does not contain any sugar, it's actually the sauce that you put on it that will contain sugar.  I like cooking with cheese sauce or if you have an Aldi near you they have a great passata sauce which is just all tomatoes, you can simply fry an onion with garlic add your herbs and you have tomato pasta sauce.  If you are avoiding carbs then pasta is probably not the best meal to have.  But in saying that I read this:

    Whole grain pastas are also more slowly digested. Pasta should be cooked "al dente" (slightly firm), as the more you cook it, the faster it is broken down into sugar.

    I got this from here http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/ig/Low-Carb-Food-Pyramid/Whole-Grains-in-Low-Carb-Diets.htm.

    I love pasta myself and so do my kids (good old macaroni cheese is our fav, my mum's recipe actually).  I'm currently trying out low carb for a week or two to see how I go, although I'm eating a normal dinner.

  • 15 Feb 2011 4:41 AM
    Reply # 522355 on 520184
    Deleted user
    I have to say try "Miracle Noodles"   look them up on Google!  They are a substitute for pasta and have pretty much, no nutrients in them except fibre.  They are filling and soak up all the flavours from the sauces.  I really like them and feel i'm not missing out on pasta, but it does take a while to get used to their texture. See how you go!!
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