Whole wheat pasta: The healthiest carb?
Hi, my name's Martha and I'm a carboholic. There, I've said it. So when I saw this headline on Prevention promising to tell me what the healthiest carb is, I couldn't resist. Turns out it's one of my favourites -- whole wheat pasta. Some think it tastes like cardboard but I love it -- more than white pasta, even. Now that whole grains are all the rage, manufacturers are always trying to find ways to improve the taste of whole wheat pasta, and they're doing so by adding healthy things like flax and legumes. So eat up -- pasta's good for you! One thing to keep in mind, however, is the serving size for most pastas -- as I've learned the hard way, one serving is usually much less than a pasta lover would expect.
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7-10-2007 @ 10:53AM
Crabby McSlacker said...
Thanks Martha, I should check these out.
I wish I could find a favorite brand of whole wheat pasta--I still have the 'cardboard' problem with a lot of them. (Even after I read glowing reviews!)
But perhaps I've been scared off too many times by the bad ones that i'm missing out. Though I like whole grain breads, for pasta I want it to taste "white," not "brown" or I feel terribly cheated.
My favorite compromise is the Barilla Plus line--it's not entirely whole grain, but a decent amount, plus some other healthy stuff thrown in. But its still kind of cheaty.
(Crabby is a frequent annoyance at That's fit. When she's not here she hangs out at http://crankyfitness.blogspot.com/)
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