First of all, all pasta is healthy and yummy.
But second of all, it’s good to choose wisely, especially if taste wise, different pastas are equivalent to you. See where you can get the most bang for your buck – based on your personal preferences!
If a pasta is considered “starchy”, I would personally count it as my one starch per day. I noted below which ones were not starchy.
And! These are all per 2 oz servings.
Regular White Flour
Calories: 200
Protein: 6 gm
Carbs: 43 gm (2 gm fiber)
Whole Wheat Flour
Calories: 210
Protein: 8 gm
Carbs: 41 gm (5 gm fiber)
Protein Plus
Calories: 190
Protein: 10 gm
Carbs: 38 gm (4 gm fiber)
Tri-Color
Calories: 200
Protein: 7 gm
Carbs: 41 gm (2 gm fiber)
Edamame
Calories: 200
Protein: 24 gm
Carbs: 21 gm (12 gm fiber)
*would not count as my starch for the day
Brown Rice
Calories: 200
Protein: 4 gm
Carbs: 43 gm (2 gm fiber)
Red Lentil
Calories: 190
Protein: 13 gm
Carbs: 32 gm (3 gm fiber)
Sweet Potato “Ribbons”
Calories: 45
Protein: 1 gm
Carbs: 11 gm (1.5 gm fiber)
Butternut Squash Zig-Zags
Calories: 26
Protein: 0 gm
Carbs: 6 gm (1 gm fiber)
Carrot “Noodles”
Calories: 23
Protein: 0 gm
Carbs: 5 gm (1 gm fiber)
*would not count as my starch for the day
Zucchini “Noodles”
Calories: 10
Protein: 0 gm
Carbs: 1 gm (0 gm fiber)
*would not count as my starch for the day
Chickpea “Noodles”
Calories: 190
Protein: 14 gm
Carbs: 32 gm (8 gm fiber)
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