Pasta??

Rudedog · 4 Aug 2008 at 11:50

Can I get away with eating normal pasta or does it have to be wholemeal?

Freefaller · 4 Aug 2008 at 11:56

How do you mean "get away" with it?

heeeed · 4 Aug 2008 at 11:58

the low GI and keto police may track you down, but you will almost certainly not die from it

Kop_Jedi · 4 Aug 2008 at 12:02

Wholemeal is just as nice

jamief · 4 Aug 2008 at 12:09

Either is fine, unless you are a competing bodybuilder, which you aren't

Rudedog · 4 Aug 2008 at 12:46

Freefaller said:
How do you mean "get away" with it?

Is normal pasta much worse for gaining fat compared to wholemeal?

Freefaller · 4 Aug 2008 at 12:52

Well wholemeal pasta is also a complex carb and is a natural starch rather than a refined one. It'll be low GI too. The only difference is white pasta contains refined starch. Tbh there's little in it, I prefer the taste of wholemeal though.

Gaijin · 4 Aug 2008 at 12:57

Freefaller said:
Well wholemeal pasta is also a complex carb and is a natural starch rather than a refined one. It'll be low GI too. The only difference is white pasta contains refined starch. Tbh there's little in it, I prefer the taste of wholemeal though.

Is that good or bad?

peetee · 4 Aug 2008 at 13:00

hes saying wholemeal is better, but the difference if negligable for most, but try wholemeal as you may discover it is infact tastier in your opinion.

tom_e · 4 Aug 2008 at 13:03

I find I get hungrier a lot quick after eating white pasta

Freefaller · 4 Aug 2008 at 13:04

Gaijin said:
Is that good or bad?

peetee said:
hes saying wholemeal is better, but the difference if negligable for most, but try wholemeal as you may discover it is infact tastier in your opinion.

Basically. Also it depends how extreme you are for keeping away from refined foods.

LiE · 4 Aug 2008 at 14:26

Eat wholewheat. It's better.