Meal ideas for pasta.

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June 2nd, 2011, 11:55 AM
purplepoet20

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Originally Posted by Mochagirl

I have the same problem as you, zanacal - I can't get close to 1500 calories without exceeding my protein limit. I wonder if rice pasta has less protein in it. Anyone know?

I only recently realised that garlic is a no-no - any recipes ideas from anyone on how to make pasta sauce have flavour without garlic? I looooove garlic.

Tinkyada Spaghetti Style Rice Pasta has...210 cals, 15mg sodium, 100mg potassium, and 4g of protein for a 2oz serving. The normal spaght we buy has the same cals per serving but is sodium free and has 7g of protein.
June 2nd, 2011, 11:57 AM
purplepoet20

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Originally Posted by jjc3434

I wonder if the protein thought is based on maybe what you were eating before each day. I bet I was easily eating a 100grams of protein a day before the girl diet. I did more of a low carb diet and whey protein. I am probably around 50-55 grams right now a day. I don't really think I could do the 40 grams or under because I would be eating a lot of simple carbs and would feel like crap with the sugar spikes and lows and I also probably wouldn't be losing weight as fast as I am now. I know for sure I couldn't do the 6 days a week cardio.

I counted my protein sodium and sugars and I was 10x's the normal req for a BFing mom... very pleased with 40-60g of protein and very little to no sodium and sugar.
June 2nd, 2011, 12:00 PM
purplepoet20

Tonight the boys are eating leftover lamb while I eat pasta with a (squash and pumpkin pureer as sauce) I am using onion and garlic on my food because I gave up my mountain for salt but I will never give up garlic :)
June 2nd, 2011, 12:00 PM
Mochagirl

Thanks for the info, purplepoet - I think maybe I'll stick with regular pasta since I have a tougher time keeping my sodium low than my protein. I can't eat pasta without parmesan, and at 15mg of sodium, I probably wouldn't be able to add any to my rice pasta!
June 2nd, 2011, 12:02 PM
purplepoet20

I gave up all dairy and I do love parm on pasta and my homemade alferado sauce that I will make as soon as I am pregnant... ummm salt filled food!
June 2nd, 2011, 12:03 PM
Indira

You´re all very right about the garlic and spices in my chili-sauce :nono: :worry: that´s def. why it was so good, it´s a boys diet diner!
I´m going to try to brew an alternative chili sauce with tomatopaste, red peppers (ok not that good but it´s just every now and then), vinegar, leaks, lemon juice, some spices and maybe pieces of grapes to sweeten it or just aspartame!

Mochagirl you can fry a leek in a little unsalted butter, add a can of tinned tomatoes or fresh ones and spice with Mrs. Dash to make tomatosauce without garlic and let it stir, not as good as with garlic though :sad:
June 2nd, 2011, 01:43 PM
zanacal

I adore garlic too ....

jjc - I'm getting around 45g to 50g of protein a day too. I am eating lots of simple carbs but they're all fairly high in protein.
June 2nd, 2011, 05:36 PM
pinkin2011

Can some one please tell me what is mrs dash and where can i get it? I am from Australia. You see this is why i dont eat all day i find i am starving when i wake up which is 6am but by 7 it has gone so i go through the day without eating i just find it easier this way and i am not having the trouble of working out what i CAN eat. My usual diet i NEVER skip breakfast and eat what ever i want when ever i want so i really have gone from one extreme to another. There really will be nothing left of me by the time i go off te diet. Anyway so i find pasta is the only thing that will fill me up so i am finding it hard to work out what to put on it.. after eating nothing all day just having plain pasta makes me grumpy!!
June 2nd, 2011, 06:05 PM
purplepoet20

It is an herb-spice blend... you can try to google a recipe online. I use my own herbs and spice for whatever meal I am making so I don't use premixed ones.
June 4th, 2011, 05:07 PM
atomic sagebrush

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Originally Posted by pinkin2011

I will be eating alot of low sodium pasta these next few weeks does anyone have any nice recipes for sauces. I know we are not meant to eat tomato BUT if i see no chage in ph is it ok to eat like the Raguletto pasta sauce? Or should i just avoid it? it has 375mg of sodium per serve... is that too much you think?

Traditionally the tomato is avoided not because of pH but because of potassium.

I do think that ALL commercial pasta sauces are way too salty for the girl diet. Even the white sauces are bad because of the sodium.

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