Meal ideas for pasta.

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Originally Posted by Indira

Actually in Atomic´s low everything diet we can have tomato but I think it´s better you make your own tomato sauce without salt. 375 mg is half of what you should have all day..
I also eat pasta mixed with some low-sodium ricotta, I really like it and it fills very well.
I eat couscous with nothing every day, love it!

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Yes, I think tomato is fine but be sure to make your own sauce out of tomatoes rather than using commercial sauces. You can also cook vegies in a bit of unsalted butter, puree them (or not) and use that as a pasta sauce.

So if you pureed some zucchini (courgette) and mushrooms and had them on your pasta with a hint of parmesan, that could be one way to eat your pasta. Another way might be a chopped raw tomato tossed with the hot pasta and either a jigger of cream or a pat of unsalted butter.

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Originally Posted by Indira

O and yesterday evening I had such a yum meal, I have to share: I cut up half a peeled zucchini, half a peeled aubergine, a leek and champignons. I took some chili sauce and mixed it with the same amount of water and added a spoon of sour cream. Mixed everything together and cooked it in the oven and ate it with white rice, it was SO GOOD!. It probably has a bit too much cals and sodium, but as a treat every 10 days it really helps me to stick with grilled veggies and couscous the other days. Chili sauce is probably not allowed, mine doesn´t have the amount of sodium stated:worry: but is says salt as one of the last ingredients.

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Yes, chili sauce is a bit of a no-no but now and then, it's ok.

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Originally Posted by swish

No but you can have leeks. I love leeks and peeled courgettes with a squeeze of lemon. Or peeled courgettes and aubergine roasted in oven. Homemade salt free breadcrumbs toasted is also really nice on pasta and makes Parmesan go further!

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Brilliant! On my Low-Everything diet, lemon and vinegar are both allowed so feel free to use them to season your pasta as well. A drizzle of balsamic with mushrooms...

Oooh, balsamic, I love balsamic - and it has taste!!

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Originally Posted by zanacal

That sounds yum! I know onion and garlic are a no but I've been wondering about chillis - anybody know? I loooooove chillis, which probably means they're good for conceiving boys lol!

... and couscous, I hadn't even thought of that! That's ok is it?

The first day I did the diet (like I'm such a pro after 2 days!!) I had pasta for dinner and it was such a pathetic portion, I was miserable. The next day I realised I'd weighed it cooked instead of raw so I'm much happier now!

I'm planning on making some tomato sauce with tinned tomatoes and leeks and I'll add different vegetables when I heat up a portion for variety. I was going to add a bit of artificial sweetener too.

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Make sure the tinned tomatoes are low sodium - they actually have quite a bit of salt usually. When in doubt, use raw toms because they are very low in sodium.

Beware because a serving size of pasta is actually quite small. About 1/2 c cooked pasta is a serving.

Have you guys seen these crazy pastas? They have no protein, no calories, no carbs...they are like magic!!

http://www.miraclenoodle.com/
http://www.nooodle.com/

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Originally Posted by zanacal

Pasta has lots of protein in it too. I can't seem to get to 1500-1800 calories a day (I want to because I'm BFing still) without going way over 40g of protein. I just use the nutritional information on the pasta packet and try and stick to my daily limits.

I'm pretty sure you're right about spices - aren't chillis meant to help you lose weight quicker because your body works harder to burn them off for a few hours after eating them or something? I'm sure Atomic will know when she's next on!

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Chilis are ok by me in moderation but of course are not allowed on IG because they are alkalinizing.

If you have trouble getting to 1500-1800 without exceeding your limits of protein, increase your intake of fruits and sweets.

I know it's tough to do because I've been working on teh diet, but if I didn't think it would work, I wouldn't recommend it!

How much is a cup????? We don't measure in cups, does anyone know how many grams that is. Half a cup sounds like a small portion!

Fear not Atomic, I studied the labels on all the tinned tomatoes in the supermarket - they varied wildly actually! I'm going with the nutritional information on the packet of pasta in my cupboard :D

Those noodles ARE crazy - how can a food have no calories?!!!

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Originally Posted by zanacal

Oooh, balsamic, I love balsamic - and it has taste!!

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Just make sure it has no sodium - some gourmet vinegars are sneaky and toss some salt in. :/

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Originally Posted by swish

How much is a cup????? We don't measure in cups, does anyone know how many grams that is. Half a cup sounds like a small portion!

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It is a small portion, I'm sorry I don't know about the grams. It's fine to eat more than one serving.