Pasta question......

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Pasta question......
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Mon, 12-15-2003 - 8:58pm

Tonight I bought some pasta in the organic section of the grocery store, maybe some of you have heard of it... it's from Annie's.


Anyway, one of the ones I bought is made with "certified organic whole wheat durum flour, water" and the other is "organic pasta (organic durum wheat semolina, water)".  They are both 42 carbs per 2 ounces and the semolina has 1g sugar while the other has none.


Is this pasta ok to eat once a week in P2?  I can tell if the flour is refined or enriched but I don't think so, then it wouldn't be considered organic.

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Mon, 12-15-2003 - 9:53pm

Hi Mel, I'm not sure about the significance of organic vs. other types of

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Tue, 12-16-2003 - 11:18am
The organic label.

I'm a huge fan of foods labeled organic. The good news is that unlike "lite" or "light" or even "low carb" in food labeling, it actually means something. They just passed laws in California to make sure that it does. And lots of companies around the country are adhering to these standards voluntarily. Which is great.

Certified organic ingredients or foods have been made on a farm that uses no pesticides or chemicals. If it's an animal product, that animal has also been fed only organic feed for a significant period of time to make sure that the non organic feed is completely out of it's system (depending on the animal, it can be as long as 2 years!) And if an entire food is called organic (as opposed to just some of the ingredients or a "made with organic ingredients" type label) then it has to be 70-80% organic. often they'll tell you on the label just how organic it is.

The other benefit is that because these organic farms arent using chemicals, they mostly use what's called "sustainable farming technicques" which basically means that they're getting their minerals and fertilizers from the earth which is good for the environment and doesnt really wreck the land too much. It's an awesome thing.

Look, i have no idea whether organic foods are actually better for me. I mean, who knows what all of those chemicals do. I think lots of people try this food because they think it might be good for them, but end up coming back because it tastes so good. Just like other SBD things, when you have real food (and not processed or chemically treated stuff) it just tastes better! I guess that's why our ancestors ate food, not chemicals, for dinner. :-)

I also think Maggie's right, organic doesnt equal whole wheat. But it does equal lots of other good things that we can all get excited about.

Hope

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Tue, 12-16-2003 - 12:51pm

Thanks for your response!

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Tue, 12-16-2003 - 1:02pm
hey-

sorry, i could definitely have been more clear. organic has alot more to do with what goes into something than what happens to it. so it is possible to have organic food that is no longer whole wheat. since the wheat is organic and the grinding process does not introduce any new chemicals into the process. (sort of like juicing an organic orange---it's still organic, but it's not sbd friendly.) hope that helps.

hope
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Tue, 12-16-2003 - 4:28pm

Hey there Mel.

Susan :)

 

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Tue, 12-16-2003 - 10:56pm
I've tried whole wheat pasta prior to the beach and thought it was fine, but.... after recently taking a closer look at the labels, most brands were a whole wheat blend w. regular old white flour.

what I have found but haven't tried yet is a brand called bella via "low carb". 10 net carbs / serving which is about a third or fourth of other pastas. need an opinion on the ingredients though:

defatted soy flour, egg white, rice flour, wheat gluten, isolated soy proteins.

my sister (a non-beacher) tried it and said it wasn't bad after mixing it w. sauce / veggies. and she thought the ww pasta wasn't good either.

last thing (babbling I know :-)), bought annies whole wheat shells and cheddar. not a bad p2 dinner. I loaded it up w. chicken and broccoli but you could add just about anything. all whole wheat flour.

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Tue, 12-16-2003 - 11:23pm

The Annie's I've seen isn't WW, but just plain old enriched durum semolina. As we've discussed previously, though, different stores carry different products. Personally, I like WW pasta, and can find several brands out here. It is more grainy than the regular, though. I recently saw some spelt pasta, but I haven't tried it yet. I didn't like the low carb version I tried. I like pasta, LF medium or sharp cheddar, and tuna, a little soy milk for texture a few squirts of butter spray, salt and pepper

 

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Wed, 12-17-2003 - 11:57am

I'm still a little confused on the whole pasta thing though.

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Wed, 12-17-2003 - 12:00pm
Hi Catherine!

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Wed, 12-17-2003 - 12:51pm
Thanks Maggie!
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