Pasta is not fattening. If you eat too much of any food, you can gain weight. According to USDA's Handbook 8-20, a 1/2 cup serving of cooked pasta (spaghetti) contains a mere 99 calories, less than half a gram of fat, and less than 5 milligrams of sodium.

Answer: No, pasta is not fattening. One cup of cooked pasta provides about 200 calories and less than one gram of total fat and zero cholesterol. Pasta is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. About 80% of the calories in pasta are in the form of complex carbohydrates – the ‘good’ carb –, which is digested slower and keeps you feeling fuller longer.

NO! It's all those delicious toppings we use that add calories and fat. The potato contains zero fat and a 5.3-ounce potato is only 100 calories.

With so many different pastas available now, it can be a bit overwhelming trying to work out which one is what. Well sit tight and we will take a quick journey into the world of pasta and determine which one is what. The number one rule of thumb when choosing wine is "red wine with red meat, white wine with white meat." This is not always true, but it generally works quite well when you are unsure. One exception is chicken. The meat is white, but a nice fruity red wine goes well with it.

Colored pasta is made by substituting or adding different ingredients to the flour. Some of the popular colors and their ingredients are listed below.

All foods can be fattening when eaten to excess. Pesto sauce is made with a lot of olive oil and , therefore, is high in calories, but can be eaten in SMALL quantities to avoid it becoming "fattening".

Evidence does not support the commonly-held perception that eating too much sugar is a cause of weight gain. Overweight and obesity occur when there is a sustained excess of energy consumed over energy needed by the body and for physical activity. While excess energy intake in any form will promote obesity, high-carbohydrate foods (including sugars and starches) tend to fill you up more quickly, and compared with high-fat diets, reduce the likelihood of obesity in the long term.

No. Vitamins have no caloric value, and are not sources of energy. However, vitamins do help your body use or release energy present in food. Some vitamin supplements may have a sugar coating, which may represent a calorie or two.

To keep the pasta from getting pasty, use two pans. Heat the dry pasta with oil in one pan; heat the liquid with herbs in another. Fifteen to 20 minutes before eating, combine the two. If you are going to use a sauce, heat that in a third container.

YES, however, you must use a professional drying system to perform the drying. The cost associated with a matched professional drying system will far exceed the cost of any extruder. If you attempt to dry extruded product without a professional drying system, your pasta will develop small stress fractures that will lead to product disintegration upon cooking.

Purchase your ticket online ($25.00) when you register, OR at the EXPO. All Pasta Dinner ticket pick-up at "Focaccia Pasta Dinner Tickets" table, Registration Area, EXPO.

Pasta Night is every Thursday night starting at 7 pm while supplies last. Come on down and enjoy a free pasta buffet provided by Lucca Restaurant with the purchase of your 8pm ticket for that night’s show. Dinner and a show all for the price of one ticket! There sure are! Check out our Students Page to find out about all of our great offers. (Just remember to mention them to our box office staff when you book your tickets!)

The MCM Carbo Dining-In Dinner will be held again in 2007. Please click here for more info. Or, for an informal pasta experience, try the new Pasta Mess Tent outside the Health and Fitness Expo.

We're actually quite a bargain if you compare us to other fiber-rich products on the market. A single 10-oz bag of our pasta contains 90 grams of fiber (18g per serving x 5 servings), and costs about $4.00, including the shipping. If you wanted to purchase that much fiber in the form of (for example) Metamucil, it would cost you a whopping $36.

There is no such food that is non-fattening, even non-fat foods, because they also contain other calories from carbohydrates or protein. There are low and high calorie versions of whole-wheat cereal depending on the brand. Always remember, anything eaten in excess will be stored as fat.

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Even though macadamias have a high oil content, over 80% is the good monounsaturated fat which is very healthy and may even help reduce the risk of heart disease. Eaten in moderation with a balanced diet, macadamias will not likely to contribute to weight gain.