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What to eat instead of pasta

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Cloud44 · 11/04/2024 18:49

I don’t know if it’s becoming older but I seem to feel rubbish after eating pasta. It’s so easy though just to whip up some pasta, add some veg / sauce after a long day but I don’t want to eat it if it’s making me feel rubbish… what could I swap it for instead?

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Whatwouldnanado · 11/04/2024 22:51

Lots of evidence to suggest wheat/gluten affects mood as well as causing physical issues.

Jacket spuds, lentil pasta, brown rice work for me. I eat wheat once a day max.

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 11/04/2024 22:49

Another vote for gnocchi especially tossed in oil and roasted. Or instead of pasta in a . Bake

justasking111 · 11/04/2024 22:49

JaceLancs · 11/04/2024 19:01

I’m gluten free and both Sainsbury’s and Aldi do lovely vegetable pasta - I usually mix a red, green and yellow for our meals
I also love rice noodles especially the bigger flat ones for things like pad Thai

My son whose a "My body is a temple" gym bunny and cyclist. Said mum try gluten free pasta.

So I did what a difference. He also got me onto lactose free milk.

These middle aged intolerance foods are tiresome. I'm also caffeine free now.

Ioverslept · 11/04/2024 22:47

Rice, quinoa, pearl barley, cous-cous

inabubble3 · 11/04/2024 22:45

Gnocchi? Unless this would also make you feel like shit. Could it be gluten in which case gluten free pasta? X

hulahooper2 · 11/04/2024 22:44

Try gluten free pasta

RockyRogue1001 · 11/04/2024 22:24

BIWI · 11/04/2024 22:16

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You really ARE.

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BIWI · 11/04/2024 22:16
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PickAChew · 11/04/2024 22:13

I've ended up giving up gluten, since menopause. I tend to use the waitrose brown rice penne from their free from range. No bloating and sluggish feeling after that.

Courgette gives me the shits.

soupfiend · 11/04/2024 22:10

Well Im down a youtube rabbit hole about calentica now. This looks fantastic.

RockyRogue1001 · 11/04/2024 22:01

@Cloud44
Have a look at the low carb section of mn.

In particular, look up @BIWI
She's an absolutely amazing person

I used to eat pasta 4-6 times per week + potatoes + bread.

No more! I would have said it wasn't possible for me.
It is, and I feel soooooo much better.
And I reversed pre-diabetes

Anotherparkingthread · 11/04/2024 21:38

Seconding using courgette. Spiraliser is great I use mine a lot. Lovely pan fried with avocado garlic and lemon on.

High protein pasta made with mung bean, think it's mung bean linguine is alright. Slightly rubbery but much much better than the chickpea pasta which literally tastes like eating boiled Amazon boxes.

I'm a big advocate of soups and stews. You don't need bread with it. They are filling and go a long way.

If you find you are hungry when you cut down carbs you need to up fibre intake. Honestly it helps a ton.

Quinoa, buckwheat, lentils and other grains can be really useful just be mindful of portions and weigh them out as they are very calorie dense.

TroysMammy · 11/04/2024 21:27

Polenta, delicious alternative when having a Bolognese sauce for example.

NerdWhoEatsMedlar · 11/04/2024 21:25

@soupfiend my balloon whisk has seen better days so I use a Danish whisk.

Teenagers are very good for additional labour.

What to eat instead of pasta
soupfiend · 11/04/2024 21:16

NerdWhoEatsMedlar · 11/04/2024 20:40

@soupfiend you need to beat the fuck out of polenta. It is why Sicilian Grannys have never been to the gym.

I suspected as much, it nearly took my arm off as it was, banging the saucepan around with the energy involved, I thought I was going to take off

Clearly just not strong enough

With a spoon? The balloon whisk was too bendy so I didnt use that

What about an electric egg beater?

BingoMarieHeeler · 11/04/2024 20:47

GF pasta is the best substitute I’ve found. Just supermarket own. I tried pea pasta, quinoa pasta etc and it doesn’t behave the same as regular pasta (too sloppy etc) and also just tastes quite gross. Of course I’m assuming it’s the gluten that’s the problem! What else could it be I wonder, if you’re still fine with bread??

DrinkFeckArseBrick · 11/04/2024 20:46

I replace pasta with a can of canellini beans or gnocchi

StormingNorman · 11/04/2024 20:46

Username947531 · 11/04/2024 18:55

I have pea protein pasta. Really good substitute.

Second this!

Also bulgar wheat made into a tabbouleh goes with any sort of meat and most fish. One big bowl stays fresh in the fridge for most of the week. You can just ring the changes with a different protein each evening.

I tend not to eat a lot of beige in the evening so anything ‘in a parcel’ with lots of vegetables and a couple of new potatoes chopped into quarters so they cook quickly.

Librarybooker · 11/04/2024 20:45

Bulghar wheat and any super food type grains are really nice.

coldcallerbaiter · 11/04/2024 20:45

I eat veg in pasta sauce, spinach, peas anything.

NerdWhoEatsMedlar · 11/04/2024 20:40

@soupfiend you need to beat the fuck out of polenta. It is why Sicilian Grannys have never been to the gym.

Jeannie88 · 11/04/2024 20:39

Scampuss · 11/04/2024 20:15

Couscous is pasta.

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Have just googled and so it is! I always thought it was a grain. Xx

soupfiend · 11/04/2024 20:38

We've also just discovered polenta and so far are making chips with it

The very first portion I made was perfect, 150g to 400ml of water, Jame Oliver recipe

The next time I did it, exactly the same proportions and out of the same packet, it was all lumpy and I couldnt get the lumps out

Next portion, I used less polenta and more liquid, still lumps

What am I doing wrong?

We're not eating it 'wet', I solidify it and we cut it up for chips but you still see some of the lumps in it, really annoying

NerdWhoEatsMedlar · 11/04/2024 20:29

@fandjango I do love a good polenta. Either soft and creamy or make it thicker, let it cool and then chop and fry into chips. You can taste the corn.