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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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fandjango · 11/04/2024 20:26

We've just discovered polenta. Lidl do a truffle polenta. We had it tonight with sauce of bacon, onions, mushrooms and herbs with a carbonara style sauce made with greek yoghurt. It was so comforting. Definitely going to make it more

Crapuscular · 11/04/2024 20:26

Orzo and couscous is still pasta!

NerdWhoEatsMedlar · 11/04/2024 20:23

Cloud44 · 11/04/2024 20:19

Thank you, didn’t expect so many replies! Is it worth me trying a gluten free pasta as a starting point do you think?

A lot of gluten free pastas are made from rice or maize. They are nutrient poor, just eat the rice or polenta.
Try some of the pea/lentil pastas.

GettingStuffed · 11/04/2024 20:19

I just have sauce most of the time. We always have high veg content sauces.

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Cloud44 · 11/04/2024 20:19

Thank you, didn’t expect so many replies! Is it worth me trying a gluten free pasta as a starting point do you think?

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StMarieforme · 11/04/2024 20:16

Hankunamatata · 11/04/2024 18:58

Try different types of pasta. Dc loves sainsburys ones they do green pea or Rd lentil

These sound good!

Scampuss · 11/04/2024 20:15

Jeannie88 · 11/04/2024 20:10

Cous cous is my favourite alternative. Xx

Couscous is pasta.

NerdWhoEatsMedlar · 11/04/2024 20:14

Cous cous is pasta.

Try bulgur wheat, roasted buckwheat, quinoa; smaller portions with the veggie content upped, our stomach unfortunately age with us.

chattyness · 11/04/2024 20:13

I've tried zen b pasta, it's made with yellow peas I think , doesn't have that horrible pea tang though and is a lot lighter on the tum, it's pricey though!

Jeannie88 · 11/04/2024 20:10

Cous cous is my favourite alternative. Xx

olivebranch31 · 11/04/2024 20:07

Gluten free pasta, or risotto

bluecomputerscreen · 11/04/2024 20:05

is it the sauce or the pasta?
my lovely mil thought it was the pasta but then realised that she reacts to olive oil.

MyMcMuffin · 11/04/2024 20:04

I have bolognese with potato and aubergine (a bit like a very non traditional mousaka)

aldi do chickpea or green pea pasta that I find nice with tomato based sauces or pesto.

to get a similar vibe to macaroni cheese but without the pasta I have cauliflower, broccoli and leeks cooked in a cheese sauce. Obviously not the same but nice in its own right.

soupfiend · 11/04/2024 20:00

Cloud44 · 11/04/2024 19:02

Thank you everyone - it’s white pasta which I know is the worst! Did anyone else find certain food didn’t suit them as they got older? (I’m only early 40s!!)

Yes same as you, gave up bread (and most bready type products) some years ago, noticed a pattern with joint pain, swelling, bloating, particularly in the face and hands, joints etc, so that included pasta of course

Used to love the stuff

Tonights tea is roasted cauliflower with a sauce that you put on ribs (just out a bottle), root mash and some chicken thigh

ArcticBells · 11/04/2024 19:58

I seem to live on potatoes more than pasta these days.

soupfiend · 11/04/2024 19:57

Couscous is pasta

You can replace it with bulgar wheat, freekeh, pearl barley

Or just veggies with whatever sauce you were going to have

Librarybooker · 11/04/2024 19:56

I haven’t stepped away from pasta, but do have a smallish amount of it compared with the 6ft teenager. With rice, I’ve always found basmati indigestible, so now I just have about 1/3rd of a naan bread instead or a small amount of white or brown easycook/longgrain rice

AdaColeman · 11/04/2024 19:55

If it's wheat that is the problem, then orzo, couscous or wheat noodles won't help you.

Have you tried polenta, it's made from maize, so it's naturally gluten free.

Mamette · 11/04/2024 19:51

Lentil “pasta”? Looks like reddish fusilli but made from 100% lentils. Tesco has it in own brand but I’m sure it’s everywhere.

PossumintheHouse · 11/04/2024 19:48

Chop up a celeriac into wedges and oven roast with some olive oil, garlic and seasoning.

NotAllowed · 11/04/2024 19:47

My favourite quick dinners that are light on carbs are usually a bit of a pick and mix. I always keep sausages, bacon, halloumi and eggs in the house. Quick and easy to cook, low carb, high protein. Doesn’t bloat me. If you need a bit of carb I throw in some toasted sourdough. Cooked chicken thighs, olives, tomatoes, roasted kale, carrots & hummus, boiled eggs. All quick to prepare.

EarringsandLipstick · 11/04/2024 19:46

Cloud44 · 11/04/2024 19:02

Thank you everyone - it’s white pasta which I know is the worst! Did anyone else find certain food didn’t suit them as they got older? (I’m only early 40s!!)

💯

I really struggle with carbs - tired, sluggish, as someone upthread said, clearly a bit of an intolerance.

Until v recently I refused to change tho - I felt I 'needed' my carbs!

I exercise intensively daily, HIIT, weights, running, Spin. Recently I was competing & was shocked to find I was struggling compared to others I would have expected to do better than.

Finally pushed me to up protein intake, reduce sugar, reduce carbs. All the things we are supposed to do, really!

bellezarara · 11/04/2024 19:45

I eat a lot of courgetti and swoodles when I’m low carbing.

Emjem73 · 11/04/2024 19:44

Give pearl barley a go!