How many grams of pasta do you have per serving?

[ShockWavezz]

Just wondering what a sensible portion of dry pasta is for a healthy serving?

i think for 4 i do 300 g

I can never judge pasta, I’m one of those that pour it into a pot and hope for the best!

For spaghetti (most recently it was garlic and kale spag with chicken) I do use a full 500g pack and for 2 adults, an 8yo and a 4yo, that gave us two generous adult portions, 2 kids portions and I got 2 good leftover portions.

500g for 5 of us, but sometimes some left over. If not cooking for 5, I do weigh it and use 100g per person.
It's too much, really. Though none for me now as I'm low carbing.
Rice I do 75g

I cooked 350g for 2 adults and 2 kids tonight. Kids have a normal portion each but didn't want to eat as they'd had enough at preschool, I had and decent sized portion and DH had a huge one. It was just with pesto.
We eat regular sized meals but got ott with pasta

we cook 500g for 5 adult size people.
teens will have bigger portions, dh and I a good plate full.
sometimes a small portion leftover.

always served with a vegetable packed sauce.

Used to live in a shared community with lots of adults.
Was always told 500g bag for 6 people. So 83g per person -ish?)

That's what I do now. 2 adults, 3 teen boys and 10 year old DD.
Finding they sometimes want more than that though, so I sometimes add more, but I think that is just teen boys.

I have no idea if that is a healthy amount?

Depends on how filling the sauce is. Macaroni cheese gets 70g each, pasta and pesto 100g each.

I cook 160g for dh and me. He gets a bigger portion.

Shocked that people weigh pasta. Surely you just eyeball it & eat enough to fill you up & put any leftovers in the fridge?

Mugful? Scales? Huuuuuh?

People actually weigh their pasta portions? 😲

@Tee20x

Shocked that people weigh pasta. Surely you just eyeball it & eat enough to fill you up & put any leftovers in the fridge?

Mugful? Scales? Huuuuuh?

That just lead to us overeating. People are often crap at judging what’s a healthy portion of carbs. Weighing takes seconds. I think it’s a great habit to get into.

Sad to say, I literally weigh everything. I will overeat otherwise.

75g just because it says on the packet

anything between 50g and 100g each for me and DH. depends on what we are having with it and how hungry we are

Apparently, 60g is a small portion, 75g medium/average and 90g is a large portion according to my old weight watcher books. I'm sure it gives 75g as a portion on most packets of pasta though which is what I'd generally use for most people. 50g for myself and upto 90g for those with a larger appetite.
If you have a spagetti spoon with a hole in the middle the right amount of spaghetti for 1 portion fits into it which is a quick way to measure it if you don't want to faff about with scales. Photo of tool I mean is attached. From memory I believe it measures out around 75-80g.

One. One single penne or fusili, although if I’m doing macaroni I’ll have two. Spaghetti perhaps three strands?

Anymore and it’s a carb overload and I’ll bloat up from the carbs like a pufferfish and be a size 47. I put on a stone once simply by walking past an Italian restaurant and forgetting to hold my breath.

Far too much.. I do a whole bag for me, dh, teen and 2 under 4s.
DH and teen do have huge portions and not overweight, but often we throw some away '

@GirlOfTudor

If you're weighing pasta, you have FAR too much time on your hands.

How much time do you think it takes to weigh pasta?

I love pasta

I do 1/3 pack for 2 so 85g I guess

If you're weighing pasta, you have FAR too much time on your hands.

What a silly comment. I have always weighed pasta out. I do 60gm each for DH and me. He can't eat big meals, and I can't afford to put on more weight.

I measure rice as well.

If you're not weighing pasta to eat as an individual, you're obviously eating too much pasta.. Aimed at that particular poster.

Four handfuls (I have small hands) per person. I have no clue how much that is in grams but now I am tempted to go and weigh four handfuls.

@Inextremis

Flip knows - do you lot really weigh your pasta? I just shove a handful into the pot!

Same! I have minimal pasta anyway. Just a couple of handfuls added. Fill up with the meat/veggies etc

As much as I can fit in my face without being sick