By: GiorgioNYC
“In Italy it’s “all about the pasta” which is great if it is really fresh.”No. Pasta asciutta, or dry pasta, is what most Italians eat. As for all the moaning about how terrible pasta is..per favore....
View ArticleBy: Raquel
I think these dishes can still be healthy if they are not the only thing you serve with your meal. If you eat this pasta dish with a side-salad and then have some fruit for dessert you can have a...
View ArticleBy: Kris
Pasta is versatile,cost-effective, and downright yummy in all its incarnations. Connecting pasta to diabetes is just silly…people aren’t getting fat and diabetic on pasta, they’re getting sick on soda...
View ArticleBy: Ellen in CA
At least you should specify whole wheat pasta – it’s quite a bit healthier.
View ArticleBy: D. Hughes
So depressing, all this moaning and groaning about the evils of pasta! These recipes sound delicious and healthful. One would think the offending recipes in question involved deep-fried shards of glass...
View ArticleBy: C
I’m with the others who are skeptical about the “health” factor of any of these recipes. I love pasta as much as the next person, but it’s also incredibly easy to overload on and by itself has limited...
View ArticleBy: Sere
To all you “health” ghouls out there: eating is mainly about *pleasure.*And these simple pasta dishes are surely delicious.My *precious* advice?Stop dreaming that you can live forever or that a small...
View ArticleBy: susan whang
deliciousness. i love a good pasta recipe- and i especially love the one with eggplant and goat cheese. check out this one that i made with goat cheese and homemade tomato sauce. bonus: this pasta is...
View ArticleBy: Luis Vieira
I moved to Italy 10 years ago and have been eating pasta on a regular basis since then (at least 3 times a week). The simpler the recipe the better. If you add some vegetable & beans you increase...
View ArticleBy: zach
I praise this article, since so many recipes featured here are so protein-heavy, and I believe an overabundance of protein is the biggest threat to the health of most Americans.Eat pasta with butter...
View ArticleBy: Helene
@ #44 – Your *precious* advice is misguided. In case you didn’t notice, the pasta recipes were posted under the heading “Recipes for Health”, not “Recipes for Pleasure”.A small plate of pasta won’t...
View ArticleBy: Scott
Apparently, in the Times, no meat = healthy, no matter what else is involved. Pasta has no redeeming nutritional value and will add to your waistline much faster than a bit of chicken, pork or beef.For...
View ArticleBy: Sere
In our innumerate and credulous internet culture, there are few “beliefs” more laughable than the belief in any aspect of so-called “nutritional science.”I can’t even imagine a *lower-level* “science”...
View ArticleBy: MM
Re #48:“A small plate of pasta won’t kill you, if you understand what constitutes small.According to the nutrition info on any box of pasta, a serving size is 2 ounces. Therefore, the 3/4 lb of pasta...
View ArticleBy: norman canter MD
Lest we forget….pasta glories bean soup which has a high protein content and lower fat content than stir fries or salads with dressing….be inventive with spices. Norman
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