Each one of us loves pasta! Isn’t it? So consuming pasta isn’t a problem for all of us. Rather, what bothers us is just one question that is ‘how many calories are there in pasta?’ Are you one of them who have ever given a thought to this question? We’re sure you haven’t.
It’s hard to think about those intimidating calories when you have red or white sauce in front of you for dinner. They are sumptuous to the core due to the tangy flavor in the red sauce pasta and creamy flavor in the white one. Let’s find out the calories and the nutritional value these pasta hold!
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Red Sauce And White Sauce Pasta
A plate having red sauce or white sauce pasta can give you the noteworthy amount of calories, though most of the calories are imbibed in the pasta and not in the sauce. Whenever you plan to make pasta next, try buying the sauce from the market near your house or make one yourself. It wouldn't be difficult if you are an avid pasta fan!
Some Facts About The Variants Of Pasta
One four ounce bowl of plain cooked spaghetti has 392 calories in it. Also, if we add half cup red sauce to it leaving out the meat, then it will have 463 calories. You must also know that four ounces of whole wheat spaghetti that is cooked have 344 calories. A half cup of red sauce which does not contain meat has 415 calories in it. White sauce pasta contains 339 calories with 16 grams of protein. You can also note down that a plain pasta without any sauce contains 182 calories itself. With such startling figures, who would care about the proteins when the abundant calories are going to increase our waistline and ruin our body shape.
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Some Things To Consider
It all depends on the sauce which is prepared. The number of calories depends on how a person makes it! The chief ingredient which adds on to the calories of pasta is the oil. A sauce which is made at home might have less oil compared to the sauce cooked at someone else's home. So, it sort of depends on how many calories you are willing to consume!
Solution To Consider
To keep the count of calories intact in a bowl of pasta containing red or white sauce which you can’t resist eating at times, do not forget to use the same commercially prepared white or red sauce on your pasta or spaghetti each time you feel like binging on one of them. Also, you can consider preparing your own white or red sauce and put in the same level of other ingredients to keep the calorie count same.
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Also, if you are on a weight loss journey, then you can find some delicious pasta recipes on the internet which would help you to maintain your calorie count.
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