Im having spaggetti tonight for dinner and I was just wondering since im a ****** and don't have any thing to measure with it say's on this package of barilla angel hair plus pasta that a serving size is 2 oz or 56 grams can i figure about how much that is without scales roughly? thanks for any help.- Kim
Hey Kim - sorry I can't help you out on this one, I'm terrible at conversions. I remember reading somewhere that a serving of pasta was the size of your fist. Can anyone else confirm?
Oh your fine hun! I was just wondering, on the pasta's website they mention something about a cup 2 cups being a serving but who knows! I guess i could just a smaller plate.. thanks anyway's dee! - Kim
But that's just plain ol spaghetti right? I have that angel hair barilla plus that's suppost to be better for you so do you think the amount would be different? Thanks for the info though~!
I copyed this from their site so I guess it could range between 200-400, Either way this pasta has lot's of nutrients in it but i probally should have it as a side dish either way huh lol...
From Barilla's website....
So it’s best to eat a reasonable portion of pasta – about 1 to 2 cups cooked, which has around 200 to 400 calories, and little or no fat. Dress it up with a tomato- or olive oil-based sauce and toss in some healthy “partners,” and you’ll enjoy a good-for-you pasta meal. A two-cup portion dressed with a tomato- or olive oil-based sauce, and combined with healthy “partners” is the traditional and authentic Italian way of serving a healthy pasta meal.
And i researched it shows that 2.5 ounces of this pasta is around 250 calories BUT I wish i know how much 2.5 ounces were lol !!!
Kim - I can't resist research projects! I found this info on another site with detailed calorie info -
Calories and Carbs in Near East, Pasta, Spaghetti, Macaroni: Spicy Tomato w. Angel Hair, dry: 2 oz serving = 206 calories
Calories and Carbs in Near East, Pasta, Spaghetti, Macaroni: Spicy Tomato w. Angel Hair, prep. as directed: 1 cup = 250 calories
Now, I don't know what else is added to make it "prep as directed", but it is very probable that it involves olive oil (having made a number of Near East items before). That makes me think that 2 oz of uncooked pasta = 1 cup of cooked pasta, and it is about 200 calories.
Dry spaghetti is too hard to measure. Go with 1 cup cooked. I count 174 (don't know where I got that), so maybe 200 is a safer bet. Even if the sphagetti is better for you the calories won't be much lower. I think when I have compared in the past the healthier sphgetti was the same cals or maybe even a smidge more.
The Barilla Plus is whole grain, and has added legume flour for protein. It's a "low-carb" style pasta. It's what I eat, and I love it. Yes, the calories for a serving are about 200, but the protein is 10 grams, and the fiber is 4. Plus, I think it has more taste than "plain" pasta.
As to measuring it dry... my trick is to split the whole box. If the box has four servings, I tip the spaghetti it out into my hand and split it in half. One half goes back in the box. I split the half I have in half again, and that's what goes in the pot. Next time I know to split what's left in the box into thirds. Then in half. It's not completely accurate, but I figure it will come out even in the end. I'm the only one who eats this stuff.
As to measuring it dry... my trick is to split the whole box.
That's exactly what I was going to say! My pasta has 7 servings per container (2oz each), so I split the whole box into about 3 equal portions, then I cook one of those portions and split what is cooked as evenly as possibly between mine and my boyfriend's plates so I end up with 1/6 of the container (since there are 7 servings, I then multiply 7 by the number of cals per serving and divide by 6 so I know how many calories are in my serving since it is a little larger than a suggested serving size). Make sense?
great idea about splitting the box im sure i was a little off last night but that's okay i only eat pasta once a week at the most. I need to get a scale bottom line lol.. I had a box of wheat and the regular and you were right there were a few more cal's a serving in the wheat than the regular! But moderation in all things is what im trying to do so hopefully it works !
I have a plastic spaghetti container that has two holes in the top -- one for one serving and one for two. I store my dry spaghetti in there, and then "dial" which size serving I need when I tip it out into my hand. Makes it much easier.