My coach just told me that the pasta is restricted

That must be your coach's rule. It is not considered restricted by IP

Lisa - ur a coach too aren't you? IP says unrestricted ?

Your coach is incorrectly looking at the TOTAL carbs, not the NET carbs. Dietary fiber is not digested and does not count towards your daily carbs.

Here is the post where Rainbow actually attached a picture of the nuitritional info from the side of the box:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/4534120-post1.html

The product has 12g carbs, with 5g dietary fiber.
12g-5g = 7g NET carbs = unrestricted

Scorbett - the nutritionist only goes by the total carbs. she doesn't subtract dietary fiber. She says that's old school thinking.....My thoughts are if IP says it is unrestricted then my center can say whatever they want, Im eating it as unrestricted.

LOL it's not old school, it's science. Dietary fiber is not absorbed by the body, period. The IP guidelines for restricted/unrestricted go by net carbs (with the exception of the soy nuts, which are unrestricted by net carbs but higher in fat and so treated as restricted).

Mom I tried the WF Alfredo sauce today. I thought it was very good -tasted cheesey. I would use this even post-IP.

How to prepare
 

Sorry I'm new but was wondering if had the answer to this...just got a sample packet of Rotini but don't know how to prepare- how much water, cook time etc. Can anyone help me? Thanks!

I was told IP doesn't consider it restricted but my coach told me she wants us to treat it as such...contains gluten etc...I think it is a matter of who your coach is and philosophy, but IP says unrestricted. I am going to eat sparingly to be safe

That's interesting - does your coach also consider the Tomato Basil Soup, Chicken Patty mix, and Crispy Cereal to be restricted for that reason? These are all unrestricted items that contain gluten/wheat.

Cook it like pasta

Wuvtobeloved is the Lisa who is a coach
She isn't spending as much time around here these days

I was at my mom's for lunch today, and she made spaghetti with homemade sauce for herself and my man... and I was trying to figure out what IP food I would have when I rememebered I bought rotini on Friday! So I cooked it up and had a scoop of mom's sauce and a nice salad - and it was SOOOOO GOOOD. I didn't realize how much I missed my mom's pasta sauce :D

I think I'll make up some pomodoro tomorrow night for Tuesday's lunch, it sounds amazing! Or, do a "chinese noodle" thing with chicken, peppers, celery, soy sauce, maybe some ginger... the possibilities are endless!

So has anyone done a side by side taste test of the IP rotini vs the Proti-Thin Fusilli? My fusilli order comes in today and tonight I'm picking up a single serve of the rotini at my WI. I might do the test over the next couple of days if no one else has. Just curious if the IP rotini tastes twice as good at twice the cost of the Proti-Thin!!!

My main concern with both pastas is how high the protein content is by itself!! What is the max protein grams we should be having at a meal? (like if I added some tuna would I be going way over the legal limit??)

Other stuff for comparison here:
IP rotini - 150 cal, 12g carb, 5g fiber for 7g net carbs, 2.5g fat, 20g protein $4.50 a serving
Proti-Thin fusilli - 130 cal, 7g carb, 2g fiber for 5g net carbs, 2g fat, 20g protein. $2.15 a serving

I don't think you have to worry about going over on protein.

Can you please post how the two compare after you try both? I got the proti-thin fusili on Saturday. I liked it, but am not sure if I boiled it long enough. It said for 12 minutes on the package, but it was a little chewy. I'm wondering if I need to boil it longer next time, or if that is how it is supposed to come out.

I still savored every bite of it :) I haven't had pasta since June.