Comments on: Should I Buy Whole Grain Pasta?

By: Darya Pino

Darya Pino — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:47:54 +0000

I lived in Italy.

By: Mangolini

Mangolini — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:08:40 +0000

The fact that you say Italians eat pasta almost every day, shows how little you know outside of your own American bubble.

By: MsB

MsB — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:14:54 +0000

Totally agree. I love the $6/lb Italian semolina pasta but for our workday pasta meals, whole wheat pasta tastes better and we don’t eat as much and as fast because it feels more substantial.

By: Lax

Lax — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:29:04 +0000

Great post and discussion, too. Thanks for the link above. That site is very informative.
This is my first time here, a friend forwarded this site’s link to me.

By: Darya Pino

Darya Pino — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:47:16 +0000

Hi John,

Here’s some more info on it: http://summertomato.com/intact-grains-vs-whole-grains/

For me it comes down to a quantity thing. If you’re really serving pasta regularly, there’s certainly no harm and possibly some benefit in going whole grain, but the difference is small.

By: John Kinsworthy

John Kinsworthy — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:18:42 +0000

Right now, all I am is confused. I’m with Bob Mounger’s comment on “where’s the data?” but it looks like the thread has pretty much died out. Great comments but I see some contradictory information and comments that need some sort of response (better in a separate knock-down, drag-out with some data concerning whole grains, seminola, sprouted, bread and pasta, etc.). I’m an older single father of two trying to keep carbs down for myself (my system seems to be super-efficient at converting carbs to fat based on my triglyceride readings over the decades and my kids (pre-teen with some weight issues while the teen can ingest whole isles of food without much change), but still keep some level/type of bread and pasta on the menu. They seem to have inherited from both sides a love of bread (in most any form or type) and pasta (for them, first choice is macaroni w/melted cheese which has been pretty much deleted from the menu and then spag or penne, served rarely). Links with further info on opinions appreciated. BTW I haven’t yet had the time to explore everything on this site so I’m sure I’ll find some really good info to use. Thanks for all this! It’s great and greatly appreciated.

By: SKS

SKS — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:58:48 +0000

I am curious about Farro pasta. I have been making my own and from what I researched, this is much more nutritious than white or whole wheat pasta. Farro is full of vitamins and protein.

By: Courtney Engle

Courtney Engle — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:37:48 +0000

What’s your take on sprouted grain pastas? Fresh or dried, I prefer not just whole grain, but sprouted.

By: Bob Mounger

Bob Mounger — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:23:00 +0000

“But I also hold that there is a huge difference between intact grains and processed whole grains”
“But the impact of whole grain pasta on your overall health is really small,”

Where’s the data? I have divertiucular disease & have to consume >30g of dietary fiber daily, so I am kind of “hung up” on numbers. Have you got any data that shows a) that the dietary fiber in cooked whole grain pasta is not what is indicated by the package labelling or b) that whole grain processed fiber is not effective in producing the same benefits as say, raw whole wheat berries?

If the answer to either is yes, I would encourage you to notify the food & drug administration, & the local media.

By: Katerina

Katerina — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:50:43 +0000

Wow Disagree lol Im in Italy I moved here 8 years ago from the United States yes Italians are healthy enough culture but many are over weight I have been told its happen recsently where they are haveing more and more weight issues high cholesterol BP and all else tha fallows being over weight..when I arrived here I weighed about 15lbs after eating their diet of pasta twice a day and fallowing their exact pattern I gained about 50 lbs in 5 years LOL My normal BP sky rocketed my cholesterol bad bad bad lol so i changed to the Intregrale which is whole grain pasta and took it down from 70 to 80 carbs a meal to 9 carbs!!!!!!! Yes thats the difference!!!! Ive lost every Lb I gained inside of 6 months changeing that pasta LOL so No this article is absolutly wrong Im so sorry but it is wrong!!!! Now If you eat pasta once a year and its not often I can see somebody saying O who cares but if you love pasta This is the answer!!!!!!!! and its healthy folks just make sauces that have vegis!!!!!!