The Healthiest Ways to Eat Pasta, According to a Nutritionist

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  • The best way to eat traditional wheat-based pasta as part of a healthy diet is to add more vegetables.
  • If you're trying to lose weight but craving pasta, stick to whole-wheat versions, or try new bean- and legume-based noodles that offer more protein and fiber.
  • Zoodles and other vegetable "pastas" offer a low-cal alternative, but you'll want to eat them with more protein on the side.
Pasta has earned a bad rap, but in actuality, this Mediterranean diet mainstay deserves some fanfare: In 1 cup of cooked wheat-based pasta, you’ll get 200 calories from complex carbs, 7 grams of plant-based protein, and 3 grams of fiber — not to mention antioxidants, minerals, and B vitamins (like folic acid and niacin) that help your body metabolize energy, plus iron thanks to the enriched, milled flour.

But if you’ve been to the grocery store recently, you may have noticed an influx of new-fangled pastas touting themselves as healthy alternatives to your standard wheat-based bowties. From veggie-based to protein-added, zoodles to chickpea noodles, all are making claims about their purported health benefits. So is pasta actually good for you, or is this just savvy marketing?
 
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