slaite1 wrote: » Next time first weigh it raw to get your servings (500g, so 5 servings). Then when it is cooked weigh it again, and divide the new cooked total by 5. Voila-you now know the "100g" portion. This is how I figure out the calories for all of my cooked food. Hope that made sense!
LadyLots2Lose wrote: » Great advice above. If you're looking for more accurate method the weigh, cook, weigh again and divide seems to be your best bet. If you're after a more general estimate 150g of cooked (wholemeal) pasta is a reasonable serve. It worked out to be approximately 75g of dry (uncooked) pasta.
MrM27 wrote: » As you already stated, weighing it before is the way to go. If you forget and have to weigh it cooked then weigh all the pasta then device it by how many servings you originally cooked like the poster above said.
hatenoseyppl wrote: » for dinner last night I had spaghetti (using penne noodles). I cooked a 500g bag and the serving size is 100g. When it was finished I weighed a serving at 100 grams and it didn't seem like much but I ate it anyway. When I put away leftovers I decided to weigh what was left over and it weighed in at 787g (my husband had a serving too but much more than what I had - I didn't weigh his). So my 100g serving wasn't correct. The weight of pasta is obviously heavier when cooked. So how much pasta should I have when it's cooked? I was still kinda hungry with just that 100g serving. Also is pasta healthy for you?? I use wheat.