On 7/1/2017 8:14 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 01 Jul 2017 05:09:24a, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 6/30/2017 12:33 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>> Considering how small an amount is in a packet (3 oz.) ramen is
>>> no worse than a serving of plain pasta... and most normal folks
>>> eat pasta with sauce that contains fat, probably twice as much
>>> fat than is in ramen. I think ramen makes a fairly low calorie
>>> carbo meal... garlic, celery, onion and mushrooms add few
>>> calories compared to pasta with sauce/meatballs/cheese. I've
>>> seen folks at Italian restaurants and before the meal arrives
>>> they're wolfing down warm Italian bread like it's going out of
>>> style and slathered with butter... and that's before they dig
>>> into a bottomless platter of ****ghetties swimming in some sort
>>> of olive oyl sauce. People are too quick to give ramen a bum
>>> rap.
>>>
>> Ramen was an example, not intended to be singled out as the food
>> to blame for anyone weighing 600 lbs.
>>
>> Still, spaghetti with nicely seasoned tomato sauce is so much more
>> tasty than ramen. BTW, there are vegetables in the red
>> sauce/gravy I make. A sprinkling of freshly grated Parmesan is a
>> bonus! I can't speak for what others do but personally I don't
>> pig out on bread with butter or dipped in olive oil. Spaghetti
>> and sauce (preferably with nicely spiced sausage) is enough.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> We sometimes have French or Italian bread with our spaghetti with
> meat sauce, although we tend to keep the portions of both fairly low.
>
> We know a couple, both Italian, that have some form of pasta every
> day and usually in more than the average portion. Both are very
> slender. I don't see how. :-)
>
Metabolism? Activity level?
Don't get me wrong, I love garlic bread! But I don't make it every time
I cook spaghetti. I'm also slender. According to my doctor (just had a
check-up last week) my weight is just right @ about 120 lbs.
I don't go out of my way to avoid carbs. I love bread. I love pasta.
I love potatoes. I just don't eat them to excess. I don't think I
could possibly weigh 600 lbs.
Jill