| Pasta is a great, versatile staple food. It is packed | | | | basic tomato sauce. To make the sauce, blend |
| with carbohydrates and you can make many | | | | roma tomatoes, olive oil, red pepper flakes, garlic, |
| types of meals with it. There are many types of | | | | and salt. Let is simmer for half an hour. Then, |
| pastas out there. The one you choose to | | | | pour it onto a plate of fully cooked semolina |
| incorporate into your regular diet depends on a | | | | pasta. |
| number of things, such as your activity level, and | | | | Whole Wheat |
| health and fitness goals. Here's some information | | | | It has way more fiber than traditional white pasta, |
| on two major types of pastas and how best to | | | | seven grams per serving compared to two |
| have them. | | | | grams per serving to be exact. It is not the best |
| Semolina | | | | tasting, and it has a dense chewy texture. |
| This is the stuff that traditional pasta is made out | | | | Needless to say, packages of whole wheat pasta |
| of. It is refined durum wheat. Now, it is is not the | | | | aren't filling the pantries of households across |
| healthiest of pastas because the refinement | | | | America. It is ideal for people trying to loose |
| process strips away most of the nutrients. So, | | | | weight as the fiber just makes much of it |
| the final product is missing a lot of fiber, vitamins, | | | | indigestible, so there is less calorie intake. Plus, |
| and minerals. However, it does have quite a bit of | | | | whole wheat makes you feel fuller, longer. |
| protein and easily digestible carbohydrates. This | | | | Since whole wheat pasta has a nutty flavor, it |
| type of pasta is ideal for active people who come | | | | tastes best with nutty sauces. One such sauce |
| down with stomach problems when eating whole | | | | that it especially goes well with is pesto. With |
| grains. | | | | pesto, you also get added protein and there is no |
| For a great semolina pasta meal, serve it with a | | | | need to add oil. |