The lunches looked pretty much the same — elbow macaroni with tomato sauce — but the researchers manipulated the amount of salt and
fat in each pasta dish.
Not exact matches
For instance, they might provide a
pasta dish, but it likely won't be whole wheat, and the sauce will very likely be high
in sugar,
fat, or sodium.
Such a genius idea — and a great way to sneak
in some healthy
fats and protein
in a
pasta dish!
I treated it like a dip for the carrots, and since I still have half of the container left I'm thinking I'll use it
in a GF
pasta dish and add more
fat to it.
Add protein to a vegan
pasta dish by using a low -
fat houmous
in the sauce.
This
pasta dish is filled with all good things for your heart health, and is low
in calories yet still so filling from the combination of protein from the shrimp and whole wheat
pasta along with the good
fat from the avocado.
Toss
in the remaining 4 tablespoons of margarine (for a lower -
fat dish, use only 2 tablespoons to toss) and stir and swirl until all the
pasta is coated.
Avoid menu options that are particularly high
in fat, like creamy
pasta dishes, greasy pizza, battered or tempura foods and, unfortunately, most desserts.