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How to Eat Pasta and Still Lose Weight

February 23, 2010 by jimso  
Filed under Nutrition

pasta-salad-su-1575585-xYou may have heard that you can lose weight by avoiding carbohydrates. Unfortunately, a lot of carbohydrate foods are our favorite. You may like fettuccine, pasta, sandwich or cookies. All these things are carbohydrates. In this article, we are going to give you some tips that allow you to eat pasta and still lose weight.

The secret is to know that certain carbohydrates can actually help you feel full longer and can fight fat. That carbohydrate needs to have a lot of fiber. High fiber diet can absorb up to 6 per cent fewer calories in comparison with low fiber diet, according to the research. You can find fiber in whole grain, oats, certain legumes and popcorn. You should take at least 34 grams of fiber per day.

However, high fiber carbohydrates still have calories. Therefore, there are two rules that you have to stick to when you want to take this route. The rules are:

- Take the whole grains. Whole grain rice, bread and pasta are high in fat fighting fiber. If you like pasta, look for whole grain pasta. Replace your bread with whole wheat bread. You can take whole grain waffles for breakfast. If you like pizza, you can choose the one with whole wheat crust. When you buy Chinese’s, get brown rice. Or if you like Mexican’s, you can order whole wheat tortillas. The choices can be various.

- Watch out the quantity that you take. Like I said before, carbohydrates contain calories. No matter if it has good fiber, it still makes you fat. The key is to have moderate eating. Have small meals instead of big meals. When you have whole grain carbohydrates, you will be satisfied with a smaller portion. Fiber can help you feel full faster. So, don’t try to eat as much as you used to do.

Now you can eat pasta and still lose weight using the tips laid out here in this article. You can enjoy your foods more and do not have to worry much about your fat.

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