Pasta for dinner

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Anonymous wrote:Balanced meals become important as you age, to prevent diabetes and high cholesterol. There is science that shows that if you eat fiber first, as in, a small salad, or a few vegetables from your plate, before the carbs and protein, you avoid the worst of blood sugar spikes. So a bowl of pasta without anything else is very dangerous, diabetes-wise. This is something people usually find out when they're diagnosed. I'm telling you now so you can tweak your lifestyle just ever so slightly.

yes this one meal one time is pretty much a guaranteed death.

OP herself pointed out that this is how her family often eats. So it's not just one meal, one day. I couldn't care less what the kid said that day. I care about OP's general nutrition knowledge.

It’s funny because people in italy eat so much more pasta and drink so much more wine than americans and yet…they live longer. Crazy huh? You don’t care about OPs general nutrition knowledge. You are a know it all narcissist. Also, diabetes from diet choices is extremely genetic. Read a book.

Pretty sure they don't serve the mixing bowl sized portions you see at places like Maggiano's and Olive Garden. It's portion control.

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Anonymous wrote:Balanced meals become important as you age, to prevent diabetes and high cholesterol. There is science that shows that if you eat fiber first, as in, a small salad, or a few vegetables from your plate, before the carbs and protein, you avoid the worst of blood sugar spikes. So a bowl of pasta without anything else is very dangerous, diabetes-wise. This is something people usually find out when they're diagnosed. I'm telling you now so you can tweak your lifestyle just ever so slightly.

yes this one meal one time is pretty much a guaranteed death.

OP herself pointed out that this is how her family often eats. So it's not just one meal, one day. I couldn't care less what the kid said that day. I care about OP's general nutrition knowledge.

It’s funny because people in italy eat so much more pasta and drink so much more wine than americans and yet…they live longer. Crazy huh? You don’t care about OPs general nutrition knowledge. You are a know it all narcissist. Also, diabetes from diet choices is extremely genetic. Read a book.

I'm not really sure it's that "funny". There are lots of factors that play into life expectancies, and whether you get your processed carbs from white bread, or white pasta, or white rice rice, or white potatoes is pretty low on that list.

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Anonymous wrote:Balanced meals become important as you age, to prevent diabetes and high cholesterol. There is science that shows that if you eat fiber first, as in, a small salad, or a few vegetables from your plate, before the carbs and protein, you avoid the worst of blood sugar spikes. So a bowl of pasta without anything else is very dangerous, diabetes-wise. This is something people usually find out when they're diagnosed. I'm telling you now so you can tweak your lifestyle just ever so slightly.

yes this one meal one time is pretty much a guaranteed death.

OP herself pointed out that this is how her family often eats. So it's not just one meal, one day. I couldn't care less what the kid said that day. I care about OP's general nutrition knowledge.

Your pants are on fire!

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Anonymous wrote:Balanced meals become important as you age, to prevent diabetes and high cholesterol. There is science that shows that if you eat fiber first, as in, a small salad, or a few vegetables from your plate, before the carbs and protein, you avoid the worst of blood sugar spikes. So a bowl of pasta without anything else is very dangerous, diabetes-wise. This is something people usually find out when they're diagnosed. I'm telling you now so you can tweak your lifestyle just ever so slightly.

yes this one meal one time is pretty much a guaranteed death.

OP herself pointed out that this is how her family often eats. So it's not just one meal, one day. I couldn't care less what the kid said that day. I care about OP's general nutrition knowledge.

Did you know that oppressive scolds often suffer from high blood pressure and depression.

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I just want to say that I have wanted buttered noodles ever since I first read this post, and every time it gets bumped to the top of Recent, I am hungry for them again.

MANGIA!

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Anonymous wrote:I love buttered noodles. I eat it with just salt/pepper/garlic all the time. How is it any different than a bowl of Mac and cheese or bowl of ramen? Or a bowl or rice? As long as the flavor is there, I can eat it with or without a protein.

That packet of powdered cheese is the magical protein to make it a healthy meal according to American food standards.

It's the magical ingredient that makes it taste good.

Butter tastes good too. Ymmv.

Oh come on. No one on dcum is serving their kids boxed Mac and cheese.

I do! I eat it too.

My kid had it for lunch today. But I admit, I hate serving it. DH introduced it and makes it!

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I used to make my kids buttered pasta seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese. It's a perfectly fine lunch for kids.

Pasta with vodka sauce sounds nice to me. I might add in a side salad.

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I’m making pasta for dinner tonight.

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Anonymous wrote:Balanced meals become important as you age, to prevent diabetes and high cholesterol. There is science that shows that if you eat fiber first, as in, a small salad, or a few vegetables from your plate, before the carbs and protein, you avoid the worst of blood sugar spikes. So a bowl of pasta without anything else is very dangerous, diabetes-wise. This is something people usually find out when they're diagnosed. I'm telling you now so you can tweak your lifestyle just ever so slightly.

yes this one meal one time is pretty much a guaranteed death.

OP herself pointed out that this is how her family often eats. So it's not just one meal, one day. I couldn't care less what the kid said that day. I care about OP's general nutrition knowledge.

Did you know that oppressive scolds often suffer from high blood pressure and depression.

Pointing this out does not make me a scold, or oppressive. But I do have high cholesterol, high blood pressure and I am thus hyper-aware of all the bad stuff I ate before I changed my diet. I had many a pasta dinner as well!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Balanced meals become important as you age, to prevent diabetes and high cholesterol. There is science that shows that if you eat fiber first, as in, a small salad, or a few vegetables from your plate, before the carbs and protein, you avoid the worst of blood sugar spikes. So a bowl of pasta without anything else is very dangerous, diabetes-wise. This is something people usually find out when they're diagnosed. I'm telling you now so you can tweak your lifestyle just ever so slightly.

yes this one meal one time is pretty much a guaranteed death.

OP herself pointed out that this is how her family often eats. So it's not just one meal, one day. I couldn't care less what the kid said that day. I care about OP's general nutrition knowledge.

Did you know that oppressive scolds often suffer from high blood pressure and depression.

Pointing this out does not make me a scold, or oppressive. But I do have high cholesterol, high blood pressure and I am thus hyper-aware of all the bad stuff I ate before I changed my diet. I had many a pasta dinner as well!

Correct, it’s not that pointing it out makes you a scold; it’s being a scold that makes you point it out.

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"poverty food" hey sweet cakes, poor people use margarine not butter.

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I'm off the boat from Europe and find a lot foods/meals in US extremely unhealthy. But if I'm at somebody's house who serves me food/meal of any type, and don't like the food/meal, I would never say anything negative out of respect.

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Anonymous wrote:What restaurants are you guys going to that offer buttered noodles on the menu? I see a lot of mac n cheese but I don't think I've ever seen buttered noodles.

Restaurants will use butter rather than sauce if you ask. I like chicken ziti and broccoli but hate Alfredo sauce. I’ll ask for butter instead, no problem.

Why would someone ask for that lol. I’m not going to a restaurant to spend money to be served a poverty meal.

Op has never come back to this has she?

That was me. I like basic food with no sauces or condiments or anything on the food. The butter keeps it moist. I wouldn’t think it was odd at all that she gave everyone a bowl of pasta and nothing else.

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Anonymous wrote:What restaurants are you guys going to that offer buttered noodles on the menu? I see a lot of mac n cheese but I don't think I've ever seen buttered noodles.

Restaurants will use butter rather than sauce if you ask. I like chicken ziti and broccoli but hate Alfredo sauce. I’ll ask for butter instead, no problem.

Yes, they will. They will also serve you just a side of broccoli, or just ice cream if you ask. That doesn't mean that just broccoli or just ice cream isn't a surprising thing to be offered as an entire meal when you are expecting lunch.

Also ziti with butter, chicken and broccoli, is very different from ziti with just butter.

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This is weird food to serve to invited guests.
I have never ever seen a single restaurant offering pasta with butter in their menu.

The buttered noodles were for the kids. Literally every restaurant I have taken my kids to in the US (except Mexican restaurants) has had buttered noodles on the kids menu. This has also been offered to my kids in restaurants in Europe (not Italy). Where in the world are you dining that you haven't see this before???

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What restaurants are you guys going to that offer buttered noodles on the menu? I see a lot of mac n cheese but I don't think I've ever seen buttered noodles.

Restaurants will use butter rather than sauce if you ask. I like chicken ziti and broccoli but hate Alfredo sauce. I’ll ask for butter instead, no problem.

Yes, they will. They will also serve you just a side of broccoli, or just ice cream if you ask. That doesn't mean that just broccoli or just ice cream isn't a surprising thing to be offered as an entire meal when you are expecting lunch.

Also ziti with butter, chicken and broccoli, is very different from ziti with just butter.

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This is weird food to serve to invited guests.
I have never ever seen a single restaurant offering pasta with butter in their menu.

The buttered noodles were for the kids. Literally every restaurant I have taken my kids to in the US (except Mexican restaurants) has had buttered noodles on the kids menu. This has also been offered to my kids in restaurants in Europe (not Italy). Where in the world are you dining that you haven't see this before???

The person you responded to dines alone in their living room. They have no friends and have never been invited to a restaurant.