How I love you!
How many ways can I cook you?
Carabanara, Ragu, Pesto, Walnut Pesto, Tomato Basil.
Penne, Spaghetti, Linguini, Cannoli, Ravioli, Lasagne
I used to be so proud of the hundreds of ways I could cook pasta. Giada Di Laurentis, Flavors of Tuscany, Tuscany the Beautiful Cookbook filled with wonderful ways to cook, eat and delight in pasta. We’ve had a love affair for quite sometime. As a child you were my comfort food in the form of macaroni and cheese, spaghetti with a jar of ragu in college, and even early in our marriage- eggs, cheese, and proscuitto for a wonderful fattening sauce.
Must say goodbye to you for now! I will miss you. Planning on savoring it on birthdays or special events, but for now, you must stay out of my diet.
Why am I giving up something I love so much?
* Pasta isn’t doing anything for my flab. Yes, I have flab. I want to be a lean mean machine on October 4th, 2008 and pasta is filling my belly- by filling it OUT.
* Athletes need complex carbohydrates. A complex carb is a vegetable, fruit and brown rice. Below you will find a list I swiped from Hammer Nutrition’s free knowledge page. In essence, athletes and if you sweat- I am talking to you, need more vegetables and fruits and NO PASTA.
*Pasta is not a nutrient dense food. You don’t get extra vitamins, minerals, or antioxidants by eating pasta.
*Oatmeal and I, we have issues as well. I eat you with peanut butter, walnuts and craisins and I am STILL hungry 2 hours later. Thinking of saying goodbye to you as well. Except, the family would not be happy about this. I read today on Hammer’s site that if you eat too many carbs in one meal and are hungry too soon, that you are having a sugar crash! What’s up with that? Breakfast foods will need to consist of primarily egg white omelets jammed with veggies, protein pancakes, and protein shakes.
Post on deck: nutrient dense recipes. Yes, I need a cookbook for athletes! Do you have any recommendations?
| Spinach | Whole Barley | Grapefruit |
| Turnip Greens | Buckwheat | Apples |
| Lettuce | Buckwheat bread | Prunes |
| Water Cress | Oat bran bread | Apricots, Dried |
| Zucchini | Oatmeal | Pears |
| Asparagus | Oat bran cereal | Plums |
| Artichokes | Museli | Strawberries |
| Okra | Wild rice | Oranges |
| Cabbage | Brown rice | Yams |
| Celery | Multi-grain bread | Carrots |
| Cucumbers | Pinto beans | Potatoes |
| Dill Pickles | Yogurt, low fat | Soybeans |
| Radishes | Skim milk | Lentils |
| Broccoli | Navy beans | Garbanzo beans |
| Brussels Sprouts | Cauliflower | Kidney beans |
| Eggplant | Soy milk | Lentils |
| Onions | Whole meal spelt bread | Split peas |
| Tomatoes |
Don’t forget to enter the NuMetrex contest for a jog bra and heart rate monitor! Contest ends on July 19th.
It is best that you have the perfect triathlon training schedule to be more effective.
9 responses so far ↓
1 Bobbi // Jul 15, 2008 at 4:39 am
well I too have said goodbye to pasta, only have it about once a month or special occasions, but I love me some whole wheat couse couse(however you spell it). I put turkey meat and marinera sauce on it and enjoy! I think you should stick with the oatmeal but just put walnuts in it and fruit, and have 2 egg whites. My biggest problem is protein, I can’t fit it in all the time!
2 MizFit // Jul 15, 2008 at 10:29 am
did you see the pea protein paste recipe I had a bit ago?
I LOVE IT and it’s not too too carby.
3 Mark Salinas // Jul 15, 2008 at 4:11 pm
My weakness is pasta! Nom, Nom
4 Mama C // Jul 15, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I feel like I am having lots of those sugar crashes lately. Thanks for the info.
5 run mama run // Jul 16, 2008 at 3:07 am
great post
i have been *trying* to keep pasta to a minimum in my diet as well..it is oh so good…
btw, what are protien pancakes? would love the recipe…where can i find it ?
6 Paul // Jul 17, 2008 at 2:36 am
What’s this???!!! Why do I have to find out this way. I NEED PASTA! No wonder I had a bad race last Saturday, NO PASTA. Daddy needs the fuel to bring home $20 primes and big prize money. Don’t stop the good stuff.
Love,
Husband Paul
7 Fitarella // Jul 17, 2008 at 11:26 am
Try Tinkyada’s Brown Rice Pasta Vegetable spirals. They are wheat free & gluten free and the only in gredients are stone ground brown rice, carrot powder, tomato powder, spinach powder & water.
8 kch // Jul 17, 2008 at 5:48 pm
I like Fitarella’s suggestion – also, you could try whole wheat pasta since it has more complex carbs and fiber than regular white flow pasta.
Everything in moderation.
9 kch // Jul 17, 2008 at 5:48 pm
err…white ‘flour’ not ‘flow’.
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