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macaroni pasta

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litto-miss-loz

litto-miss-loz

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hey guys

just wondered see wen calculating macaroni pasta, is it the same carbs as normal pasta?? cause i calculated it the same and i went hypo half an hour later and now ive just went hypo again, so maybe i over estimated it??

ta xxx
 
According to the back of my packet of penne pasta, if it is uncooked (it is about 66.3g per 100g of uncooked pasta) and cooked (about 28.2 g per 100g of cooked pasta).

Did you have macaroni cheese as it could have been the cheese that messed things ups for you?
 
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I checked on the calorie bible and macaroni (dried pasta) has more or less the amount of carbs as any other pasta shape (carbs vary a little with brands).
I usually don't eat that type, but I read on a book ("Type 1 diabetes in children, adolescents and young adults") that macaroni pasta is thinner than other pasta shapes and might give a quicker glucose response than others. Could it be that it gets absorbed too quickly?
Also, it might depend on how much fat is in the pasta sauce...
 
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