noodles and pasta cooked weight?

Hi there,

I've never really been sure about how to count the cooked or dry weight of noodles or pasta...

Say, for example, Koka noodles -http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-koka-n oodles-i75583

It says here that it's 143 cal. per 80g. I assume this is dry, it weighs about 160g or so after boiling them.

Does that mean I should put in 80g or 160g in my food log? Surely boiling the noodles in water doesn't double the calories? or does it?

And does the same apply for pasta? Do you put in the weight of the dried pasta as opposed to the cooked?

Thanks, this has been puzzling me for ages!

Nicola

Look at the package it has calories for dry weight. Measure how much you want, cook it, enjoy it, log in whatever weight gets you the calories were in the amount you ate.

UD

Original Post by umneydurak:

Look at the package it has calories for dry weight. Measure how much you want, cook it, enjoy it, log in whatever weight gets you the calories were in the amount you ate.

UD

Hi umneydurak,

Thanks for your reply.

So basically I put in the weight that gives the calories that it says for the dry weight on the package - is that right?

Pasta and noodles are all around 100 cals per ounce (27g).... brands vary only slightly because the basic ingredients are very simple.  

If you weigh out 2oz dry pasta, enter '2oz dry pasta' in your food log.   Pasta swells up during cooking because it absorbs water... and the longer you cook your pasta the more waterlogged it gets.  However, since water contains 0 calories, the calorie count of the finished pasta is no different when it comes out than when it went into the pot