question about flour/pasta

[mamatoady]

OK...don't eat flour if you're trying to lose weight, right? So, is organic semolina (pasta) flour? I don't even know what semolina is. This is the pasta I usually give dd (who could gain some weight). I also have quinoa pasta--does that count as flour? Or if you aren't eating flour, does that basically restrict you to brown rice, whole grain quinoa, barley etc. Your basic "rices".

thanks, I've been meaning to ask this for a while.
Sarah

[DesireeH]

Good question but I think organic semolina is still from white flour.....what color is the pasta? Brown or light yellowy? Look for organic whole wheat pasta.....brown. I think Quinoa is a grain??

Okay, just looked it up

Nutritionally, quinoa might be considered a supergrain--although it is not really a grain, but the seed of a leafy plant that's distantly related to spinach. Quinoa has excellent reserves of protein, and unlike other grains, is not missing the amino aicd lysine, so the protein is more complete (a trait it shares with other "non-true" grains such as buckwheat and amaranth). The World Health Organization has rated the quality of protein in quinoa at least equivalent to that in milk. Quinoa offers more iron than other grains and contains high levels of potassium and riboflavin, as well as other B vitamins: B6, niacin, and thiamin. It is also a good source of magnesium, zinc, copper, and manganese, and has some folate (folic acid).

Whatever it is, I love quinoa!

[Millie Ivy]

Just ate a quinoa pilaf for lunch! mmmm

I think grains, and flours have their place in a healthy diet as long as they aren't processed. Like Desiree said, is the pasta brown? Stone ground whole wheat flour is chock full of vitamins. Also, remember to keep your portions sane. A portion of pasta is 2 oz (dry) Which makes about a cup. A far cry from the enormous platefulls of white crap that we americans think of.

Same thing goes for bread and other grain products. Unprocessed, and in moderate amounts, most foods have their place!

[TeaBag]

Originally posted by Bella Babe
[B] A far cry from the enormous platefulls of white crap that we americans think of.
/B]

[daylily]

I'm pretty sure that semolina is flour made from a specific type of wheat, so it's probably a no-no.