First came the studies saying red meat was good for you. Then came news that butter should be embraced over margarine. It’s okay to eat eggs again. Now comes word that, based on a recent study, pasta is not the carb-laden villain we once knew. To the contrary, it can be an essential part of your diet. Note to Olive Garden executives: It’s time to bring back the Never Ending Pasta Bowl®.
As reported in the Washington Post,
Well, that settles that. Now for my heaping bowl of spaghetti bolognese at Buca di Beppo. Or maybe a casserole-dish of manicotti (or as my Jersey friends say, manigott). I’m sorry, did someone mention something about “moderation” and “controlled amounts”?
Those terms pop up in the article, though to be honest it’s all rather cryptic. For example, writes the Post‘s Rachel Premack, “the new research published this week in the journal Nutritional and Diabetes suggests eating pasta in controlled amounts is associated with a healthy lifestyle.” Later, Licia Iacoviello of the Laboratory of Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology says “Pasta should be considered as ‘good carbs,’ if consumed in moderation.”
Vague, right? In addition, Premack suggests substituting traditional flour for something mysterious called “whole-wheat.” It sounds terrible. In any event, go on and have those stuffed shells. It’s time to get healthy!
