Pasta is the Pillar of the Mediterranean Diet
Pasta joins other grains, as well as fruits, vegetables, olive oil, beans, legumes nuts, seeds, herbs and spices as the basis of the Mediterranean Diet, which has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible heritage of humanity. The Mediterranean Diet topped the U.S....
Pasta Does Not Make You Fat
The gorgeous international film star Sophia Loren once famously said, “Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.” Without a doubt, pasta can fit with any healthy lifestyle. Made from durum wheat semolina or from the flour of other grains mixed with water and/or eggs,...
Pasta Helps Keep You Full
Because the starch present in pasta is digested very slowly, it provides the prolonged feeling of fullness or satiety familiar to all pasta lovers. At a time when obesity and diabetes are rising around the world, pasta meals and other low-glycemic foods may help...
