5 healthy pasta alternatives

EG News · 2018-04-10T02:24:52+00:00

BROWN RICE If you’re doing the gluten-free thing, brown rice pasta is a great choice. It’s also easy to digest. One drawback: It has the least amount of protein of the five pastas shown here. BRANDS WE LIKE: Lundberg and Jovial LENTIL- AND BEAN-BASED This one packs the most fiber and protein of the five pastas here. If portions are your problem, grab one of these. You’ll ll up on less volume. BRANDS WE LIKE: Tolerant, Explore Cuisine, and Banza PROTEIN-ENHANCED If you love regular pasta, eat this. The taste is comparable to white pasta, but it contains omega-3s from flaxseeds (to help with joint pain) and extra protein from egg whites. BRAND WE LIKE: Barilla ProteinPlus QUINOA This is a gluten-free option with more protein than brown rice pasta. It’s also a complete protein, meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids. Look for ones that list quinoa as the first ingredient. BRAND WE LIKE: Pereg WHOLE GRAIN Because the grain is left whole, you get about three times as much fiber and 25% more protein than with regular pasta. The downside: The taste is a bit grittier. BRANDS WE LIKE: Hodgson Mill and Mueller’s FLEX Continue reading...

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BROWN RICE

If you’re doing the gluten-free thing, brown rice pasta is a great choice. It’s also easy to digest. One drawback: It has the least amount of protein of the five pastas shown here.
BRANDS WE LIKE: Lundberg and Jovial

LENTIL- AND BEAN-BASED

This one packs the most fiber and protein of the five pastas here. If portions are your problem, grab one of these. You’ll ll up on less volume.
BRANDS WE LIKE: Tolerant, Explore Cuisine, and Banza

PROTEIN-ENHANCED

If you love regular pasta, eat this. The taste is comparable to white pasta, but it contains omega-3s from flaxseeds (to help with joint pain) and extra protein from egg whites.
BRAND WE LIKE: Barilla ProteinPlus

QUINOA

This is a gluten-free option with more protein than brown rice pasta. It’s also a complete protein, meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids. Look for ones that list quinoa as the first ingredient.
BRAND WE LIKE: Pereg

WHOLE GRAIN

Because the grain is left whole, you get about three times as much fiber and 25% more protein than with regular pasta. The downside: The taste is a bit grittier.
BRANDS WE LIKE: Hodgson Mill and Mueller’s

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