GREEK PASTA

Who doesn't like pasta? I love it. I have come to enjoy all types of pasta including whole wheat which I previously despise before going plant-based. For this recipe I used white pasta because my husband, who does not like whole wheat pasta, "accidentally" bought it instead. My favorite whole wheat pasta, made with Einkorn wheat, is pictured below and I buy it at the Good Foods Co-op in Lexington, KY where I live.

The recipe can be found at my favorite plant-based recipe blog “Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures”: VEGAN GREEK PASTA

Here is a 3 minute video featuring Dr. Greger explaining why white pastas and most products made with processed flours are unhealthy. Whole grain pastas are an exception.

Here are some facts from Dr. Greger's book "How Not To Diet" regarding pasta: Is Pasta Good Or Bad For Us? What Does The Science Say? Dr Greger

-When you eat bread, the particles you swallow can be a thousand times smaller than when eating pasta. The small bread particles break down quickly and are rapidly absorbed. Pasta pieces are larger and more compact which slows down digestion and absorption.

-People feel fuller eating whole grain pasta compared to refined grain pasta though in studies it didn't change how much they ate at a subsequent meal.

-One study showed that if people with diabetes ate bread, their blood sugar was about 60% higher than if they ate the same amount of carbohydrate as pasta.