I rarely eat pasta. It's not like I'm anti-pasta or anything. I just try to keep it to a minimum with the lifestyle I have chosen. I tend to get my carbohydrates through my fruits, veggies, whole grains, quinoa, beans and oats. That said, I still like to have the occasional pasta meal. Lately I've decided to try some quinoa varieties, since I tend to try and keep my wheat intake to a minimum. That makes whole wheat pasta not as much of an option for me, and regular white pasta is just not typically something I eat. Again, this is just my choice and if regular pasta is what you like, please still try my meatballs and sauce :-)
The pasta I used tonight was a corn quinoa blend. I really liked the texture of it. I've heard that a lot of the brown rice pastas turn out mushy, so I have yet to experiment with them. But this is the second time I've used a quinoa based pasta and I have to say I really like it, and so does my family. The texture is more similar to a white pasta than a whole wheat pasta which I liked. It had a tad less fiber in it than the whole wheat variety, but I like that it has the nutritional advantage of being a complete protein. Pasta oftentimes makes me feel bloated after I eat it. I don't feel that way after eating this gluten-free version.
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