What is a fact about pasta?

What is a fact about pasta?

The average person in Italy eats more than 51 pounds of pasta every year. The average person in North America eats about 15-1/2 pounds of pasta per year. There are more than 600 past shapes produced worldwide. When making delicious pasta dishes, be sure to choose a pasta shape and sauce that complement each other.

Who invented pasta?

While we do think of pasta as a culturally Italian food, it is likely the descendent of ancient Asian noodles. A common belief about pasta is that it was brought to Italy from China by Marco Polo during the 13th century.

What gives pasta its name?

Made from the flour of durum wheat, pasta takes its name from the pasty texture of the dough when it is first mixed. Different pastas have different names, many based on the different shapes the dough is molded into.

Why pasta is healthy for you?

Refined Pasta. Whole-grain pasta is typically high in fiber, manganese, selenium, copper and phosphorus, while refined, enriched pasta tends to be higher in iron and B vitamins. Whole-grain pasta is also lower in calories and higher in fiber and certain micronutrients than refined pasta.

Is pasta a junk food?

We consider pasta as a pantry staple, but not many people would agree that it is a healthy pantry addition. Pasta is often labelled as ‘junk food’ that is high in simple carbohydrates, which can convince people to give up traditional (and tasty) pasta dishes.

Why should we not eat fish?

The Environmental Protection Agency says that contaminated fish are a persistent source of PCBs in the human diet. These chemicals have been shown to damage the circulatory, nervous, immune, endocrine, and digestive systems.

Is it OK to not eat fish?

Still, since you don’t eat fish, getting ALA from your diet could lower the odds of developing heart disease. ALA does not have any known function in the brain however. Only a very small amount of the ALA we consume is converted to DHA in the body, an omega-3 fat that does benefit the brain.