Yep. Gotta weigh everything. Volume measurements are trash (unless measuring an actual liquid, like milk). Applies to serving size, too. A tablespoon is not a completely full tablespoon, so if you're trying to track calories, you can be way off if measuring by volume.

I forget the name of the pastas we made, but they kind of did look like little gnocchi. Thicker than flat/noodle pastas. But it sure was easy, and they tasted great!

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I've always wondered how much of this European vs American upset pasta debate is real vs just an overcooking vs properly cooking pasta problem.

I've lived in Europe for about 5 years now and can tell you when my wife overcooks this magical European pasta that yes… in reality is made from wheat all over the world, it absolutely wrecks my stomach. Al dente pasta, I'm just fine.

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I think there is an another huge component that is missing in our self-assessment of food sensitivities/digestive problems.

I'm 46 and peri-menopause is kicking my butt. One of the first things I noticed was, if I eat too late, while I'm sleeping, my digestion seems like it completely stops. I wake up with what feels like a rock of concrete in my stomach the next day. It's so bad that I try not to each much after about 6 pm.

The other thing I've noticed, is my digestion is worse if I mix a lot of refined carbs with more fat than I normally eat. Mix in alcohol - even just one glass of wine - and I'm miserable. It affects my sleep and my appetite for most of the next day.

Pasta is often consumed with fatty sauces and wine. So the discomfort we attribute to wheat/gluten could also be a mix of the carbs with the fats and/or alcohol. We just hear so my g about how bad gluten is that we don't realize it may be more complicated than that.

Hormones play a huge role in digestion (as well as numerous other body functions), and even a slight decrease in estrogen can cause noticeable unpleasant symptoms. We just don't realize it's the drop in estrogen that's causing it.

All of us Gen Xers are feeling the effects of our crappy diet mixed with the aging process. And I think it disproportionately affects women because we are pretty sensitive to changes in estrogen levels.

I'm pretty much don't eat pasta at all anymore (except when in Italy). It's one of the carb-heaviest foods out there (way more than bread), and it's just hard to fit in my overall calorie and protein goals without going way over on calories and under on protein. Plus, there are a lot of foods I enjoy more.

PS - if your wife is over 35 and isn't doing so already, encourage her to read up on perimenopause. Lots of great info out there right now. Drs Vonda Wright and Kelly Casperson are my faves.

It explains just about every unpleasant symptom we start feeling at this age, and anti-depressants and alcohol aren't the answer for coping.

I am adding Calley and Casey Means to my targets of people to try to reach. I've posted some more videos and content on X. Enjoy

My wife buys non gmo wheat and mills it at home : bakes. It's delicious and no issues with inflammation. It's a chore but you can't find this stuff anywhere here

Things have to change in this country.

Brother Shamus said:

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My wife buys non gmo wheat and mills it at home : bakes. It's delicious and no issues with inflammation. It's a chore but you can't find this stuff anywhere here

Things have to change in this country.

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All wheat is non GMO

G. hirsutum Ag said:

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Brother Shamus said:

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My wife buys non gmo wheat and mills it at home : bakes. It's delicious and no issues with inflammation. It's a chore but you can't find this stuff anywhere here

Things have to change in this country.

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All wheat is non GMO

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The process of getting wheat strains to where they are may make it worse than GMO.

Hey G,
What do you think about Jimmy Emmons for ag secretary?

G. hirsutum Ag said:

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Brother Shamus said:

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My wife buys non gmo wheat and mills it at home : bakes. It's delicious and no issues with inflammation. It's a chore but you can't find this stuff anywhere here

Things have to change in this country.

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All wheat is non GMO

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Pretty much.

I understand that they have been doing research on GMO wheat but nave never made whatever they have commercially available.

What I really want is GMO peanuts with the allergens removed.

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Phatbob said:

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It causes her to have mildish stomach cramps. It doesn't happen with things made from wheat grown in Italy or France, but we haven't tried others. I guess the next step in the troubleshooting is to try US non-GMO and see if that has the same results, but understandably she isn't super in on the "lets see what gives me stomach cramps" trials.

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There is no commercially grown GMO wheat in the US. GMO wheat does exist, but it's not currently grown or sold here. This is a myth that's been wrongly perpetuated.

There are varieties of wheat that have been altered through conventional breeding.

Europe grows different wheat varieties that are significantly lower in gluten than what is grown in the US.

You can buy flours from Europe and make your own pasta. It's actually pretty easy.

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Most wheats here are hexaploid wheats. I wonder if they use hexaploid wheat flower here to make pasta? It's usually made with tetraploid wheats, I think.

For what it's worth, all wheat, whether it be diploid, tetraploid, or hexaploid contains gluten.

Did you know that farmers today can replace up to 60-80% of our synthetic nitrogen needs with cover crops and biological derived nitrogen? We have made big advances in our goals to replace synthetics and it makes us more profitable!