CYCLING PERFORMANCE TIPS

PASTA
Pasta has been the mainstay of bicycling fuel for years. It contains 23 grams of carbohydrate per 1/2 cup serving, 99 Calories, and 1.5 grams of fiber and minimal fat (unless you are using egg noodles).

However the toppings can offset the healthful benefits implied by the above. Here are a few tips:

Don't assume that because it's a tomato sauce it's low in fat. Some have between 40 and 45 % of their Calories from fat ( check the labels to be sure).
If you want vegetables, add them yourself - even though the label says it's a vegetable sauce, they are not there in any large, readily recognizable pieces.
Refrigerated doesn't mean healthier. In fact the Alfredo type sauces and pestos are kept there and contain milk and oils, often having the highest fat content of any of the commercial pasta sauces (some of the Alfredo and pesto sauces have over 90m % of their Calories from fat !!)

Which are lowest in fat??

Campbell's Healthy Request - 0 fat Calories
Healthy Choice - 0 fat Calories
Hunt's light - 0 fat Calories

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