Pasta is the main ingredient of the so-called "Meditterranean Diet", recently classified as a healthy and nutritious food product. reserchers have discovered many interesting facts about pasta, which also have been approved by a panel of U.S. Congressiaonal experts. Pasta calorie-content is 350 per 3-1/2 oz.- an avarage , if not low, figure compared to most other products used daily in the American diet. It is said to be a nutritious product because of its 11% protein content and a good percentage of iron, phosphorus, vitamins B1, B2 and PP, and starch. Starch is a necessary part of a healthy diet and represent those carbohydrates that according to experts must form 50% of our daily diet.

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In fact the Mediterranean Diet is rich in "single-course meal," and the pasta, because ot ts nutrient ingredients, is an excellent example of thee dishes. A good plate of delicious pasta followed by some vegetables or fruit makes a nutrient Lunch and provides the necessary energy to carry on the day. These dishes usually consist of pasta, olive oil, tomatoes or other vegetables, beans, gree-or chick-peas and cheese, to which pieces of meat or fishcan also be added. A last note: unless one exagerates with the condiments, pasta is an easily digestible food.

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