ICYMI, pasta can absolutely be included in a healthy, well-rounded diet. All too often, most carbs—including but certainly not limited to pasta and bread—get villainized, and many of us are trained to think that they’re inherently “bad,” will sabotage our health goals, and so on and so forth. But as long as you don’t have a specific food intolerance or sensitivity that makes pasta incompatible with your system, rest assured that it’s A-okay to keep it in your meal rotation.
“The truth is, carbohydrates are our body’s way of gaining energy,” Suzanne Pirkle, MA, RDN, CED-S, previously told Well+Good. “Pasta is one food source that provides the body with usable energy to enjoy the life we have.” And what’s the use of not enjoying life and denying yourself the foods you love most?