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Tastier than its soy-laden rivals, this new wheat-based, reduced-carb pasta made its debut after Mueller's parent company partly blamed the diet for declining sales...
...might imagine, those in the carb business are trying to claim that their carbs are the benevolent ones. The most extensive push has come from pasta manufacturers, which in February footed most of the bill for a global summit in Rome, gathering scientists, physicians, nutritionists and chefs to address the carb issue. Their somewhat predictable finding: pasta is wonderful; the cereal grains used to make some types contain critical nutrients that break down slowly...
...GLYCEMIC INDEX, or how much a particular food raises your blood sugar. Rapid spikes can make you hungrier faster and therefore lead to overeating. South Beach's induction phase is similar to Atkins', but then it allows more fruits and veggies as well as whole-grain breads and pasta...
...bets may be a smart move, since Americans eat 7% less wheat flour today (137 lbs. annually) than in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bread industry's research found that 40% of consumers cut down on bread last year compared with 2002. Not to mention pasta, potatoes and pizza...
Stressed-out pastamakers have been notably slower than their bread brethren in rolling out new products, in part because the process of removing carbs from capellini is more complicated than it is from bread. The American Italian Pasta Co. (AIPC), maker of Mueller's noodles, just released its first reduced-carb pasta in February. "We needed to figure out how to reach out to the lapsed user," says AIPC CEO Tim Webster...