Veggiecraft Lentil/Pea/Cauliflower Rotini Pasta

 Veggiecraft Lentil/Pea/Cauliflower Rotini Pasta is one of those "well, it's healthy" kinds of things that is just not as good as the real thing. They have more body and texture than normal noodles and you can take them or leave them. 

I wouldn't put these in salad. Normal noodles would be better for that, but at least these are supposed to be good for me.

Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice Spaghetti Pasta

 I don't know how long I've had this Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice Spaghetti Pasta but it must have been too long, because the stuff wouldn't cook. 

After the recommended cooking time there were large sections that stuck together and they were still on the hard side. It tasted fine but was not as good as other brown rice pasta I had. 

Again, I think I had this stuff sitting around for two or three years. I got it a long time ago and forgot about it. I'm not even sure they still sell it but if they do it has to be better than my experience.  

Finest Spaghetti Rings Pasta in Tomato Sauce with Meat

 Finest Spaghetti Rings Pasta in Tomato Sauce with Meat is discount Spaghetti O's. I think I like the old O's better but these, well, work. I don't know if I would know which was which if I didn't see them come out of the can. These are a thing and an okay thing. I don't think they live up to the name 'Finest' but what lives up to it's name now days?

Farfalle Alla Bietola Rossa Tarall'Oro

Farfalle Alla Bietola Rossa Tarall'Oro is some kind of beet pasta. I can't say much for it save that the color fades when you cook it. It works okay in salad. I have to say I like this stuff, but there isn't that much beet.

I never thought I would say "more beet", but well, more beet.

Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Lentil Brown Rice Pasta Spaghetti

Trader Joe's Organic Yellow Lentil Brown Rice Pasta Spaghetti is light on dietary fiber for a pasta of its nature, and it will harden quickly with air. 

This is okay and better for you than normal pasta, but it's not that great. 

Banza Shells

Banza Shells are a great alternative to normal pasta. Full of protein and fiber this hippy food is just as good as the real thing. That is to say that if you eat this stuff you can say you're being healthy without people thinking you're crazy. 

Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Portabello Marsele Pasta

As you can see 'Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Portabello Marsele Pasta' is not something I think of as a meal. This would be because it's almost all carbs and very little else. At 230 Calories eating this as a meal will cause you to drop the pounds, but so will starving yourself with any diet food.  

Now, these things come with the pasta in a little colander and the sauce in another plastic bowl, so they are specifically designed to kill the environment. I'm saving the little colander to wash my fruit in at breakfast but we'll see if that works. 

I will be clear that these are not a bad idea if you have them with vegetables and protein. As they are I wouldn't bet on you losing weight with them. 

Fall Zucchette Pasta

Fall Zucchette Pasta is made with butter nut squash, pumpkin shaped, and otherwise unremarkable. It will make an interesting addition to your holiday meal but not a large one.

De Boles Organic Spaghetti Style Pasta

De Boles Organic Spaghetti Style Pasta tastes like pasta. It's some kind of health food, but it just tastes like pasta.  

Ancient Harvest Bean & Quinoa Pasta

Overpriced super food. Look, if you've got the money to blow on this stuff then you can go ahead and blow it otherwise stick to the fresh vegetables and leave this crap on the shelf. I mean, beans you can put on salad and quinoa I dump in the pasta sauce so I'm not getting much better out of this stuff. Whole grains are a thing, but this is a pain.

If you cook this too much it comes apart so it's not like pasta. Pasta is: dump it in the water and go about your business, but this crap you got to watch.

Gemelli Organic Pasta Garofalo

It's Pasta! I can't say much else about it other than that it is indeed pasta. The shape of this pasta makes it work well with salads and it cooks about as fast as any other pasta. There is almost nothing in it other than wheat. 


Some have complained that it is not whole grain pasta but to be honest it is much cheaper than whole grain pasta so if you're having this with salad then go for it but if you're having it as a meal may be not.