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Stop hating on pasta – it actually has a healthy ratio of carbs, protein and fat

Health and Wellbeing 5 min read

Stop hating on pasta – it actually has a healthy ratio of carbs, protein and fat

by Emma Beckett

New year, new you, new diet. It’s a familiar refrain. One popular dieting technique is to create a food blacklist. Quitting “carbs” or packaged foods is common, which can mean avoiding supermarket staples like pasta.

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