Macros WW pasta vs. Sweet potatoes

[JKurz1]

Qucikie and no I'm not overanalyzing....I am just trying to figre out the calorie and carb difference between a sweet potatoe and ww pasta. Say a 6oz tator precooked and 4oz pasta after cooking. Looked at calorie king and fitday cant find the diff. of each. KARMA!

 

[jenscats5]

Sweet Potato, baked, no skin, no fat added in cooking: 1 cup = 204 cals, 0g fat, 48g carb, 3g protein, 6g fiber

Sweet Potato, baked, peel eaten, no fat added in cooking: 1 cup = 246 cals, 0g fat, 58g carb, 5g protein, 8g fiber

Pasta, Healthy Harvest WW Extra Wide Noodles: 1 cup, cooked = 227 cals, 2g fat, 45g carb, 9g protein, 3g fiber

Pasta, Ronzoni Healthy Harvest WW Penne Rigate: 1 cup, cooked = 162 cals, 1 g fat, 38g carb, 5g protein, 5g fiber

Pasta, Barilla Plus Penne: 1 cup cooked = 179 cals, 1g fat, 34g carb, 9g protein, 4g fiber

Pasta Dreamfields Low Carb Penne Rigate Pasta: 1 cup cooked = 100 cals, 1g fat, 22g carb, 4g protein, 2g fiber

Pasta, San Giorgio Healthy Harvest WW Penne: 1 cup cooked = 188 cals, 1g fat, 38g carb, 6g protein, 3g fiber

 

[JKurz1]

great and karma..but how about ounces,,,thats what i couldnt find

6oz yam vs 4oz cooked ww pasta

 

[JKurz1]

looks like pasta is less cals and carbs? 6oz vs 4oz, no?

 

[jenscats5]

great and karma..but how about ounces,,,thats what i couldnt find

6oz yam vs 4oz cooked ww pasta

All the pastas I listed are custom foods I myself added into Fitday based on the package labels.....didn't add them custom as ounces, cooked - just dry.....which is why I typed all that out by 1 cup measure....

 

[JKurz1]

confused

 

[jpt]

i think ww pastas and breads are just as good ....i've been eating alot more pasta and bread in place of brown rice and potatos and still continue to see progress and gains....prob missing some nutrients but i get them all in somehow by days end

 

[jenscats5]

confused

Why are you confused??

I can't tell you what the macros are for "Ounces, cooked" of the pasta as it's not added into Fitday as such.....hence the reason I typed all that out in cup measure.....

 

[bran987]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cups+to+ounces

 

[jenscats5]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cups+to+ounces

Yeah, but that link takes you to 1 cup = 8 FLUID ounces, so is 1 cup the same as 8 SOLID ounces???

 

[JKurz1]

Correct, so it look like a 6oz yam has 48 carbs and 4oz of pasta has roughly 40? Is this accurate?

 

[bran987]

Yeah, but that link takes you to 1 cup = 8 FLUID ounces, so is 1 cup the same as 8 SOLID ounces???

hmmm......

Here's a basic chart of measuring equivalents.


Dry Measuring Equivalents
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 15 ml
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons = 30 ml
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons = 50 ml
1/3 cup = 5-1/3 tablespoons = 75 ml
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons = 125 ml
2/3 cup = 10-2/3 tablespoons = 150 ml
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons = 175 ml
1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 250 ml
Liquid Measuring Equivalents
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 16 fluid ounces = 1 pint = 1/2 quart
4 cups = 32 fluid ounces = 2 pints = 1 quart
8 cups = 64 fluid ounces = 4 pints = 2 quarts


http://busycooks.about.com/library/print02/nhowtomeasure.htm



Liquid Measures Conversion
c: cup; tbs: tablespoon; ts: teaspoon; oz: ounce; mL: mililiter
1 c = 16 tbs = 48 ts = 8 oz = mL
Solid Measures Conversion
lb: pound; oz: ounce; g: gram; kg: kilo
1 lb = 16 oz = 454 g = .454 kg




anyone want to figure it out? lol

 

[JKurz1]

lol....great stuff, but not gonna help in this case

It's pretty easy:

What are the macros for 4oz cooked pasta?

What are the macros for a 6oz yam?

 

[JKurz1]

calorieking shows 4oz cooked pasta at 30g of carbs


and a 6oz yam around 47.....never thought there was that big of a difference...hell, I need em BOTH!