THINKING SLIM
indulging your passion for pasta

By JEAN NIDETCH

Pasta isn't a food usually
thought of as diet fare. In
fact, over the years, it has
gained a reputation as a
“fattening”, and, therefore,
a forbidden, dish.

Recently, however,
nutritionists have been re-
examining these food
prejudices in the light of
current nutritional
knowledge. What they have
discovered is that pasta is a
food low in fat, high in
complex carbohydrates that
we're being recommended to
add to our diets, and a
relatively good source of

protein.
Eaten in proper serving
sizes, it can be a Satisfying

addition to any weight loss
or maintenance diet. So if

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you have a passion for pasta,
go ahead! You can indulge,

within limits, and _ still
control your weight.
Although most people

think of pasta as an Italian
dish, the legend is that it
originated in China in 5,000
B.C. Supposedly, it was
brought to Italy by Marco
Polo in the late 13th centruy,
but historians place its
arrival via merchant traders
a little earlier than that.
However they en-
countered it, Italians were
quick to adopt this new food
and, by mating it to their
own thick tomato sauces,
cheeses and seafood, make it
uniquely their own. In Italy,
too, pasta acquired its
dozens of shapes, from

elbows and shells and stars
to spirals and bow ties, and

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even the letters of the
alphabet.
Pasta is made from

semolina, the heart of durum
wheat. In the pasta-making
process, the semolina is
mixed with water and then
kneaded into dough.

The dough is then forced
through metal forms to
produce a characteristic
shape. The dough is sliced,
then dried (but not baked) in
drying ovens. Spinach or
tomatoes may be added to
the dough to. produce
striking red or green colored
pastas.

Cooked per request, but
“al dente” by the knowing, in
a restaurant or in_ the
consumer's kitchen, it then
becomes the familiar dish we
all know and love.

Dieters will find pasta a

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favorite for many of the
same reasons it is consumed
with such enthusiasm the
world over: it is relatively
inexpensive, cooks in a short
time (5 to 10 to 12 minutes),
and is enjoyed by the whole
family, dieters and non-
dieters alike. It is amazingly
versatile and can be used in
soups, salads, vegetable
dishes, main dishes and

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desserts (fruit and noodle
pudding. for example).

If you are watching your
weight it is important to be
careful what you put on your
pasta.

Keep sauces relatively
free of oil and sugar and
you'll find that you will have
a treat both within the
bounds of a sensible diet and
great on the tastebuds, too.

The revenge of
the curfew people

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.
(UPI) - Some people forced
to cut short their partying
because of a new 2 a.m.
curfew on private clubs let
the city fathers know they
had gotten home safely — by
calling them at 2 a.m.

All seven of Fayetteville’s
city directors said Tuesday
they received telephone calls
about 2 a.m. Sunday, just
after the curfew forced the
private clubs to close.

The board of directors
passed the curfew two weeks

He’s 71 and
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EASTPORT, Maine (UPI) L.
L. Daby, 71, is taking ad-
vantage of his retirement to
do one of those enjoyable
things he never got a chance
to do as a farmer back in
Minnesota. He's now set out
on a 3,200-mile run.

Daby began his coast-to-
coast trek during the
weekend in Eastport — the
easternmost point in Maine.
He hopes to end his journey

in La Push, Wash.. in late
August.
Daby’'s wife, Ina, also will

make the journey, tagging
along behind in a camper.
providing the marathon man
with meals and en-
couragement

When he hits Minnesota.
Daby said he will stop off at
home to celebrate his SOth
wedding anniversary.

West

Coast
Unicutters
announce

ago to curb early morning
violence and other problems
it believed were caused
partially by the private clubs
being open so late.

The directors said most
callers were courteous, and
one director said, “They just
wanted us to know they were
home safe.”

“This kind of thing
happens when you start
interfering with people's play
time,” said director Ann
Henry. who jokingly
Suggested the curfew be
moved back to 10 p.m. so
the complaint calls would
come at a more reasonable
hour.

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