@sailor1750

Hi
Pasta no....it is wheat flour. Don’t even try the gluten free or vegetable pasta if you’re using sauce.....try spaghetti squash. I use that all the time either by itself or with meatballs and sauce. You can microwave the squash. I was raised on English /Irish cooking..lots of potatoes.

If you must have pasta, have it once a week and use less pasta and more meatballs or sausage. Forget the keto diet or go on it for a limited time and then stop. It takes a while for for your body to go into ketosis. There is also a clean keto diet and a dirty keto diet.

I emphasize limiting your wheat products to one slice of whole grain bread or one cup of pasta/noodles a day. Better yet go without any for a few days. Limit your sugar...get rid of soda if you drink it. No frozen dinners or canned vegetables.

Fresh or frozen vegetables and a protein (small portions) ...fruits...that’s the ticket to good health and weight loss. .Put thought into what fuels your body....I’ll say it again...read labels...if you can’t pronounce the ingredients or there are too many additives...don’t buy it. Buy whole cheese and grate it yourself...pre shredded cheese has stabilizers you don’t need. It takes a while to learn all this. Buy good herbs and spices and quality oils and vinegars. Experiment but read first. Try to find out where your food is sourced.

Anyone can eat well on a limited budget and with a family but it takes educating, willpower and the desire to change.

This is not all aimed at you but I am so passionate about food choices...I guess you figured that out by now lol.

Cheers
FL Mary

Pasta is fine. Just have it as a side instead of your main entree.