# carb-free pasta **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 6, 2000, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carb-free-pasta/8221 "2000-03-06T22:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack\_Maxwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@Jack\_Maxwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Maxwell)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carb-free-pasta/8221/1 "2000-03-06T22:30:00Z")
A question for the teeming masses. My wife and I are on one of these no carb diets, and losing quite well, however I’m getting a little sick of eating steak. The food I miss the most is pasta, Alfredo mostly. Granted that I can eat all the fat, protein and fiber I want, would it be possible to make pasta out of a mixture of a pure fiber flour and pure wheat gluten (Provided these things exist, of course) Or is the starch absolutely necessary to it’s structure? I know it’s probably a pipe dream, but with the popularity of the low carb diets right now, someone who could sell no/low carb pasta or bread could become a rather wealthy person. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carb-free-pasta/8221/2 "2000-03-06T23:02:00Z")
I’ve been tempted by all the quick loss stories, but I value my kidneys too much to try one of those diets. I also could never trust a diet that considers pork rinds to be a recommended snack. Anyway, aren’t there some types of flour that are considered low enough carb–e.g., soy flour? I know some people avoid grains in their diet, so there might be soy pasta out there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carb-free-pasta/8221/3 "2000-03-06T23:48:00Z")
I thought it said no- **crab** pasta. That seemed like something that would be pretty easy to find. * * * “Cheddar?” “We don’t get much call for that around here, Sir.” ---
**Author:** ![SilentKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@SilentKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentKnight)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2000, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carb-free-pasta/8221/4 "2000-03-07T00:22:00Z")
I’ve heard the no-carb diet is really good for losing weight, but can cause serious health conditions because of the loss of nutrition. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2000, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carb-free-pasta/8221/5 "2000-03-07T01:14:00Z")
It’s the high amount of protein that your body has to flush out that causes problems. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2000, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carb-free-pasta/8221/6 "2000-03-07T01:17:00Z")
It works. However you gain it right back soon as you have a nice bowl of tasty pasta. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2000, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carb-free-pasta/8221/7 "2000-03-07T03:04:00Z")
–avoiding the question of whether no-carb diets are good for you– Have you tried spaghetti squash? I am not sure how much carbohydrate it has, but IIRC it is pretty low. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Maxwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@Jack\_Maxwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Maxwell)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2000, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carb-free-pasta/8221/8 "2000-03-07T06:20:00Z")
Yeah Green Bean I tried the Squash, It just doesn’t hold the sauce like it should. And the taste is a little off, but thanks. 🙂 And guys there is no loss of nutrition on this diet if you eat right. Bread, Pasta, Rice, cookies, etc, are all empty calories. I actually eat more greens than I used to. Sure a diet of pure pork rinds would be no good, but it’s not any worse than a diet of pure cheetos.