Can You Eat Pasta on an Anti-Inflammatory Diet?

Whole-wheat pasta offers more fiber than traditional refined white pasta, while lentil and chickpea pastas are other options if you want to vary the grains and legumes in your meals. If you avoid gluten, choose a pasta that meets your dietary needs and build the rest of the meal around vegetables, a satisfying protein, and a flavorful sauce.

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Try tomato sauce with olive oil, garlic, and vegetables, or toss pasta with sautéed greens, beans, and herbs. Fish, tofu, or chicken can make the dish more filling, while a heavy cream sauce or processed meat does not need to be your default topping.

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A generous serving of vegetables alongside a moderate portion of pasta can help make the meal feel balanced without asking you to give up a food you enjoy. For an easy weeknight dinner, cook pasta, add a bag of spinach or frozen vegetables, and finish with olive oil and a protein you already have on hand.

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If whole-wheat or legume pasta is not appealing to you, regular pasta with plenty of vegetables is still a reasonable choice within an overall eating pattern. Our team would rather help you make a meal you will enjoy than turn one ingredient into a pass-or-fail test.

You can read more in our guide to eating pasta on an anti-inflammatory diet. If you are exploring this approach with skin in mind, our Anti-Inflammatory Eating for Radiant Skin ebook is another way to keep the topic in view as you plan your meals.