Have the Holidays left you with very little money and a few extra pounds? Pasta can help you with both. Cheap, nutritious and versatile, the endless variety of pasta - spaghetti, penne, rotini, cannelloni, farfalle, linguine, tortellini, ravioli, gnocchi, lasagne - can revive jaded palates!

Have the Holidays left you with very little money and a few extra pounds? Pasta can help you with both. Cheap, nutritious and versatile, the endless variety of pasta — spaghetti, penne, rotini, cannelloni, farfalle, linguine, tortellini, ravioli, gnocchi, lasagne — can revive jaded palates!

Saucy Pasta

Pasta can be used in countless ways: in soups or salads, or with meat, poultry, seafood or vegetables. Hot or cold, it's easy to reheat, making it ideal for packed lunches. Add variety to your pasta repertoire with the following sauce recipes:

Fattening? Pasta?

Pasta is no more fattening than any other food if the serving is reasonable and the sauce isn’t too rich. For example, a 1-cup (250-mL) serving of cooked macaroni has 210 calories, about the same as 3 slices of white bread. Sauces obviously add fat and calories to pasta. Cream and cheese sauces pack a lot more calories than tomato, vegetable and wine sauces.

The Following are well Worth a Try:

Colourful Pasta!

Pasta has great eye appeal with its various shapes and colours. If you haven’t tried whole-wheat or protein-enriched pasta yet, now is the time! Pasta will punch up your menus with taste and variety.