Pasta Sales Up In Devastated Economy

Uh-oh, this could spell trouble for America’s waistline!  Pasta sales have picked up quite a bit from the economy being in shambles as of late.  And who can blame people for loading up on this delectable stuff?  I certainly know that if I didn’t want to be consistently over my target weight, I’d eat the stuff every day – loaded with those fattening but yummy sauces that seems to be made of mostly butters and heavy creams.

But, since pasta is very fattening, especially when eaten every day or in large quantities, due to it’s high glycemic index, little to no fiber content, and the large amount of calories and carbs for the teeniest servings, I don’t indulge all that often these days since I’m trying to lose weight and then subsequently keep my weight under control.

Pasta sales which were frequently undermined by the low carb trends and glycemic index awareness (why is most of America still overweight then, I never did quite get that), have shot up about 5% from last year, which is quite impressive considering their relative demise over the past ten or so years.

This has also made the price of wheat, the base ingredient in pastas, to go up.  Yep, it’s the same thing that you find in bread and lots of other products based on grains, so you can expect those prices to be impacted as well unfortunately.  I hope that this doesn’t affect us too much, because a lot of professional financial gurus are saying that with the depressed dollar and all the other financials going on right now we may get hit with ridiculous inflation here coming up soon as well, which is something this economy just does not need right now.  Inflation usually means food prices go up too.

Pasta is such an easy to make product, and you can diversify it a lot, from your typical boxed macaroni and cheese to the more sophisticated uses of pasta, it’s cheap and very easy to make – you just throw it in a boiling pot of water, wait a few minutes, and it’s done.  The simplicity isn’t what’s selling it so much right now in this economic climate though, it’s mostly cost effectiveness.