Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
Msmofet you confirmed the 2 oz serving size.
Mad Cook, around here we call people who eat seconds "weight challenged." Admittedly this varies depending on person. A gowning teenager could probably eat 4-5 oz of spaghetti and burn it up.
Growing up, my kids had their own dishes to eat from. They got pasta served In cereal bowls. Adults' food went on a dinner plate. As the kids grew, salad plates replaced the bowl. By the time they were teenagers, my boys could eat me out of house and home from dinner plates. And my first born (daughter) could out eat the both of them. I am sure if I cooked 1-1/2 pound of pasta of any shape or length, the family would have left the table with full tummies and empty plates. I tried to practice 'portion control.' Plus limiting the intake of carbs. Healthy kids, healthy appetites. Today, cooking for just myself, I use a salad plate and am lucky to get down two ounces. What I like about pasta is that it is so easy to cook. Crack open a jar of commercial gravy, a couple of spoonful's of it with a small pat of butter. I am a happy person and feel full. I restock my pasta about every three months.