For us who miss our pasta in P3! I've found that I'm pretty happy with some pasta alternatives: Spiral sliced zucchini: this is my fave actually. It really surprised me that it has about the same "tooth" as al dente pasta if you cook it right. After spiraling, quick-saute in a bit of olive oil and garlic. You don't want to boil or steam it, because then it's too watery. Kelp noodles: made from kelp/sodium alginate. These are great. Crunchy ...