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Spaghetti bolognese with parmesan

3.2/ 10Poor
Average across 11 diets

0 approve · 5 caution · 6 avoid

Controversy3.7Majority view
Consensus3.7Divisive

Cheferee's Consensus

Most of the 11 frameworks cluster together, with Whole30 the main holdout at 1.5. The spread is 4.9 points.

What each diet says

Each score is that framework's own position on this plate, scored as a whole meal — not the average of its parts.

DASHCaution5.2

The refined spaghetti dominating the plate and the sodium from the meat sauce and parmesan push this away from DASH's whole-grain, low-sodium ideal, though the tomato base and modest meat portion keep it from failing outright.

MediterraneanCaution6.4

Pasta with tomato-based sauce and a sprinkle of parmesan fits the Mediterranean pattern reasonably, but refined spaghetti (rather than whole grain) and the heavy meat share pull it toward the less-favored end of the spectrum.

VeganAvoid1.5

The meat sauce and parmesan cheese together make up 45% of the plate, so this is clearly non-vegan.

CarnivoreAvoid1.8

Spaghetti makes up 55% of the plate and the sauce contains tomato and likely aromatics — the plate is majority plant food, which carnivore excludes entirely.

PaleoAvoid1.8

Grain-based spaghetti and dairy parmesan together account for 65% of the plate, both categorically excluded by paleo regardless of the meat sauce.

KetoAvoid1.5

A plate that is over half spaghetti delivers far too many carbs to fit keto, and the parmesan and meat cannot offset that carb load.

Low-FODMAPAvoid2.5

Wheat spaghetti is high in fructans and the bolognese likely contains onion and garlic, stacking multiple FODMAP triggers in a single meal.

Whole30Avoid1.5

Grains (spaghetti) and dairy (parmesan) are both explicitly banned on Whole30, disqualifying the plate outright.

ZoneCaution4.0

The macro split is skewed heavily toward carbs from the spaghetti with modest protein from meat and cheese, missing Zone's 40/30/30 balance and lacking non-starchy vegetables.

Anti-InflammatoryCaution4.2

Tomato sauce offers some lycopene benefit, but refined wheat pasta dominates and there are no leafy greens, vegetables, or omega-3 sources to build an anti-inflammatory profile.

GLP-1Caution4.5

The plate is calorie-dense and carb-heavy with only modest protein and essentially no fiber-rich vegetables, which isn't ideal for the small, high-protein, high-fiber meals GLP-1 users are guided toward.

Food by food

Our catalog scores for each item. The plate's score above is a judgment on the whole meal, so it will not match the average of these.

spaghetti~55% of the plate · not in our catalog yet

We don't have per-diet catalog scores for this food yet, so it has no breakdown here. It still counted toward the plate's score above.

meat sauce~35% of the plate · not in our catalog yet

We don't have per-diet catalog scores for this food yet, so it has no breakdown here. It still counted toward the plate's score above.

Parmesan cheese~10% of the plate6.5
  • Keto9.0
  • Vegan1.0
  • Paleo2.0
  • Mediterranean8.0
  • Whole301.0
  • Low-FODMAP9.0
  • DASH2.0
  • Zone6.0
  • Anti-Inflammatory5.0
  • GLP-1 Friendly5.0
  • Carnivore6.0
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