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Packaging:
Catelli® Ancient Grains Rotini comes in an attractively designed 340g box with an opening covered by clear plastic so you can see the appearance of the pasta inside...very nice. There's a lot of useful information on the box, especially the clear cooking instructions.

Appearance:
Catelli® Ancient Grains Rotini has a wonderful golden brown colour and it's been cut to the perfect length. I like the visibility of the 5 ancient grains in the pasta.

Claims/Benefits:
Catelli® Ancient Grains Rotini delivers on all of its claims. It's certainly a very high source of fibre. I like the fact that it's made with Canadian wheat and all-natural wholesome ingredients. The pasta's cooking time is very short. Perfect al dente pasta can be achieved in 6 minutes. Catelli® Ancient Grains Rotini contains less fat, preservatives, and sodium than other pastas I've tried in the past. It's the first rotini pasta I've tried that is Non GMO Verified.

Taste/Texture:
I prepared the Catelli® Ancient Grains Rotini pasta by following the instructions on the package and the Rotini With 3-Peas And Pesto recipe card. I was very pleased with the ease of the cooking process and the end results. I was able to quickly prepare a tasty wholesome pasta dish that had a delightful appearance and appetizing smell. The pasta had a more nutty/grainy texture than many other pastas I've tried in the past, however, the pasta was very enjoyable to chew and swallow. As a side note, I would lighten up on the amount of extra virgin olive oil that the recipe card calls for.

The Verdict:
The nutritional value of Catelli® Ancient Grains Rotini is great. I felt like I was eating something that's very good for me. Catelli® Ancient Grains Rotini is a high quality, all-natural, easy-to-prepare, and reasonably priced pasta. As a result, I intend to purchase this pasta in the future and I have no hesitation recommending it to a friend.

I received a package of Catelli Ancient Grains Rotini for free as part of the ChickAdvisor Product Review Club. I was excited to try it. It has different taste and texture than white regular pasta. It was good. I can eat whole grain pasta occasionally but I wouldn't replace regular white pasta with it. I would recommend Catelli Ancient Grains Rotini as it is a healthy pasta. But not sure I will buy it again.

Thanks to Chick Advisor I got to try this pasta for free. My family and I were a bit underwhelmed by this rotini. It had quite a grainy, texture which we didn't really like. I made a tomato based pasta sauce which did pair well with the pasta though. One of my kids liked it, and the other didn't, so in my mind that is enough for me not to buy it in the future.

My kids are really picky and only eat white pasta, and I normally only buy one brand of rotini as its the only pasta shape my youngest son will eat. He wouldn't eat this rotini as it was much smaller than our regular brand, and so he refused to eat it. I was really worried about the texture of this pasta since white pasta tends to have a softer texture, so I cooked the rotini for longer than the instructions called for to make sure it was nice and soft. My kids did eat the rotini (except my youngest), however they noticed the difference. I thought I would be able to mask the colour by making a bacon cheddar cheese sauce for the pasta, but it didn't work. My son who normally has seconds of any pasta dish I make didn't quite finish the pasta on his plate, and didn't have any of the leftovers the next day. He said he noticed a difference with the texture and the taste of the pasta and that he didn't really like it. I didn't notice a huge difference but I am not as picky as he is, so I had 2 days of leftovers for lunch. I personally thought the rotini was delicious, but I won't buy it as the kids did not like it.

I received Catelli Ancient Grains Rotini free as part of the ChickAdvisor Product Review Club

I received this product free of charge from the ChickAdvisor Product Review Club.

This rotini has a different taste and texture than regular pasta. It is somewhat denser with a heavier taste. My kids didn't like the differences but my husband and I really enjoyed it when the pasta was freshly made. It didn't re-heat well for leftovers so I wouldn't recommend it if you enjoy pasta leftovers. For us, the health benefits are a fair trade off for the different taste and texture and we will continue to use it occasionally but it won't fully replace our regular pasta.

I personally loved this pasta, but my kids hated it. They knew it was different and complained about the taste and look of the pasta. It is more filling than regular pasta, so you eat less and its way healthier!

I was lucky enough to be able to try this for free from Chick Adviaor. I am not a huge fan of grain bread and other green things so I really did not know what to expect. What a surprise this was. I use the recipe card that I got with it to make three peas and pesto. It was much more flavourful than I would have had using only regular rotini. It's great to have the health benefits on a Fixed income and not have to put taste side. This was also great as a pasta salad. This will be on my shopping list for a long time to come.

I received this pasta as part of the chickadvisor review club. I liked the idea of having ancient grains added to my pasta however this pasta still tasted like a whole wheat pasta and not a white pasta. Cooking it was easy and by adding a very flavourful sauce to it helped mask the grainy texture. Overall I would buy this again because I feel that it's important to have ancient grains apart of my diet and this was an easy way of doing that.

We had the Catelli Ancient Grains with our homemade marinara pasta sauce. The whole family gobbled it up as soon as their plates were set down in front of them!

I have not been the best at getting my grains in on a regular basis and my tummy reminds me of that so with profuxys like this at least I can try to get them without compromising the taste. My kids were not the biggest fans but they don't seem to like anything ever. I liked them bit found them more dense then typical pasta. Thanks for letting me review this product for free