In particular, uncooked dried, cupboard-stored pasta should be avoided. Not only this, but uncooked pasta is unlikely to be as effective at providing birds with the nutrients cooked, digestible ...

And it was just plain pasta — no sauce, no Parmesan and no meatballs, either. The post then goes on to estimate that “more than 500 pounds of pasta” was dumped near streams in the park.

A single portion of pasta = 75g uncooked pasta / 150g cooked pasta. Remember: Cooking pasta changes its size, density, and, to some degree, ... 180g of cooked, plain pasta = 270 kcal.