Pasta is carbohydrates.A mixture of flour and water: yummy
When someone tells me that "pasta is healthy!", I ask for an example.
Typically (if it has any flavour at all), it isn't, because it has cured meats, cream, cheese and suchlike in an on it.
(I don't mind a chicken and pancetta pasta dish myself, but I'm not convinced that the double cream and extra mature cheddar that I mix in - not to mention the garlic bread side - is the food of champions)
You add condiments to it for a balanced diet.
Same as bread, rice, etc.