Originated in Italy during the middle ages, lasagna (singular form of Lasagne) is a wide, flat sheet of pasta. The word can refer to either the type of noodle or to the typical lasagna dish which is made with several layers of lasagna sheets with sauce and other ingredients, such as meats and cheese, in between the lasagna noodles. As a matter of fact, one of the nutrients found in lasagna is carbohydrate – sugar and starch. As for carbohydrates, they provide energy to your cells, helping to fuel their day-to-day functions. In addition, the pasta, meat, cheese and tomato sauce in lasagna all contain B vitamins, a group of nutrients that help drive your body’s metabolism; while beef in lasagna provides a source of iron to promote healthy circulation