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SWINDLE
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Posted: 7 Dec 2007 11:44 am |
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I've been wondering, since I LOVE potatoes, are they good for you? Does it make you fat??
Thanks
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Nir
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Posted: 7 Dec 2007 11:56 am |
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potatos are starchy vegetables. I consider them to be better than grains (even whole-grains) but less good for me compared with fruit, legumes or non-starchy vegetables.
Dr Fuhrman gives numerical scores to foods, for example:
whole-grains 22
starchy vegetables 35 (include potatos)
fresh fruit 45
legumes 48
non-green non-starchy vegetables 50 (like tomatos)
solid green vegetables 97
leafy green vegetables 100
Of course, the main issue with potatos seems to be how to prepare them and what to serve with them. If you can only stomach a potato if it is deep-fried in oil, or topped with melted butter/cheese that makes it a rather less healthy proposition.
I chop my potatos into wedges and microwave them until they're a little wrinkly. I don't use any oil.
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suenos
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Posted: 9 Dec 2007 02:37 am |
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Hi Swindal!
Don't worry about "loving" potatoes, potatoes are (IMO) super healthy: among other attributes they contain vitamins C & B6 as well as copper, potassium and manganese - and they are a great antioxidant source. Red potatoes, are especially high in nutrients (60 different types of vitamins & phytochemicals have been identified in the humble little red potato ).
BTW, there's no individual food that is going to "make you fat". Some foods simply have more calories than others and should therefore be eaten in smaller portions. And, as Nir points out, the way you prepare a food can totally change both the nutrient value and the calories...deep fry it or smother it in butter & sourcream and a nice healthy, fairly low calorie potato becomes an unhealthy high calorie choice.
So, yeah, IMO potatoes can be good for you and, no, they don't make you fat.
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Peter
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Posted: 15 Dec 2007 06:31 pm |
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Nir, you forgot sour cream and chives. I know you didn't intend to list all possibilities, but I felt left out.
(Actually, the chives are fine!)
Peter
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NevD
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Posted: 16 Dec 2007 02:10 pm |
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Jacket-baked potato with a tasty filling is one of my 'staples' - and that applied just as much back when I was losing weight.
I admit to being lazy and heating using a microwave oven. Rubbing two sticks together just seems so much effort!
My favourite fillings are low-fat, yeast-based pat?â?®s, cottage cheese and sweet pickle (mine's Branston brand) - and occasionally 'proper' cheese.
Potatoes are like bread: they had a 'bad press' years ago and just can't seem to shake off the outdated odium.
Enjoy (in moderation) your love affair with potatoes.
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Peter
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Posted: 16 Dec 2007 02:33 pm |
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nevd wrote: Jacket-baked potato with a tasty filling is one of my 'staples'
Look inside the jackets, nevd. They come with filling! 
Peter
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NevD
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Posted: 16 Dec 2007 02:37 pm |
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Touch?â?®, Peter.
I'd better start eating while wearing my reading glasses!
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suenos
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Posted: 17 Dec 2007 02:15 am |
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nevd wrote:
My favourite fillings are low-fat, yeast-based pat?â?®s, cottage cheese and sweet pickle (mine's Branston brand) - and occasionally 'proper' cheese.
Pickles Nevd? I'm trying (and failing) to imagine the taste combo of sweet pickles and potato .....now I gotta try it.
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batmancrtny
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Posted: 17 Dec 2007 02:57 pm |
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Baked potatoes are great. The skin is the best part. If you are going to use butter or cheese i recommond sprinkle cheese and butter.
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