So are potatoes bad or no?

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  • cotewalter
    cotewalter Posts: 111 Member
    I love a good baked sweet tater with salsa on it!
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Sweets1954 wrote: »
    Potatoes have gotten a bad rap. By themselves they are not that high in calories and are healthy. It's not until you fry them or cover them with sour cream, bacon, cheese, and the kitchen sink that they are less than healthy.

    I feel like you've been doing it wrong . . .

    ;)
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    GilBrennan wrote: »
    bw_conway wrote: »
    I'm an Irish-American, and feel like I'm being disparaged by this thread.

    it's not that blight worthy.

    Hehe, I see what you did there ;) I married an Irish-American (see username, lol), hence I am contractually obligated to have a favorable bias toward potatoes. Potatoes--best carb ever! Everyone else is wrong (according to my wedding vows).
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    williams969 wrote: »
    GilBrennan wrote: »
    bw_conway wrote: »
    I'm an Irish-American, and feel like I'm being disparaged by this thread.

    it's not that blight worthy.

    Hehe, I see what you did there ;) I married an Irish-American (see username, lol), hence I am contractually obligated to have a favorable bias toward potatoes. Potatoes--best carb ever! Everyone else is wrong (according to my wedding vows).

    I understand your position-- I'm Italian-by-marriage so I'm forced to take a favorable position on pasta. ;)
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »
    williams969 wrote: »
    GilBrennan wrote: »
    bw_conway wrote: »
    I'm an Irish-American, and feel like I'm being disparaged by this thread.

    it's not that blight worthy.

    Hehe, I see what you did there ;) I married an Irish-American (see username, lol), hence I am contractually obligated to have a favorable bias toward potatoes. Potatoes--best carb ever! Everyone else is wrong (according to my wedding vows).

    I understand your position-- I'm Italian-by-marriage so I'm forced to take a favorable position on pasta. ;)

    My husband is part Polish, which means I have to like pasta and potatoes TOGETHER. With cheese. Because, Pierogi.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    myth. No one food is unhealthy when looking at a whole diet.

    just this...
  • mscheftg
    mscheftg Posts: 485 Member
    mmmm pierogi... best I had was in Poland... go figure!
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    A potato is a potato. If it fits into your calorie and macro goals for the day - enjoy your potato. :)
  • GiddyupTim
    GiddyupTim Posts: 2,819 Member
    People with diabetes are often advised to avoid potatoes because they have a high glycemic index and can make your blood sugar spike. I think they don't really know if the high glycemic index is hard on your body, or not, if you don't have diabetes, or pre-diabetes.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    It's a whole food...

    Also, awesome source of potassium. It's also a solid source of fiber...pretty good source of protein for a plant; a very solid source of vitamin c, iron, b6, and magnesium.

    Potatoes are only "bad" if carbs are the devil.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    There's nothing wrong with potatoes. I guess they have a lot of calories? Perhaps they dont have as many nutrients as other vegetables (not sure) but there is nothing wrong with including them in a balanced diet. I like potatoes. I like making little breakfast potatoes.

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