The Potato: Friend or Foe?

Kalikel
Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
edited July 2015 in Food and Nutrition
I'm never sure where most people stand on potatos. I eat them on a regular basis. They're an excellent source of potassium, which I was low on, have many other vitamins and minerals...and they taste good (IMO, anyway.) I like the sweet potato, but give me an Idaho any time and I'll take that.

Where stand you on our friend (or enemy?) the potato?
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  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    Friend! But I don't have them too often. IIFYM and all.
  • Faithful_Chosen
    Faithful_Chosen Posts: 401 Member
    Mmmmmm... friend! Definitely friend! Sure, they are calorie rich, but as long as they fit into your goal, go for it!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,210 Member
    Friend. Delicious, filling, cheap and versatile. Potato is the main carb in our hose at dinner time, we probably have them 4-5 times a week.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Friend. Delicious, filling, cheap and versatile. Potato is the main carb in our hose at dinner time, we probably have them 4-5 times a week.

    Same!
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    Looks friendly to me
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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I eat both potatoes and sweet potatoes a lot. I particularly like them roasted with their skin, a little olive oil and salt, and sometimes dill or rosemary and/or garlic. They can also be tasty with greek yogurt used like sour cream. I think they are very filling for the calories.

    Right now I'm all about the fresh local corn, though, since potatoes have a much longer season.
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  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
    Friend, definitely. :smile:

    But I eat a relatively strict low carb diet so I have to choose between things like fruit, potatoes and beans -- I can't fit satisfying amounts of them all in a day. During the summer fruit almost always wins (sweet and delicious!) but in the fall and winter potatoes move up on the desirability list and I eat less fruit and more potatoes (roasted veggies, stews, pot roasts etc.).
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    I find potatoes to be one of the most satisfying foods to eat. They're very filling. Definitely friend. Plus they're delicious.

    I like them with lentil chili, in lentil stew or twice baked with cottage cheese and scallions.
  • jaqcan
    jaqcan Posts: 498 Member
    Friend! Baked for dinner or hashbrowns for breakfast. I try not to have fries too often though, too yummy and can't stop myself!
  • karyabc
    karyabc Posts: 830 Member
    don't have anything against it but IDK I much much rather eat my daily 150 g of rice than potatoes, potatoes for me are like corn flakes; I can't deal with the serving size and it takes a lot to fill me up.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Potato is my friend too! But I also like sweet potato, corn, pasta, rice and barley, so we don't get too much time together.
  • MsJulesRenee
    MsJulesRenee Posts: 1,180 Member
    Friend, loving fingerling potatoes at the moment.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    Depends on the application of said potato.

    In the wrong hands potatoes can be extremely dangerous and should only be handled by trained experts under controlled conditions. They are instruments of destruction. Delicious destruction.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqrAYg30bp8
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    ahoy_m8 wrote: »
    Friend! But I don't have them too often. IIFYM and all.

    Same!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Friend, for sure!!
  • Marilyn0924
    Marilyn0924 Posts: 797 Member
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  • Timorous_Beastie
    Timorous_Beastie Posts: 595 Member
    Friend. I have a baked potato just about every night, topped with ranch dressing.

    My great-great-grandfather left Scotland for America when the potato crop failed. Sure, they called it the Great Highland Potato Famine, but I think he just didn't want to live in a land without the spud.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,148 Member
    My ancestors didn't hop in a rickety boat and cross the Atlantic Ocean because potatoes suck.
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  • KateTii
    KateTii Posts: 886 Member
    Friend.

    Delicious, delicious friend.
  • JoAnnRyan123
    JoAnnRyan123 Posts: 110 Member
    My breakfast this AM was a baked potato cup w/ egg, cheese, bacon & scallion!
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    Also a big fan of diced & baked homefries!

  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,210 Member
    JoAnnRyan123 wrote: »
    My breakfast this AM was a baked potato cup w/ egg, cheese, bacon & scallion!
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    Also a big fan of diced & baked homefries!

    Oh damn, that looks GOOD!! I never thought of stuffed taters as a breakfast food!!
  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
    It's a rare treat. They spike my blood sugar way too much for me to make an everyday (or even weekly) thing. My mother makes the worst mashed potatoes (literally nothing but potatoes blended together with a tiny bit of milk -they're so bland), so I'm really picky about the ones I want to calorie count for.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    edited July 2015
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  • Steve_ApexNC
    Steve_ApexNC Posts: 210 Member
    I love 'em. They have some good nutrients and are a way to get some carbs in my diet. I roll them up in tin foil with some chopped garlic and roast em in the oven. When I take them out, I put a teaspoon of butter in and some fresh chopped chives. Buddy that up with a green veg and a lean protein and I am happy.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    edited July 2015
    JoAnnRyan123 wrote: »
    My breakfast this AM was a baked potato cup w/ egg, cheese, bacon & scallion!
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    Also a big fan of diced & baked homefries!

    That looks amazing!
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    I like them, especially fingerling potatoes and red potatoes (with the skin on). I'm a fan of the sweet potato as well, and they make great fries. I don't eat them all that often, though, because I also like rice and go with rice more often.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    I just had a baked sweet potato topped with Chobani simply 100 pineapple yogurt and some cinnamon. Weird combo....but it worked.
  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
    Sweet taters be all yummy and junk.

    Cinnamon added to it. A little butter.

    Makes for a good carb dense meal before a long cardio event

    It is just fuel for the machine
  • areallycoolstory
    areallycoolstory Posts: 1,680 Member
    edited July 2015
    Friend for sure. Aside from the fact that they are loaded with vitamins, like you said. A 5.2 ounce Yukon Gold potato is only 100 calories, which is less than a cup of brown rice at 216 calories. Plus they are delicious. Taters for the win:-)

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