potatoes

sllm1

I like them with butter, bacon, cheese, and ranch.

williams969

Another potato lover, here! I like mine baked. I like to make them tasty by brushing a wee bit of oil and a sprinkle of salt before cooking. Makes the skin so delicious and crispy.

Others have already shared the wonderful nutrition they contain. And, personally for me, I find potatoes very filling. I eat them in place of pasta or rice (which I just don't care for, anyway). Top a potato with yesterday's leftovers for a cheap and quick lunch.

cwolfman13

veliia wrote: »

Are boiled potatoes a yes or no wen trying to lose weight?

They are irrelevant...calories, calories, calories...calories and hitting your calorie targets is what matters...whether or not you eat potatoes has nothing to do with anything.

veliia

Michelle do you exercise a lot?

michelle172415 wrote: »

JanetYellen wrote: »

Can you eat them plain? Without adding a ton of butter, sour cream, bacon, tons of cheese?
Then yes, its a good food for losing weight.
A med potato can be just 150 calories, 4 grams of fiber, lots of vitamin C, B6, and loaded with potassium.

I eat potatoes fried in oil. Or baked potatoes topped with bacon, butter, and greek yogurt and still lose weight just fine. It's called portion control. I don't ever want to be on a "diet" where my food is plain, bland, and unenjoyable. Everything in moderation.

Meganthedogmom

Eat the potatoes!! It's okay! For a long time I thought potatoes, rice, pasta, etc. were "bad" and I avoided them. How wrong I was. They are so, so good!
(In moderation, like everything else)

"Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew!"

scolaris

The only medical reason to avoid white potatoes is insulin resistance. Even then, you just work them in...
I love a fluffy baked potato in its jacket with pastured butter & whole milk Greek yogurt. I eat one or two a month that way. I still lose weight if I'm in a deficit.

WholeFoods4Lyfe

veliia wrote: »

Michelle do you exercise a lot?

michelle172415 wrote: »

JanetYellen wrote: »

Can you eat them plain? Without adding a ton of butter, sour cream, bacon, tons of cheese?
Then yes, its a good food for losing weight.
A med potato can be just 150 calories, 4 grams of fiber, lots of vitamin C, B6, and loaded with potassium.

I eat potatoes fried in oil. Or baked potatoes topped with bacon, butter, and greek yogurt and still lose weight just fine. It's called portion control. I don't ever want to be on a "diet" where my food is plain, bland, and unenjoyable. Everything in moderation.

Nope. I try to make my 10,000 steps per day, but that's it. Aside from the occasional splurge, I'm nearly always within my calorie range and I enjoy every bite of food that I eat.

cerise_noir

booksandchocolate12 wrote: »

veliia wrote: »

Are boiled potatoes a yes or no wen trying to lose weight?

As long as you can fit it into your calorie goal, go for it.

Why would potatoes be a "no"?

This.
A good number of people believe white foods are eh debilz where weight loss is concerned.

Yeah, stay away from those people! Potatoes are highly nutritious. And carbs are not evil, either.

laurenpjokl

To be honest, I tend to eat more potatoes when watching my weight, because they're so much more filling than pasta or rice.

WholeFoods4Lyfe

I'll be slicing and frying some blue potatoes for dinner tonight

kommodevaran

JanetYellen wrote: »

Can you eat them plain? Without adding a ton of butter, sour cream, bacon, tons of cheese?
Then yes, its a good food for losing weight.
A med potato can be just 150 calories, 4 grams of fiber, lots of vitamin C, B6, and loaded with potassium.

Plain potatoes is a no-no. But a teaspoon of addons is enough