Help Finding Healthy Carbs

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  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    White potatoes are one of the healthiest carbs I eat. Do you know how much potassium, magnesium, manganese, copper and zinc are in 200g of potatoes which is only 158 cals?!
  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    just read the other replies, sorry to beat a dead horse on the potatoes but I really love love love them for the potassium alone haha
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    erikaelise97 wrote: »
    I've recently made it a goal of mine to reduce my consumption of added sugars and simple carbs. I know that this means reducing my intake of white and refined breads, white rice, regular potatoes, etc.

    But, what I'm wondering is what are some healthier carbs you guys eat? I'm specifically looking for those with a good fibre content, but I am also looking for any insight you have on the topic, or resources you use!

    Thanks in advance!

    Actually, bread, rice, potatoes, etc are complex carbs, not simple carbs. I don't eat much bread, but I eat quite a bit of rice, and potatoes are a nutritional power house. I also eat a lot of legumes and lentils and such, along with veg and fruit.

    Most of what you're talking about reducing is actually good whole food nutrition...
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    mrsnattybulking wrote: »
    just read the other replies, sorry to beat a dead horse on the potatoes but I really love love love them for the potassium alone haha

    I had to beat that horse too...I really don't understand why potatoes are the devil, but somehow sweet potatoes are a super food...if you look at their nutritional profile, they are pretty dang similar...more vitamin A in sweet and more C in regular potatoes...other differences are pretty nominal...
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    mrsnattybulking wrote: »
    just read the other replies, sorry to beat a dead horse on the potatoes but I really love love love them for the potassium alone haha

    I had to beat that horse too...I really don't understand why potatoes are the devil, but somehow sweet potatoes are a super food...if you look at their nutritional profile, they are pretty dang similar...more vitamin A in sweet and more C in regular potatoes...other differences are pretty nominal...

    It’s just all the silly diet woo that gets spread around. Same thing with rice - some people think white rice is the devil and brown rice is oh so much “healthier” - when in actuality, their nutrition profiles are nearly identical.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    mrsnattybulking wrote: »
    just read the other replies, sorry to beat a dead horse on the potatoes but I really love love love them for the potassium alone haha

    I had to beat that horse too...I really don't understand why potatoes are the devil, but somehow sweet potatoes are a super food...if you look at their nutritional profile, they are pretty dang similar...more vitamin A in sweet and more C in regular potatoes...other differences are pretty nominal...

    people love to hate.
    that's why.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Maybe the potato haters are fans of Harvard, which preaches against them.
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