Potatoes aaaaaugh!

LilMissRaptr
LilMissRaptr Posts: 37 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I love, love, love red potatoes but 120calories for a single untreated potato! :( Say it isn't so! How do you fellow potato lovers deal with this?

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,342 Member
    I just make room for them, I love my spuds. 120 for my "carb" for a meal is not too bad!
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I make room.

    I live in an area of Canada known as potato country.

    At the moment we have "new" potatoes...so they are small...I can eat lots of those bbq'd with olive oil.

    Last night I did just that...they were nom nom.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    I eat them as part of a balanced diet
  • pikselinka
    pikselinka Posts: 154 Member
    Just eat ONE potato per meal? Max two, depends on calorie space you have.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Fit them in several times a week....... :drinker:
  • KillaKaliKrackerKilla
    KillaKaliKrackerKilla Posts: 14
    Red potatoes are actually good for your diet 1-2 times a week I wouldn't do anymore then that, but its the regular potatoes you want to stay away from, not sure what they are called the ones with brown skin lol so eat up.
  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    I love yellow potatoes. I have them several times a week with sour cream. Delicious. You have to fit them in, but they are rich in potassium!
  • gelendestrasse
    gelendestrasse Posts: 204
    Pretty much what they all said, and exercise. Burn the carbs off within 2 hours of the meal and you should be all set.
  • BernadetteChurch
    BernadetteChurch Posts: 2,210 Member
    I make room for all the things I like to eat, potatoes included, by adjusting my other foods around them. There's no need to deny yourself anything - just watch your portion sizes.

    Also it's best to weigh all foods using a digital food scale rather than estimating the size of one potato and finding a database entry for it. Be precise and you might be pleasantly surprised.
  • Shropshire1959
    Shropshire1959 Posts: 982 Member
    So I love, love, love red potatoes but 120calories for a single untreated potato! :( Say it isn't so! How do you fellow potato lovers deal with this?

    Life's too short to worry about a couple of spuds... Just enjoy them as part of your eating plan
  • cbhubbybubble
    cbhubbybubble Posts: 465 Member
    mmmm...new potatoes...with butter and dill. Can't wait until the new potatoes are ready here.

    That said, I don't eat potatoes often anymore. One of the reasons I started this journey is I was showing insulin resistance, so I try to avoid the high GI carbs. I'm not into complete deprivation however, so I do treat myself to a half a baked potato sometimes when we BBQ. I just fit it into my goals for the day if I know it's coming.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    First, I weigh them, because potatoes come in a variety of sizes and the calories for, say, a medium don't tell me much. Otherwise, I just make it fit. 120-150 additional calories at dinner (or less with smaller potatoes) isn't much and for me often makes dinner more filling.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Most potatoes are actually way more than 120 calories, to be honest. 148 grams is a SMALL potato.
  • ekz13
    ekz13 Posts: 725 Member
    ....those bbq'd with olive oil.


    any magic on this one, care to share...receipe...process, etc... anything have the home game we can play along with (recipie please) :bigsmile:
  • ekz13
    ekz13 Posts: 725 Member
    :drinker:
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,009 Member
    1-2 times a week I wouldn't do anymore then that, but its the regular potatoes you want to stay away from

    Why?

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