Potato Question

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age1389
age1389 Posts: 1,160 Member
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Are red potatoes better then regular ones? Or is there no difference. I know Sweet potatoes are better but really not a fan. Thanks in advance...

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  • age1389
    age1389 Posts: 1,160 Member
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    Are red potatoes better then regular ones? Or is there no difference. I know Sweet potatoes are better but really not a fan. Thanks in advance...
  • vanessadawn
    vanessadawn Posts: 249
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    I always heard the skin was the healthiest for you, so maybe baby potatoes? I try to not eat potatoes because they are higher in calories then other veggies, but I have heard you can make mashed potatoes with half steamed cauliflower if your interested in trying something new!
  • age1389
    age1389 Posts: 1,160 Member
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    How about nutritional value? Like I heard regular potatoes spike your sugar levels...
  • tennetubbie
    tennetubbie Posts: 312 Member
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    Nutritional Information

    On Serving Contains:

    Calories ..................110

    Protein ................... 3 grams

    Carbohydrate ......... 23 grams

    Fat .......................... 0 grams

    Dietary Fiber .......... 2710 mg

    Sodium ................... 10 mg

    Potassium ............... 750 mg


    Serving Size : One Medium Potato (150 grams or about 1/3 pound)

    To calculate nutritional value of a 250 gram potato (a typical baking potato) multiply values above by 1.6

    I just googled nutritional value of potato---hope this helps:drinker:
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    Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Food Diary
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
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    I heard somewhere baby potatos are better for you, you know those little tiny ones. Something about because they are immature so they don't have something that the larger ones do? I can't remember. sorry, I'm not very helpful.
  • age1389
    age1389 Posts: 1,160 Member
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    Thanks
  • TamaraRR
    TamaraRR Posts: 93 Member
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    have u ever tried sweet potatoe cut up like home fries, if u cut them up in like sqaures n sprinkle a little frecnh fry seasoning on them they r awsome
  • alapointe
    alapointe Posts: 369 Member
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    I am not a fan of sweet potatoes either and i love regular potatoes, but as the poster above suggested, I tried them as fries. THey were delicious.

    Just cut them into fry size stripes, coat lightly with olive oil and seasoning and bake. They were so good, my 5 year old and I goobled up the whole tray.
  • age1389
    age1389 Posts: 1,160 Member
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    Ohhh I will try that... thanks

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