Having potato at lunch?

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splucy
splucy Posts: 353
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So I've realised that I need a decent amount of carbs at lunch time to keep me fueled through out the day and give me some much needed energy for the gym after work!

My question is.... Would I be better off having say.... mashed potato instead of bread?

I am having a lot of ham and salad sandwiches at lunch time (Wholegrain bread of course!) and am just thinking that a more 'pure' carbohydrate may be more health beneficial than this processed crap.

I thought that I could perhaps have my turkey bolognaise with some mashed potato for lunch tomorrow. Good idea or nahhhhh?

Thoughts?
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  • AnnaValek
    AnnaValek Posts: 129 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.
    Please stop!

    To the OP.

    http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/the_good_the_bad_and_the_assfattening_the_new_starchy_carb_food_pyramid
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
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    I would base your decision on your taste buds and personal preference assuming you are still consuming your goal intake in kcals and macros by end of day.
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
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    I would base your preference on your taste buds and personal preference assuming you are still consuming your goal intake in kcals and macros by end of day.
    THiS!
  • splucy
    splucy Posts: 353
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.

    Oh yes starchy carbs... I must learn more about this! On to Google!
  • Josie_lifting_cats
    Josie_lifting_cats Posts: 949 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.

    Oh yes starchy carbs... I must learn more about this! On to Google!

    Don't Google. Maybe Google scholar. But not straight Google. You'll get dizzy with all the conflicting information.

    The carbs will help you at the gym. If you stay under your calories you will be fine. I eat potatoes all the time with no ill effects... and I do not balance my carbs.

    You'll be fine. :smile:
  • AnnaValek
    AnnaValek Posts: 129 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.
    Please stop!

    To the OP.

    http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/the_good_the_bad_and_the_assfattening_the_new_starchy_carb_food_pyramid

    Please come up with your own ideas!
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.

    Oh yes starchy carbs... I must learn more about this! On to Google!

    With no disrespect intended to anyone, I really wouldn't complicate your diet by worrying about avoiding carb types. Hit your end of day totals and use some common sense (ex: fruits and veggies over candy bars in most cases) and beyond that just rinse and repeat, profit.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.

    Can you clarify why you are recommending this?
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
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    So I've realised that I need a decent amount of carbs at lunch time to keep me fueled through out the day and give me some much needed energy for the gym after work!

    My question is.... Would I be better off having say.... mashed potato instead of bread?

    I am having a lot of ham and salad sandwiches at lunch time (Wholegrain bread of course!) and am just thinking that a more 'pure' carbohydrate may be more health beneficial than this processed crap.

    I thought that I could perhaps have my turkey bolognaise with some mashed potato for lunch tomorrow. Good idea or nahhhhh?

    Thoughts?

    Have which ever one you prefer. Carbs are not bad - even starchy carbs.

    The benefit potatoes have over bread is that they are LOADED with potassium.

    AND PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF PETE... let's not vilify starch!

    I just had a lovely potato based dinner at EIGHT O'CLOCK! Oh noes.... I might get the diabeetus or wake up wrapped up in stubborn belly fat! :wink:
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.
    Please stop!

    To the OP.

    http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/the_good_the_bad_and_the_assfattening_the_new_starchy_carb_food_pyramid

    Please come up with your own ideas!
    if coming up with my own "ideas" will lead to spreading misinformation like you're doing. I will continue to post links.

    You make no sense at all.
  • AnnaValek
    AnnaValek Posts: 129 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.
    Please stop!

    To the OP.

    http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/the_good_the_bad_and_the_assfattening_the_new_starchy_carb_food_pyramid

    Please come up with your own ideas!
    if coming up with my own "ideas" will lead to spreading misinformation like you're doing. I will continue to post links.

    You make no sense at all.
    Starchy carbs are awesome for heavily engaged athletes and marathon runners, but I fail to see the necessity when planning an average lunch in a health upkeep nutritional program. Your article did not disprove my point at all, regardless of what you meant it to do.

    Additionally, you probably just typed "Starchy carbs" into google and looked for the most horrifying web title you could find. Unless you personally know something about them, don't post an article as if you wrote it.
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.
    Please stop!

    To the OP.

    http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/the_good_the_bad_and_the_assfattening_the_new_starchy_carb_food_pyramid

    Please come up with your own ideas!
    if coming up with my own "ideas" will lead to spreading misinformation like you're doing. I will continue to post links.

    You make no sense at all.
    Starchy carbs are awesome for heavily engaged athletes and marathon runners, but I fail to see the necessity when planning an average lunch in a health upkeep nutritional program. Your article did not disprove my point at all, regardless of what you meant it to do.
    You can eat starchy carbs anytime you want. You act like your body is going to detect starches and immediately add +100 pounds. A carb is 4 calories per gram. It doesn't matter if it's potato or a piece of fruit.

    So, would you like to continue to spew your broscience nonsense?.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
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    How will a starchy carb differ from a non starchy carb of equal grams in CHO? What makes the starchy carb arbitrarily bad?
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
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    Starchy carbs are awesome for heavily engaged athletes and marathon runners, but I fail to see the necessity when planning an average lunch in a health upkeep nutritional program. Your article did not disprove my point at all, regardless of what you meant it to do.


    You're cute. Everyone you are arguing with is in their 30's, look pretty damn good, and Sidesteal especially enjoys a VERY good reputation for knowing his stuff (no disrespect to fitnesssocialist, who I have not yet met, but is already off to a good start).

    You'll learn. Bless. :flowerforyou:
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.

    First why wheat bread over let's say white bread, keeping in mind the effect of phytate content in wheat bread on mineral absorption and why no yolks int he eggs? mother nature cries when you throw out the yolk
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
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    I'm gluten intolerant so I can't have most pasta/breads unless I make the myself, I have since found that trial and error is the best way to figure out what my body needs and how it will feel after a meal.

    Personally, if I'm having an issue staying awake during the day protein helps me stay awake better than carbs, however, that's me. I'd suggest using your diary to the fullest and using the note section to keep track of alertness/drowsiness after meals and change the meals until you find what works best for you.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.

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  • AnnaValek
    AnnaValek Posts: 129 Member
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    You can eat starchy carbs anytime you want. You act like your body is going to detect starches and immediately add +100 pounds. A carb is 4 calories per gram. It doesn't matter if it's potato or a piece of fruit.

    So, would you like to continue to spew your broscience nonsense?.

    What are you talking about? Eating starchy carbs one day or another won't impact your health curve as long as you remain active, but eating only potatoes as a carb isn't "healthy" and you should try to derive your source of carbs from other sources. Starches can turn to sugar more quickly, despite having the same carbohydrate amount as a piece of bread. We need some starches, but sometimes we need the long lasting effect of whole grain carbohydrates to stay in our system longer than a starch carb will. Since plants convert sugars to starches as a form of food storage, our bodies can easily switch it back when it comes to certain food items, such as potatoes.
  • KatieCuth
    KatieCuth Posts: 569 Member
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    It's fine, but balance out your intake of potatoes with wheat breads and egg (no yolk) or wheat noodles. Carbs are good for energy, but starchy carbs can add up quicker.

    First why wheat bread over let's say white bread, keeping in mind the effect of phytate content in wheat bread on mineral absorption and why no yolks int he eggs? mother nature cries when you throw out the yolk

    lol... so so true the white and yolk work together! unless your making a pavlova!

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