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Baked Potatos

Carrie6o6
Carrie6o6 Posts: 1,443 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
There is no nutritional value on a bag of potatos, and here it says 1.5 cups of baked potato without skin is 170cals. Is that right? Do potato skins REALLY have THAT many calories in them?

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  • mvl1014
    mvl1014 Posts: 531
    You should be eating the skin, but yes baked potatoes have a lot of cals. They are very dense! But that doesn't mean they are nutritionally vapid.
  • JustAmy
    JustAmy Posts: 291
    The lable on my potato bag says a 5.3 oz serving of potato with skin is 110 calories, I bake these all the time with skins and add 2 tablespoons of low fat sour cream for a total of 150 per potato :) Enjoy!:bigsmile:
  • Carrie6o6
    Carrie6o6 Posts: 1,443 Member
    The skin is my FAVORITE part... But I thought if they really had SOOOOOOOOO many cals in them I can suck it up!

    Thanks!
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    Potatos in and of themselves are great! Fiber, potassium, some vitamin C....they are a powerhouse, it's what you add to them that adds all the unhealthy part.

    PS: Love your bass!
  • Carrie6o6
    Carrie6o6 Posts: 1,443 Member
    PS: Love your bass!

    Thanks! :D
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