What do you put on your baked potato?

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  • caligurl02
    caligurl02 Posts: 1
    Salsa,greek yogurt ,salt pepper and low fat cheese if you cant live without it. Russet potatoes are usually 100cal each.......:smile:
  • AnjaZ89
    AnjaZ89 Posts: 235
    sour cream, chives and garlic. Yummers!
  • LJA1968
    LJA1968 Posts: 516 Member
    Bump. Love baked potatoes.
  • Racquel1
    Racquel1 Posts: 93 Member
    My favourite is tuna and onions
    I also love it with bologneise :)
  • aross001
    aross001 Posts: 237
    Plain greek yogurt with a little bit of cheddar cheese :smile:

    +1

    I like using the brown cow zero fat, it has the consistency of sour cream and has a similar flavor.
  • Strivingforhealth12
    Strivingforhealth12 Posts: 98 Member
    Just had a baked potato this evening. I tried something new, a Greek yogurt spinach dip, 40 calories in 2 Tablespoons. Delicious.
  • Gidzmo
    Gidzmo Posts: 905 Member
    I am going to have a baked potato for lunch. Normally I would load it with EVERYTHING, cheese, bacon, ham, sour cream, chives, butter, sauteed onions etc. I do not like plain potatoes at all. What are some healthy (but delicious) alternatives for toppings?

    I recently found an article on baked potatoes and toppings. Some ideas:
    1) ground beef with shredded cheese and diced tomatoes.
    2) strips of smoked salmon (this would be a pricey topping!) and chives.
    3) pepperoni, grated mozzerella and parmesan.
    4) sauteed sauage and peppers, topped with the parm.
    5) chili, cheese, and cilantro.
    6) chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and sauteed with cumin, tumeric, and garlic, and mixed with Greek yogurt and parsley.
  • binknbaby
    binknbaby Posts: 207 Member
    Great idea from my former trainer: cottage cheese and salsa. Sounds weird but tastes great!

    I've also done "taco" baked potatoes, with taco meat, salsa, sour cream, cilantro
  • Quiltladysews
    Quiltladysews Posts: 1
    Eat out at Wendy's and get a plain baked potato and put some chili on it. Yum.
  • SweetJoanne
    SweetJoanne Posts: 106 Member
    Salsa is great and low in calories makes a potato delicious
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Sometimes just a little butter....sometimes whatever is in the fridge! Chili is great or leftovers taco meat ans a little cheese.
  • niftyafterfifty
    niftyafterfifty Posts: 338 Member
    For a main course, put one serving of taco seasoned beef on it. Add a salad; you have a meal.
  • Tennolina
    Tennolina Posts: 2,413
    There's nothing unhealthy about any of the ingredients you listed
    I used to put like 1/4c sour cream and like 5 or 6 pieces of bacon and 2 pieces of ham...and I only have a calorie limit of 1350 but I try to stay around 1200.And I plan on having a nice dinner tonight with my fiance, so I really need to be careful with what I'm eating today.

    So just put less toppings. 2 tbsp of sour cream = 60 calories, a few bacon bits is next to nothing. A small to medium potato is 200 cals or less.


    ^^^ This
  • Songbird1104
    Songbird1104 Posts: 210 Member
    Life is short. Load that potato!
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    - Butter, sour cream, salt, and pepper
    - Broccoli and cheese

    Sometimes I add bacon or green onion if I am being fancy.

    I eat them when I want them. I just watch my portions of toppings and it fits within my calories just fine.
  • apriltrainer
    apriltrainer Posts: 732 Member
    I eat a lot of baked potatos(the sweet potato kind!) greek yogurt...laughing cow cheese...also pb2 is yummy on my sweet potato!
  • makenoexcuses
    makenoexcuses Posts: 128 Member
    Low fat ranch, cheese, with a dash of salt and pepper.
  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
    Depends on the potato.

    White potatoes? Hate them alone, and will eat them either as wedges covered in bacon in cheese or alongside a bacon omelette as a hash brown, fried in the bacon grease.

    Kumara (purple sweet potato) I always make into wedges, because it taste freaking awesome. So I have that with sour cream or 99% Yoghurt (similar consistency) and salsa or pizza paste.

    Orange sweet potatoes... Nothing beats a pad or two of butter on them with cinnamon.
  • linda1195
    linda1195 Posts: 6
    Sometimes I put a Laughing Cow cheese wedge on mine-35 extra calories is all!
  • PaulineKK
    PaulineKK Posts: 30
    Rub your potato with olive oil and then grind some sea salt over the skin. Bake it in the oven. When it comes out, it is very buttery tasting. If you want to dress it, try some plain greek yogurt, some chives or experiment with some other herbs and spices.
  • lindseym18
    lindseym18 Posts: 48 Member
    Sour cream, cheese, and bacon bits. Ooh some chives too! Love those!
  • barbaraellengarcia
    barbaraellengarcia Posts: 25
    I like to put chili on top.
  • filthyfit12
    filthyfit12 Posts: 80
    I use greek yogurt in place of sour cream.
  • carrieous
    carrieous Posts: 1,024 Member
    butter and sour cream of course

    i do the little red potatoes tho- not a big honkin brown one
  • jcjsjones
    jcjsjones Posts: 571 Member
    I try to mix it up.

    Sometimes I just put a little butter, salt, and pepper. Other times I put some greek yogurt and a little cheese. May favorite is putting on LOTS of steamed veggies (carrots, cucumber, squash, etc) and some cheese. YUMMO!
  • jenevans29
    jenevans29 Posts: 1 Member
    I mix a Laughing Cow Light Garlic and Herb cheese wedge! Creamy and tangy, replaces butter/sour cream nicely and only 35 calories and 1.5 grams of fat per wedge!
  • Cassierocksalot
    Cassierocksalot Posts: 266 Member
    Thanks you guys. Now I'm craving!!
  • NualaTW
    NualaTW Posts: 205 Member
    Usually on eat half of the big russet potato (boyfriend gets other half)...

    Fage plain fat-free yogurt
    Salsa
    Black pepper

    If I'm eating the potato as a main part of my meal, I like to put some diced chicken, steamed veggies and cheese, or a cup of chili poured over it with a little plain yogurt and cheese.
  • EWhitaker526
    EWhitaker526 Posts: 92 Member
    I use I Can't Believe it's Not Butter spray (0 calories) and dip my potatoes in A1 steak sauce!
  • Cindy873
    Cindy873 Posts: 1,165
    Fat free sour cream and salsa

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