Potatoes and Bread

angelamary61
angelamary61 Posts: 97 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Are they the demons some people think they are? Does anyone notice a difference if they elliminate them or curb them. I eat them, I'm married to an irishman and can't avoid potatoes but count it into my calories so dont see what difference if makes then. But curious as to some other opinions.
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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,221 Member
    2 of the tastiest carbs going, both with butter and your good to go. It's all about how much of these you eat, just like any other food, period and I'm assuming you don't have diabetes or other blood sugar issues.
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    They aren't evil. No food is evil (unless you have an allergy or intolerance). Only cut them out if you plan on never eating them again. If you like them, its best to just cut back portions. Generally, it is not what we are eating, but how much of it that is the problem
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Why does it matter to you what others think of these food items ? You are losing weight eating them, judging from your ticker, so I see no issue. I love baked potatoes with beans and butter sometimes, not so much bread, personal preference.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    I'm eating both...maybe not quite as much or as often...but enjoying them both.
  • Mock_Turtle
    Mock_Turtle Posts: 354 Member
    nothing wrong with them, just stay within your calorie targets.
  • tamrod2
    tamrod2 Posts: 83 Member
    Well everyone is different. I notice a big difference when I stopped eating white stuff...bread...sugar..potato. A lot of aches and pains went away. Less digestive issues and I don't feel lethargic. My husband cut these foods out due to the fact that they where effecting his bloodsugar. Levels and since he stopped his numbers have dropped significally.
  • thatbelinda
    thatbelinda Posts: 94 Member
    I eat them, but I plan for it so they fit into my calorie goal.
  • erinpd
    erinpd Posts: 96
    I've had red potatoes for dinner the past three nights *shrugs*
  • alexveksler
    alexveksler Posts: 409 Member
    Are they the demons some people think they are? Does anyone notice a difference if they elliminate them or curb them. I eat them, I'm married to an irishman and can't avoid potatoes but count it into my calories so dont see what difference if makes then. But curious as to some other opinions.

    Both foods are poison. You don't just eat potato. You eat it with oil and sour cream and cheese. Unnecessary nutrients, especially bread. Drop both of them
  • Mads1997
    Mads1997 Posts: 1,494 Member
    I have potatoes for dinner at least 4 nights a week. I have just learned to have smaller portions.
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    If potatoes and bread are demons, what does that make potato bread?
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    Are they the demons some people think they are? Does anyone notice a difference if they elliminate them or curb them. I eat them, I'm married to an irishman and can't avoid potatoes but count it into my calories so dont see what difference if makes then. But curious as to some other opinions.

    Both foods are poison. You don't just eat potato. You eat it with oil and sour cream and cheese. Unnecessary nutrients, especially bread. Drop both of them

    ???

    No.
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    Are they the demons some people think they are? Does anyone notice a difference if they elliminate them or curb them. I eat them, I'm married to an irishman and can't avoid potatoes but count it into my calories so dont see what difference if makes then. But curious as to some other opinions.

    Both foods are poison. You don't just eat potato. You eat it with oil and sour cream and cheese. Unnecessary nutrients, especially bread. Drop both of them

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  • mudmonkeyonwheels
    mudmonkeyonwheels Posts: 426 Member
    I think the problem with them is they are relatively high in calories and low in nutrients compared with other food. People tend to reduce these things so they can spend more calories on high protein or high nutrient foods. I still eat both btw, just not too often.
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    I don't think eating a potato will make me turn into a potato.. or WILL IT!!!

    Water can be toxic in vast quantities.

    Portion quantity matters.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Are they the demons some people think they are? Does anyone notice a difference if they elliminate them or curb them. I eat them, I'm married to an irishman and can't avoid potatoes but count it into my calories so dont see what difference if makes then. But curious as to some other opinions.

    Both foods are poison. You don't just eat potato. You eat it with oil and sour cream and cheese. Unnecessary nutrients, especially bread. Drop both of them

    Seems harsh
  • bbacskai
    bbacskai Posts: 10 Member
    I cut out white potatoes for Lent, and lost 5kg. That being said, I will, yes, I will indeed have a chili cheese French fried burrito on Sunday. Cutting out potatoes is tough. I've gone the squash route -- butternut, acorn, spaghetti, kabocha. I really love the kabocha squash. Which is funny, because my wife has tried to push Kabocha Squash on me for the past few years now from Hungry Girl and I always passed on it.

    I think the problem with white potatoes is you don't just eat one, and you don't just eat them plain boiled. Your always adding something into them or frying them up.

    5kg lost during Lent. No white potatoes. Think about it.
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    Potatos are my fav carb I put them in the microwave and eat em like cake LOL.


    "How about we stop judging whole groups of foods/macros on what they are and judge them on their own merits and values" -Dr Layne Norton -Nutritionist, World renowned prep coach, and all natural bodybuilder
  • Mock_Turtle
    Mock_Turtle Posts: 354 Member
    a potato is like 65 calories per 100 grams, that's not bad all things considered. It's less than peas ffs.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    They delicious and are good for you as long as you don't ignore your other food groups (protein, fat). I think moderation will play a good role here. Try to hit your daily recommended amount of protein and fat and the rest can be carbs if you like. As long as you're under your calorie limit, you should be fine :)

    Good luck :)
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    potatoes and other vegetable carbohydrates are probably the best carb dense source of food out there in comparrison to oats, rice, pasta, etc because of their micronutrient content.. just dont add tons of butter to keep the cals in check.
  • Babeskeez
    Babeskeez Posts: 606 Member
    Meh. If it fits in my calories, diet fads can suck it.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I happen to be eating potatoes for dinner right now! Yum! I'm not a big bread person, but I do eat pasta pretty much on a daily basis. It's not a problem unless you are eating beyond your calories.

    I agree with the poster who said not to eliminate anything unless you plan on banning it permanently. Whatever you do to lose the weight should be something you can do forever. Otherwise, it's only a diet - and diets are temporary (and so are the results.) :drinker:
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    Are they the demons some people think they are? Does anyone notice a difference if they elliminate them or curb them. I eat them, I'm married to an irishman and can't avoid potatoes but count it into my calories so dont see what difference if makes then. But curious as to some other opinions.

    Both foods are poison. You don't just eat potato. You eat it with oil and sour cream and cheese. Unnecessary nutrients, especially bread. Drop both of them

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    :laugh: :laugh:
  • Angelikajohnston
    Angelikajohnston Posts: 39
    Excess of eating Bread and Potatoes will increase the level of calories you intake if you really want to be fit so that with the help of meal planning requires extensive research on the type of foods to consume.
  • yksdoris
    yksdoris Posts: 327 Member
    I still eat both but much, MUCH less than I used to. I was never much of a fan of bread or pasta so if anything, I now eat more bread... However, since I cut potatoes down to a minimal amount, OMG, I feel so much better! no more constipation and bloating for me thankyouverymuch! Though, honestly, I don't think that's because of the carb-calories in potatoes but rather that my system was having a strange reaction to them.

    (and I do sorely miss potato chips. I would eat them if I could fit them in my cals but... see above)
  • blaaaaah
    blaaaaah Posts: 11
    Not evil, but like everything you just have to have it in moderation.
    If you're worried about the starchiness of normal potatoes maybe try substituting for sweet potatoes. They have a great flavour and taste just as good roasted, as fries, mashed or turned into gnocchi.
    They also have way way wayyyyyyyy more nutrients in them - incredibly high in Vitamin A.

    Bread I try to avoid due to gluten sensitivity, although I do eat gluten free bread quite often. Not white gluten free bread, though, as it's quite starchy and cake-y. I try to get multigrain GF bread, though it's hard to tell with them if it's just white GF bread with grains shoved into them. The one I get at the moment is pretty good though.

    As have been previously mentioned, they do make me very bloated though. Especially potatoes. So generally, I try to avoid them.
  • MsPudding
    MsPudding Posts: 562 Member
    I very, very, very rarely eat pasta - it just makes me feel bloated and want to fall asleep about 2 hours after eating it. Potatoes I have once or twice a week generally in the form of baked fries/wedges purely because if I have them boiled, baked whole or mashed I then tend to have a bloody ton of butter on them to make them taste of anything at all....and then they end up being hugely calorific.

    Bread I have, but bread is one of my trigger foods so I'm very careful with it because if I buy a loaf of bread fresh out the oven at the bakery I'll just eat slice after slice slathered with butter on 100% auto-pilot. So what I do is buy sliced, wholemeal - keep it in the freezer and take out 1 or 2 frozen slices to toast when I need them....I just don't go as mad that way as when I'm confronted with a warm, fresh, fluffy loaf.
  • bsmith404
    bsmith404 Posts: 333 Member
    I don't eat bread due to a gluten intolerance and I don't like gluten free bread. I do however eat a lot of potatoes. I love them! But like many posters said you end up piling things on top of it but I measure everything. I never add more than 1/4c of cheese and about 2tbsp of sour cream or greek yogurt. But I usually eat potatoes just as a meal with nothing else as it fills me up. I even sometimes make bacon and add that on top. It keeps me full.
  • SoViLicious
    SoViLicious Posts: 2,633 Member
    I don't think so.

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