Yummy "Baked Potato"

White potatoes are also a nightshade. Sweet potatoes are not.

Nightshades (like potato, tomato and eggplant, to name a few) contain solanine, a glycoalkaloid toxin that causes gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms in people that are sensitive.

Personally, I get IBS symptoms when I eat potatoes and arthritis like symptoms in my fingers with tomatoes. So they are on my "naughty list."

Mine arent on the naughty list

I understand everyone is trying to "educate" the OP, but what it really seems like is y'all are just jumping all over her. How about being a little more constructive in your education?

I think the OP is generally under the impression that the white potato is full of starchy carbs and usually people do not eat the skin whitle the sweet potato is made of a more complex carb. I am, of course, making an assumption here.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5692410_nutrition-sweet-potato-white-potato.html

This.

:huh:

Since when is sour cream, butter (real butter, not margarine), and cheese bad for you? Yes they contain fats but they are HEALTHY fats that are absolutely essential. I understand it can really add up in calories but if you have the extra calories and/or don't go overboard & really "load" it down, then its not bad. I think so many people on MFP are confused about fats and think they are bad but that is so not true. Not all fats are created equally. Same with white potatoes. Again, I understand the carbs are a bit high (same goes for sweet potatoes too though) and if you're like me and eating low-carb then it should only be in moderation but aside from that white potatoes are healthy as well.

Sometimes there are topics that just crack me up and this is one of them.

A potato is a vegetable ...

And thus starts a whole new MFP argument....

Are we talking yams or sweet potatoes? I need to know because knowing is half the battle.

Sometimes there are topics that just crack me up and this is one of them.

A potato is a vegetable and is a healthy source of nutrition and fibre...I would imagine (I have not done research) but if you eat container loads of them each day you may have a problem??

It is always a good thing to add recipes to help others with nutrition and healthy alternatives but please don`t alienate the good potato?

Want a moment of zen?

A potato is a vegetable because it is a root. Then what is jicama? Huh huh? You see you see moment of zen.

All I put on my spuds now is cottage cheese, chopped green onion or chives, and a little Salad Supreme (which admittedly has a lot of sodium).

I do this too! I like the lite garlic and herb on the regular baked potato and I really like the Cinnamon Cream on the sweet potato!

Wow, interesting comments.

As a diabetic who doesn't use insulin, I don't generally eat potato. For those that aren't as affected by the starch - eat your potato *IF* it fits into your macronutrient and caloric requirements.

If a potato covered in full-fat butter, sour cream, cheese, chives and and real bacon bits fits into your caloric and macronutrient requirements, by all means enjoy that too.

Potatoes aren't anyone's "enemy" - though those with glycemic issues such as diabetes/insulin-resistance should watch their carb intake - any more than fat and protein are anyone's enemies.

White potatoes aren't "naughty", FFS. Neither is butter nor sour cream!

Where does being so uptight and weird about perfectly healthy foods get you? If you're not allergic or dealing with some other health issue related to the food in question, and you want to eat a certain food, just eat it. Don't get sucked into some weird mindset that certain whole foods (we are talking about whole foods here, remember) are somehow holier, cleaner, or more magickal than others. They aren't. Be happy, chill out, and eat the damned food.

:huh:

Be informative...Not rude! Sounds like a junior high class in here!

Be informative...Not rude! Sounds like a junior high class in here!

Welcome to a forum.

Thank ya!

OK, To add to this debate. After doing some research, A white baked potato has a Glycemic Index (GI) number of 98. While a Sweet Potato has a GI# of 44. To put things into perspective, sucrose (table sugar) has a GI# of 84. So if you want a fast insulin dump (in which excess is stored as fat) then eat all the "taters" you want..

Insulin is NOT stored as fat. Sugar might be but you'd have to eat a whole lot more than what is in a potato, considering that the body uses it first. Sugars and particularly carbs are only a concern if your body cannot produce insulin, or in most cases, does not produce enough. There is sooooo much misinformation out there about insulin.

no food is on my naughty list, including white potatoes....

ive lost 149lbs...go figure?!?!