I don't get this

hotpickles
hotpickles Posts: 639 Member
edited September 22 in Food and Nutrition
I am watching a TV show about people who are getting a makeover to their current fitness schedules and what they eat. They go in and clean out their fridge and cupboards.

So the usual things were getting thrown out, boxed mac and cheese, granola bars with loads of sugar, take-out boxes, ice cream, etc. Then I saw something absolutely crazy in that box of "bad" stuff. A bag of mini white potatoes.

Since when is a natural product such as a potato a terrible thing? Meanwhile, when they introduce their new eating plans, it's - low fat/calorie reduced/non fat yogurt, half a whole wheat bagel (store bought), low fat lunch meat such as turkey.

How is calorie reduced lunch meat better for you than a vegetable that came out of the ground?

L.
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  • watkinsc
    watkinsc Posts: 177 Member
    Hmmm ... wouldn't have anything to do with product placement ? $$$$$$

    I don't think they really care about people, it's about making money... =(
  • padbh
    padbh Posts: 40
    potatoes are full of vitamians and minerals and have few calories, but if you put butter sour cream and bacon on it, thats were the fat comes from. boil or bake potatoes and put some salsa on them, yummy, under a 100 calories, Take hashbrowns and brown with a little canola oil and onions, add an egg and it is another great options for breakfast, lunch or supper!
  • HRgoldenlife
    HRgoldenlife Posts: 53 Member
    some say potatoes are good but not white. they want you to eat sweet potatoes.
  • CeeRawr89
    CeeRawr89 Posts: 328 Member
    Potatoes are carbs.
    Carbs, are many dieters down fall.
  • CeeRawr89
    CeeRawr89 Posts: 328 Member
    potatoes are full of vitamians and minerals and have few calories, but if you put butter sour cream and bacon on it, thats were the fat comes from. boil or bake potatoes and put some salsa on them, yummy, under a 100 calories, Take hashbrowns and brown with a little canola oil and onions, add an egg and it is another great options for breakfast, lunch or supper!

    You just made my stomach growl
  • RDTaylor13
    RDTaylor13 Posts: 160
    I don't think the calorie count of the potatos is in question. I've heard that potatoes are loaded with starches and carbs. plus all the "crap" we tend to put on them, butter/margerine, sour cream, baconbits, chili, processed cheese, etc...... And as for those shows, it is about advertising, and product placement.
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    Hmmm ... wouldn't have anything to do with product placement ? $$$$$$

    I don't think they really care about people, it's about making money... =(

    Hotpickes? I think the above poster hit the nail on the head... advertisement placement! Nothing wrong with potatoes in moderation same as any other food. No, bagels and lunch meat are NOT healthier than a basic potato. They are processed foods, a potato is not. Unless the bagel is homemade and you know exactly what it contains it could be 600+ cals!! They are HUGE anymore, a portion size for a bagel is actually 1/4 of a bagel.:glasses:

    This world has gone MAD, mad I say!:devil: :grumble: :laugh: :tongue:
  • NightOwl1
    NightOwl1 Posts: 881 Member
    As someone who works in the entertainment industry, I can definitely say that product placement is definitely involved. More and more ad revenue is starting to be derived that way, especially since more people are DVRing shows and skipping through commercials.

    As for potatoes, carbs and starches aren't bad for dieters. Too many calories are. If you keep your calories in moderation, carbs and starches are good for you. You need them as part of a healthy diet, and carbs from potatoes are much better than carbs from sugars.
  • mem50
    mem50 Posts: 1,384 Member
    Give me my potatoes or DIE!!!!! Moderation, moderation, and more moderation. It's usually all the junk we put on them that will get ya! Granted I eat more sweet potatoes now but still enjoy my regular ones. Just no cheese and bacon and sour cream and a ton of butter!
  • hotpickles
    hotpickles Posts: 639 Member
    I agree! I love sweet potatoes too (sliced really thin and drizzled with olive oil, then baked) but I adore my white potatoes as well. I never put all that other stuff on them either. There's nothing better than an oven baked potato, with crispy skin, and nothing on it. Yummy!

    I just thought to myself, this is a nutrition coach? And the product placement thing, you are so right. They had the labels covered with a piece of tape, but if you shop at a certain grocery chain here in Canada, you could tell what the product was. Never thought of that before.

    L.
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp show (which you are obviously watching) is awesome, effective, intelligent and btw Canadian, A+++ !

    It’s the fact it’s a WHITE potatoes it got removed. Yes it’s ok and natural which is always a plus but there are better wholegrain items. I believe russet potatoes for example have more fiber and sweet potatoes have less carbs hence their decision to remove these items from the individual’s fridge. It could also be to wean the person off of a potato addiction or the temptation to eat something the individual always puts sour cream, cheese and other fatty junk on.

    Sandwich meat contains protein which keeps you fuller longer. Yes it does contain sodium but there are a lot of more natural products out now that are lower in sodium and nitrates.

    This is NOT about product placement b/c all name brands are blocked off with coloured tape, you never see anything.
  • wriglucy
    wriglucy Posts: 1,064 Member
    Potatoes are carbs.
    Carbs, are many dieters down fall.

    Not true. Carbs provide your body with energy....too many carbs that are not burned off, turn to fat. The same thing is true with anything though. Too much protein, turns to fat if it is not used.

    Carbs get a bad rap...but really, when that first came to light, and because of Atkins, people cut out their donuts, their cookies because of carbs...but really, they were just taking the junk food out. It's not carbs....it's the junk food that they ate before.

    Eat your carbs! Everything in moderation is fine!
  • skinnypeach
    skinnypeach Posts: 13
    I remember watching an episode of XWeighted and Paul Plakas was doing the cupboard purge and said to the woman trying to lose weight "you can't have mashed potatoes on a diet". I thought (and actually said it outloud to the TV) "of course you can, in moderation and adjust what you put in them!"

    I've lost 25lbs this past year and I ate potatoes. I love them! I avoided processed foods though.
  • hotpickles
    hotpickles Posts: 639 Member
    Just curious - what do they do with all that food they purge from people's homes? I know a lot of it is not-so-good food, but it just seems like a huge waste.

    Especially those potatoes, LOL. They could have given them to me!

    I guess it all boils down to different things work for different people.

    L.
  • hotpickles
    hotpickles Posts: 639 Member
    I remember watching an episode of XWeighted and Paul Plakas was doing the cupboard purge and said to the woman trying to lose weight "you can't have mashed potatoes on a diet". I thought (and actually said it outloud to the TV) "of course you can, in moderation and adjust what you put in them!"

    I've lost 25lbs this past year and I ate potatoes. I love them! I avoided processed foods though.

    Agreed about the moderation. I find the more I restrict myself, the more I want it, and when I do get a chance to eat it, I go overboard.
  • NikkisNewStart
    NikkisNewStart Posts: 1,075 Member
    Watch Food, Inc. and then tell me it isn't about $- it is. The best part of living in AMERICA (yay) is freedom of choice. I will choose an organic potato over processed, genetically modified, lunch "meat" containing animal parts, bread containing bleached flour and refined sugar any day! I could put some whole grains in a box of poop- it will still be poop. It's time we wake up and realize what is driving the world's food supply.
  • CGade
    CGade Posts: 46 Member
    Give me my potatoes or DIE!!!!! Moderation, moderation, and more moderation. It's usually all the junk we put on them that will get ya! Granted I eat more sweet potatoes now but still enjoy my regular ones. Just no cheese and bacon and sour cream and a ton of butter!
    Totally agree with this!!!! "We" need to learn to eat whatever is appealing to us, just make it as healthyas possible and eat it in MODERATION!
  • CGade
    CGade Posts: 46 Member
    Totally agree with this!!!! "We" need to learn to eat whatever is appealing to us, just make it as healthyas possible and eat it in MODERATION!

    Sorry about the confusion...I'm stillgetting used to all the bells and whistles :blushing:
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp show (which you are obviously watching) is awesome, effective, intelligent and btw Canadian, A+++ !

    It’s the fact it’s a WHITE potatoes it got removed. Yes it’s ok and natural which is always a plus but there are better wholegrain items. I believe russet potatoes for example have more fiber and sweet potatoes have less carbs hence their decision to remove these items from the individual’s fridge. It could also be to wean the person off of a potato addiction or the temptation to eat something the individual always puts sour cream, cheese and other fatty junk on.

    Sandwich meat contains protein which keeps you fuller longer. Yes it does contain sodium but there are a lot of more natural products out now that are lower in sodium and nitrates.

    This is NOT about product placement b/c all name brands are blocked off with coloured tape, you never see anything.



    Dont' be MESSIN' with Canadian TV shows......
  • crex
    crex Posts: 8
    you can put bacon on your potatos try this product via hungry girl- try crumbled bits by oscar myer or americas choice 1tbs per 30cls and also reduced fat sour cream

    check out hungry girl she has some great recipes.

    best of luck
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    Just curious - what do they do with all that food they purge from people's homes? I know a lot of it is not-so-good food, but it just seems like a huge waste.

    Hopefully at least the dry-goods get donated but whatever dry-goods these people have i.e. tuna and beans those are considered healthy so they don't get tossed.

    Same as ‘What Not To Wear’. Hopefully the tossed out wardrobes go to charity or shelters. Although the homeless don't needs a cheetah tube dress necessarily, most of it can go to good use and aren’t a lot of clothes not eco friendly (unless its cotton)? Donating it will at least keep its life going to keep it out of the dump.
  • skinnypeach
    skinnypeach Posts: 13
    Just curious - what do they do with all that food they purge from people's homes? I know a lot of it is not-so-good food, but it just seems like a huge waste.

    Especially those potatoes, LOL. They could have given them to me!

    I guess it all boils down to different things work for different people.

    L.

    XWeighted does live tweets during it's show. I'm going to ask what happens to the food. I imagine that if it's opened, they can't donate it but who knows...
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    It's time we wake up and realize what is driving the world's food supply.

    Wow, it was just a simple statement - why toss out the white potatoes?

    Although each food group of farmers do promote their product from time to time especially after getting bashed in the media i.e. beef w/ hormones, eggs and chicken mal-treatment + cholesterol and dairy being, I dunno whatever the purists think is wrong with it and to promote sales to keep the economy and farming industry strong I don't think food producers are the most evil producer of consumer goods. Let’s just all attack pharmapsudical and be done with it, ha ha ha!! LOL, jokes
  • BoresEasily
    BoresEasily Posts: 582
    heather, what channel is that show on? CBC? I wonder if I can download it. I hardly ever watch TV TV anymore. Everything is watched on my computer without crappy *kitten* commercials. There's enough product placements in the shows themselves the last thing I need is commercials to go along with.
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    obviously the show is racist. if it were any other colour they wouldn't have gotten tossed. >.>
  • BoresEasily
    BoresEasily Posts: 582
    Nevermind. Found it.
  • ropedancer
    ropedancer Posts: 115
    I agree that it's probably a product placement thing, which is kind of scary if you think about it. People are watching this show to learn about health and are getting hidden advertisements throw in their face? Not cool.
  • Scorpiomom222
    Scorpiomom222 Posts: 1,462 Member
    potatoes are full of vitamians and minerals and have few calories, but if you put butter sour cream and bacon on it, thats were the fat comes from. boil or bake potatoes and put some salsa on them, yummy, under a 100 calories, Take hashbrowns and brown with a little canola oil and onions, add an egg and it is another great options for breakfast, lunch or supper!

    You just made my stomach growl

    Now, I'm a meat and potatoes kinda gal. lol BUT, I happen to know that potatoes probably should not be consumed more than 5 times a week due to the starch in them. One thing I know is that it makes the weight cling on. I ate less carrots(which also has starches) and less potatoes combined with less carbs and less sugar and the weight started coming off. I also have a question about canola oil. Is it better for you than olive oil? I have completely switched from vegetable oil and canola oil to olive oil, and to me, the food's flavor is brought out alot better.
  • floridabootcamp
    floridabootcamp Posts: 74
    Potatoes are fine but if you are trying to lose weight then you want to eat sweet potatoes or yams instead of the white ones. The white potatoes do not have as much fiber and will spike your blood sugar faster than the sweet potatoes will. This is why they didn't want them to have it. I'm sure that product placement factors into the show but not in this case.
  • countjackula
    countjackula Posts: 99
    Potatoes are fine but if you are trying to lose weight then you want to eat sweet potatoes or yams instead of the white ones. The white potatoes do not have as much fiber and will spike your blood sugar faster than the sweet potatoes will. This is why they didn't want them to have it. I'm sure that product placement factors into the show but not in this case.

    Nothing wrong with potatoes (of any sort) as long as it fits within your calorie goals for the day. If we're talking about "nutrition", then yes, of course there are better options. A bagel (whole-wheat or otherwise) however, is NOT one of those better options... so if they recommended a bagel while tossing out a potato I'd be a little curious as to their reasoning.

    There are few dietary killers worse than bagels.
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