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Dr. Spencer Nadolsky and potatoes

SideSteel
SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
edited February 22 in Social Groups
This is a good read.

I was actually just telling someone yesterday how the angst against white potatoes is just ridiculous considering how satiating they can be depending on prep method.

http://drspencer.com/dear-white-potato-i-am-sorry/

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  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
    Team Potato here - great article.

    Nadolsky is the man!
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I live in New Brunswick Canada about 20mins from McCain's...this area lives and dies by the potato...

    Growing up we ate them with every meal...we did not have a weight issue at all.

    Even now in the summer we eat them on the BBQ..roasted with onions and olive oil and spices, baked, boiled (esp new ones those are yummy)

    I haven't read the article just speaking from a life time of experience...the potato is yummy, filling and so versatile there is a reason it's a staple for some areas.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Potaaaaato lurve
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,905 Member
    This post makes me happy.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    werd!
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    Potatoes are excellent food.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Now I want a baked potato.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Egg stuffed baked potatoes

    Egg-Stuffed-Baked-Potatoes_zps901fc710.jpg
  • Smirnoff65
    Smirnoff65 Posts: 1,060 Member
    This time of the year in the UK is great for the Jersey Royal potato, I have been eating huge quantities two or three times a week and I'm still losing great amounts of weight and have loads of energy for my 3 or 4 gym workouts, I do though cook them in my Actifryer with a couple of sprays of Frylight along with onion and lean bacon so I'm staying within my calorie goals. I have avoided mashed potatoes with loads of butter that would have been a big staple for me in the past. I'm not saying you should avoid mashed spuds with butter but I have.
  • rjmudlax13
    rjmudlax13 Posts: 900 Member
    At work so will have to read article later. However, I have to agree with others in that I've never understood the "potatoes are evil" thing. Seriously, what is so "bad" about them?
  • chubby_checkers
    chubby_checkers Posts: 2,352 Member
    Egg stuffed baked potatoes

    Egg-Stuffed-Baked-Potatoes_zps901fc710.jpg

    Want all of this.

    Good article. I've always been pro-potato. How can you eat steak with no potato on the side?
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    At one stage, I too was scared of the poor white potato. So glad to be over my fear :tongue:

    I wonder if the satiety rating of the fancy "low carb" potatoes are same/similar? I've been eating them a fair bit as I like to eat double the volume for same cals.
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    Boil+them+Mash+them.+I+%E2%9D%A4+potatoes_ee0f14_5096473.jpg

    Courtesy of tumblr
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