Healthy Potatoes??

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  • writtenINthestars
    writtenINthestars Posts: 1,933 Member
    Pandorian & Tuckersn, this website is for support. Your comments are rude and inappropriate. She clearly stated she is new to the program. The hardest part of losing the weight is actually starting the program. Good for you, that you are actively searching for advice and healthy recipes. Good luck.

    Oh, I completely understand the potato thing though. I will have a baked potato with salsa and nonfat sour cream. I also use zero calorie spray butter (Olivio has a brand), sea salt, and pepper.

    I don't believe they were referring to the OP...

    Anyhoot, potatoes are good in moderation and in their most natural form, are a good carb. I like some FF sour cream and chopped green onion, or some of the butter spray, or sometimes I just throw a couple TBSP of salsa on top. When it comes to the sweet ones, i like to slice them up and mix together 2 TBSP of EVOO and 1 tsp of honey, salt, pepper, paprika, and a little bit of cayenne pepper and coat slices, and then bake until crisp-all ovens vary but mine are usually done within 25-30 at 400 degrees.
  • donsch
    donsch Posts: 40
    I have started putting plain yogurt into my potatoes instead of milk and butter. It is a lower fat option and my children do not even know that I have done it!!
  • starboardzor
    starboardzor Posts: 312
    I love potatos!! I like everyone's ideas.... I myself make mashed potatos with russett potatoes (110 calories for a potato by iteslf isn't bad).

    I boil and add 1 TBS of butter, 1/4 cup a milk, and a dash of salt and pepper for every 1 pound of potato I mash. Between my boyfriend and me, we both get a 230 calorie side of mashed potatos which I feel comfortable with.

    You can eliminate/reduce/substitute the butter/milk/salt to get it to where you need to be. I started with even more butter than that, reducing it each time and found I didn't miss it at all. I'll probably used 1/2 TBS next time.

    Love, love, love potatos. Definitely not pointless.
  • smareeh
    smareeh Posts: 117 Member
    I love them baked or steamed, mashed with fork with a spoon of low fat cottage cheese mixed in! yummm
  • laurenk182004
    laurenk182004 Posts: 1,882 Member
    I love potatoes also, and they are a really good source of potassium, which is important for me, since I have had hypokalemic episodes in the past.

    I like to take a small potato, (110 calories) and slice it into about 7 thick slices, fry in a hot non stick pan sprayed with pam...yummy and crunchy, and easy to calculate calories.

    Also, I'm a fan of over-boiling cauliflower and mashing it in with potatoes..husband never knows the difference, and it cuts the calories down quite a bit.
  • laurenk182004
    laurenk182004 Posts: 1,882 Member
    Ok, well I like a baked potato with one of the Green Giant Broccolli and Cheese 40 calorie single trays on top. Its only 174 calories for the entire meal. You could also add the single snack packs of apples or apples and grapes found in the produce section for another 30 calories.

    This sounds really good, I'm gonna have to give that a try!
  • Rubie81
    Rubie81 Posts: 720 Member
    Cut it into quarters or smaller if you like. Then sprinkle with season salt, and bake. Not too much salt though...we know that sodium is a pain :)

    This. Yummy.
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