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    • Posts: 781 Member
      I love all potatoes! Yummy, filling, cheap and nutritious.
    • Posts: 2,475 Member
      The friendliest. And, I prefer white potatoes to sweet (though both are good). No one can take my potatoes away from me!
    • Posts: 7,088 Member
      I'm still trying to figure out why a potato would be the enemy? ( unless the person had a medical condition)
      I love potatoes, and like all foods , I eat them in moderation. If it fits into my day, then I'll take a potato for sure !
    • Posts: 3 Member
      Foe. Simple starches that are quickly simple sugars in the body.

      But they sure are tasty. It isn't a cheat day without some home-cut fries.
    • Posts: 12,019 Member
      I don't care enough about them to be either way. Sort of a "meh" food.
    • Posts: 11,118 Member
      I <3 potatoes!!!
    • Posts: 50 Member
      Friend! My trainer is shredded to the max and she eats sweet potatoes every day.
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      I confess I don't think I've ever cooked a potato for myself...I've been considering it lately. How many grams do you find a medium potato to usually be? Ball park?
    • Posts: 7,001 Member
      arditarose wrote: »
      I confess I don't think I've ever cooked a potato for myself...I've been considering it lately. How many grams do you find a medium potato to usually be? Ball park?

      I usually cook the hubs about a 140-gram potato or so for his dinner. That's about what I used when I did my last breakfast potato (making the bowl and putting the egg in - then topping with cheese and what not) so good.
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      mccindy72 wrote: »
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      I usually cook the hubs about a 140-gram potato or so for his dinner. That's about what I used when I did my last breakfast potato (making the bowl and putting the egg in - then topping with cheese and what not) so good.

      So about 200 for a potato? That's about what I assumed I think.
    • Posts: 83 Member
      Friend. They are a good start to a quick meal.
    • Posts: 7,001 Member
      arditarose wrote: »
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      So about 200 for a potato? That's about what I assumed I think.

      Probably 200 grams for a large potato.
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      mccindy72 wrote: »
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      Probably 200 grams for a large potato.

      Oh sorry, I meant 200 calories.
    • Posts: 1,680 Member
      edited July 2015
      arditarose wrote: »
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      Oh sorry, I meant 200 calories.

      A 5.2 ounce Yukon Gold potato is 100 calories. Not sure about the other kinds.
    • Posts: 7,001 Member
      edited July 2015
      arditarose wrote: »
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      Oh sorry, I meant 200 calories.

      Oh, I see... lol. I think the 140 gram potato is about 140 calories. (red skin)
    • Posts: 1,713 Member
      Friend for dieters not really much of a friend for my pre diabetes. I love love love love them but half of a baked potato spikes my BG something fierce. They are high on the satiety index though so potatoes are very filling for the calories.
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      mccindy72 wrote: »
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      Oh, I see... lol. I think the 140 gram potato is about 140 calories. (red skin)

      I see. I have no idea why I don't mess with potatoes. I eat french fries on the weekends sometimes but have about no interest in making myself a potato. I think I'd prefer meat and cheese, and then cookies. And french fries on the weekend.
    • Posts: 7,001 Member
      arditarose wrote: »
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      I see. I have no idea why I don't mess with potatoes. I eat french fries on the weekends sometimes but have about no interest in making myself a potato. I think I'd prefer meat and cheese, and then cookies. And french fries on the weekend.

      I don't do them much, I don't know why. they're pretty versatile. But there's so much other FOOD.
    • Posts: 33 Member
      Friend! I love potatoes. I have them several times a week with different veggies and by themselves. I don't think its possible for me to get sick of the potato, ever.
    • Posts: 944 Member
      Friend. Cheap, filling, healthy, versatile, and easy to cook -- what's not to love? Sweet potatoes and those little bite-sized fingerlings are my favorites.
    • Posts: 8,578 Member
      edited July 2015
      bpetrosky wrote: »
      Depends on the application of said potato.

      In the wrong hands potatoes can be extremely dangerous and should only be handled by trained experts under controlled conditions. They are instruments of destruction. Delicious destruction.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqrAYg30bp8

      Should've aimed for his manbits, instead. Remove him from the gene pool. ;)

      Potatoes are awesome.
    • Posts: 13,454 Member
      Definitely friend. The other night I bought a "potato medley" in a bag at the store, it included Yukon gold, baby reds, and purple fingerlings... my kids loved the purple ones!
    • Posts: 3 Member
      Friend: I LOVE potatoes, especially mashed with butter/salt..(I know, a no no, but yummy!)...however, since I've been diagnosed with diabetes and inverse psoriasis, they are now an enemy, but sometimes I eat anyway, every now and then, but suffer the consequences later on...sigh.....ps...love French Fries!! and Hash Browns!!...
    • Posts: 30,886 Member
      I love the purple ones too!
    • Posts: 13,575 Member
      For me it's neither friend or enemy. It's a food. I don't eat it as regularly as I do many other foods.
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    • Posts: 1,369 Member
      I love potatoes, white and sweet. I eat them regularly baked. Rarely fried, but sometimes I want fries and I eat them.
    • Posts: 10 Member
      Potatoes are very nutrient dense, especially the skin. It's what you put on them that makes them icky for you. Salsa, veggies sautéed in broth or a small amount of cheese on them can replace the sour cream and bacon you may be used to.
    • Posts: 7,001 Member
      nanniek1 wrote: »
      Potatoes are very nutrient dense, especially the skin. It's what you put on them that makes them icky for you. Salsa, veggies sautéed in broth or a small amount of cheese on them can replace the sour cream and bacon you may be used to.

      Erm, no, unless you are putting things on them you don't like. Sour cream is a dairy product, providing fats and protein. Weigh it and add it to your log, it can fit in your calorie deficit. Sheesh.
    • Posts: 6,208 Member
      lemurcat12 wrote: »
      I love the purple ones too!
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      yes!
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