Potatoes
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This reminds me of a thought experiment I read once on the Straight Dope regarding the Irish eating only potatoes and milk during the famine. Apparently they actually didn't just eat potatoes, but the article went into whether one could, in theory, live on only potatoes and milk. The basic gist was that, to get enough nutrients, you'd have to eat 8 pounds a day! And remember, that includes drinking milk, so without would be more. Also, it lacks a nutrient called molybdenum, a deficiency of which eventually leads to coma.
I looked up the link if anyone wants to read it...
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2828/could-i-survive-on-nothing-but-potatoes-and-milk
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Penn Jilette did this. I always thought he was brighter than that.3 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »
Penn Jilette did this. I always thought he was brighter than that.
Yeah the magicician ! That's the dude I was thinking about2 -
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Didn't Matt Damon do this in "The Martian"? He turned out okay...9
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I'm interested to know if it is a safe diet , I've read stories everywhere with people saying they have had real results. Even some celebrities , I would like to try this diet as potato recipes are a long list of fun but just want to know if it's safe
You know who else has had real results? Myself, and countless other members on this site - by eating a variety of foods in the context of an appropriate calorie deficit, focusing on nutrition, satiety and enjoyment. You can read many of these stories in the success story section of the forums, and while you're at it, maybe read some of the stickied most helpful forum posts at the top of the getting started section as well.
An all potato diet, or any diet built exclusively around one food - or a diet built upon restricting entirely certain foods - is rarely going to be successful in the long term. Modeling your approach after celebrities also doesn't seem like a very good idea.8 -
if you can't do it for 5 years, why do it for 5 days or 5 weeks or 5 months??? a sustainable approach always works best. i've tried all the fads and regained all the weight...save yourself the heartache!6
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I'm interested to know if it is a safe diet ...
No, just, no. No single-food diet is safe. It is inherently unbalanced, lacking in nutrients, and likely to screw up your gut flora. Potatoes are a better choice than some others but you will still be lacking vitamins A, E, and K, calcium, selenium, essential fatty acids (which are necessary for brain cell health) and fiber. You also may have trouble going back to digest a regular diet when you cease the potato diet.... potato recipes are a long list of fun
Not on the potato diet which is just plain potatoes. Potato fun involves cheese and butter and cream and ...
There's no need to do this. Just figure out how many calories you should eat and do that. Buy a scale and start weighing everything you eat. If you eat at a calorie deficit you will lose weight.
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Potatoes are very nutritious, but they shouldn't be the only thing you eat.
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I'm interested to know if it is a safe diet , I've read stories everywhere with people saying they have had real results. Even some celebrities , I would like to try this diet as potato recipes are a long list of fun but just want to know if it's safe
So then that won't be all potato. As soon as you say "recipe", then you're going to be mixing in other things.0 -
I heard of it.
The idea, if I’m not mistaken, is that when all you have is one type of food, you’re less likely to overeat it.
A book, The Starch Solution, mentions potatoes as an excellent nutrient source. The author (Mcdougall) indicates that people have survived solely on potatoes before and enjoyed exceptionally good health.
And lastly, I’ve seen a YouTube channel where this girl who is already a plant-based eater tries it out for 30 Days and loses more weight. She then goes back to her usual vegan lifestyle.
Interesting idea.4 -
Penn jillette did potatoes for 2 weeks as a "stunt" not a year. The Australian guy was my motivation to get started.
There can be something said about a simple food diet, it limits problems with too much varaity that was my down fall. Realizing that I could eat anything and still lose weight was the tipping point for me.
While the vast majority of my diet is the boiled potato, I also add in a chicken breast, a bit of cheese, and some bran flakes. Along with a few suppliments to cover all the nutritional needs.
Since January 10th this year I have lost 206 pounds. I credit the structured no change eating the same meal every day along with strict 16:8 IF providing me no opportunities to cheat.
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am I allowed to salt them? because if I can use salt on them Im not gonna lie, I could totally do this.
love plain spud sprinkled with salt
I could aslo do plain pasta or rice with no problems
carbaholic ?? me ??
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youngcaseyr wrote: »It's a mono diet that is intended to help a person resolve an unhealthy relationship with food. By only eating potatoes, eating out of boredom or for emotional reasons eventually becomes less desireable because of the monotony of potatoes as well as the relative satiety that potatoes provide. Weight loss is usually a result of this diet because it can be very difficult to eat in excess or even at maintenance levels when eating plain potatoes- as in no oil, butter, sour cream, cheese, or anything else besides salt and spices.
There are plently of vlogs, blogs, and websites with information and people's experiences and results online.
Considering the mono diets are pretty popular among people with eating disorders, I'm not sure why/how it's geared toward resolving an *unhealthy* relationship with food. Unless you determine that "enjoying food" is "unhealthy".3 -
MoveitlikeManda wrote: »am I allowed to salt them? because if I can use salt on them Im not gonna lie, I could totally do this.
love plain spud sprinkled with salt
I could aslo do plain pasta or rice with no problems
carbaholic ?? me ??
I could not do pasta or rice, but potato -- yep,'I totally could do it. I was surprised at the nutritional info above- it would not be as bad for me as I had expected. But, I'm Irish ancestry and peasant stock. I figure it is in my blood. Lol.
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YUM! YUM! YUM!0
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You have another member, right here on/in this forum, who recently posted his stellar success with a mostly potatoes based diet:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10611002/191-pounds-lost-since-january-288-total-i-am-no-longer-obese/p11 -
MoveitlikeManda wrote: »am I allowed to salt them? because if I can use salt on them Im not gonna lie, I could totally do this.
love plain spud sprinkled with salt
I could aslo do plain pasta or rice with no problems
carbaholic ?? me ??
I could not do pasta or rice, but potato -- yep,'I totally could do it. I was surprised at the nutritional info above- it would not be as bad for me as I had expected. But, I'm Irish ancestry and peasant stock. I figure it is in my blood. Lol.
the husband says im odd that I like plain rice and pasta
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It probably came from this, and a guy who ate potatoes for a year. The original was simply a publicity thing to prove potatoes are not the evil many people seem to think they are. It was not meant as a diet. Others have twisted it into one. https://www.today.com/health/60-days-nothing-spuds-leaves-advocate-21-lbs-lighter-2D805556140
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MoveitlikeManda wrote: »MoveitlikeManda wrote: »am I allowed to salt them? because if I can use salt on them Im not gonna lie, I could totally do this.
love plain spud sprinkled with salt
I could aslo do plain pasta or rice with no problems
carbaholic ?? me ??
I could not do pasta or rice, but potato -- yep,'I totally could do it. I was surprised at the nutritional info above- it would not be as bad for me as I had expected. But, I'm Irish ancestry and peasant stock. I figure it is in my blood. Lol.
the husband says im odd that I like plain rice and pasta
Not odd at all.
*Hides lunch*
Yup, totally eating plain white rice for lunch today (was too lazy to cook anything else last night and didn't feel like having to brave the snow more than absolutely necessary - so house-college/college-house
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Well, at 2950 Calories and using a mix of 1KG each of Russet, white, red, and "various" potatoes to get there, things are looking up for the "only" potato diet!
Of course you can't really make most of the foods you think you will be able to... because most of them require MORE than just potatoes. For example, milk, butter, oil, egg, cheese, gravy all come to mind and would be rejected as not meeting the potato only stricture! No sour cream or oil, vinegar, or lemon either, you heathen. Which part about potatoes only do you not understand?
That said, with 4kg of potatoes in the belly, out of the amino-acids only Leucine @ 92% and Histidine @ 98% don't hit or exceed 100%. So protein is not the likeliest show-stopper.
Vitamins B12, A, D and E are in the *kitten* (0% to 6%) and Vitamin K is @ 69%.
Calcium is @ 44% and Selenium @ 29%. I will assume you will be adding table salt and pepper, so sodium will be abundant!
What takes a serious hit and will probably cause problems over time is the only 4.1g of fat you're taking in!
Oh, and since 2950 are the average calories I need to eat in order to maintain... well, there would be no weight loss in the cards for me.
So, on balance, I will pass on the potato diet in favour of the once in a while fish and chip shop outing... the potatoes there are yummy 'cause they take a hot oil bath first!2 -
PlantStrongCyclist wrote: »I heard of it.
The idea, if I’m not mistaken, is that when all you have is one type of food, you’re less likely to overeat it.
A book, The Starch Solution, mentions potatoes as an excellent nutrient source. The author (Mcdougall) indicates that people have survived solely on potatoes before and enjoyed exceptionally good health.
And lastly, I’ve seen a YouTube channel where this girl who is already a plant-based eater tries it out for 30 Days and loses more weight. She then goes back to her usual vegan lifestyle.
Interesting idea.
If you're calling "having to eat this way so you don't all starve and even then it was Not ONLY potatoes" exceptionally good health...1
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