I Love Potatoes....So Much

PeaceLoveMusicSn
PeaceLoveMusicSn Posts: 23
edited September 20 in Food and Nutrition
All kinds, baked potatoes, french fries, fried potatoes, mashed potatoes, au gratin, any potatoes you can think of I love them...but they arent very good for me :sad: any advice on how to keep losing weight but keep eating potatoes they are my weakness thanks so much
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  • chelsea756
    chelsea756 Posts: 17
    I'm right there with you in that boat. I LOVE potatoes!
  • ianconway
    ianconway Posts: 185 Member
    I have a potato fix!!!

    Betty Crocker has just put out mashed potato pouches that are 100% real potatoes and only 80 Calories per serving! 4 servings per pouch and they come in great flavors!

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  • mrd232
    mrd232 Posts: 331
    Small servings, try to replace traditional potato dishes with others (i.e. replace mashed taters with mashed cauliflower - trust me, it's a really close substitute), eat sweet potatos / yams in place of white, starchy potatoes.
  • oEmmao
    oEmmao Posts: 466 Member
    i eat the baby or salad potatoes

    try to measure your potatoes and stay away from added butter and salt

    when in a restaurant, ask for potatoes with no butter/salt also

    i :heart: my potatoes too! :flowerforyou:
  • slimmingmom
    slimmingmom Posts: 297
    OOOh....you have NO idea, lol. I love potatoes way too much too :) I'm actually eating a patatoe right now that I microwaved, then mushed (no butter, hardly any milk) and then I put a little bit of cheese on top...YUM! And sometimes i'll take a potatoe and i'll slice it into round peices and bake them in the oven (don't forget cooking spray though). I even make potatoe type salad too but I have no recipe for that cuz I just wing it every time, lol!
  • jdavis193
    jdavis193 Posts: 972 Member
    Try eating just plain potatoes with seasonings on them. I buy the 0 cal 0 fat butter if i am home i use that. I also put lowrys seasoning and garlic salt on there. I still eat whatever I want I measure everything out. I had mashed potatoes last night and I just measured out the serving.
  • justforme8
    justforme8 Posts: 68 Member
    YUM! I LOVE THEM ALSO!! so I stay away because I just cannot trust myself yet:grumble: ... and the cravings are gone... :ohwell:
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    I eat potatoes all the time and never have a problem fitting them into my calories or carb limits. I've lost 10 pounds in the last 3 weeks, too, and 14 pounds in 3.5 weeks so I think I'm doing alright. :tongue: Potatoes are good for you -- lots of potassium & vitamin C.

    I made mashed potatoes last night.
    5 medium potatoes, cut & boiled
    3/4 cup buttermilk
    1 tbs light butter (I use the spreadable kind w/ canola oil because I'm not convinced canola is so very bad for me as some people here seem to be)
    2 tbs sour cream (real sour cream)
    2 cloves of garlic
    1/2 tsp salt sub (potassium chloride so be careful if you're sensitive to potassium)
    1/2 tsp black pepper

    Mash mash mash. Taste & adjust amounts of any seasonings that need adjusting.

    YUM! 1/6th of the recipe is a *very generous* portion and only has about 150 calories. :wink:
    I could be perfectly satisfied with 1/2 of that serving amount and that would only have about 75 calories.
    Edit: I've also thrown a couple wedges of laughing cow light swiss into the mashed potatoes and that helps the flavor and texture while only adding about 11 calories/serving. There are tons of ways to make mashed potatoes (or potatoes in general) absolutely delicious without adding a lot of calories. Even a TBS of ligh butter and 2 tbs of full fat sour cream only add 110 calories. So, if you're having a baked potato, a lean protein, and a good helping of green veggies, your meal is easily under 500 calories even with butter and sour cream.

    I love potatoes!
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    make this and take out the mayo
    http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Potunas/Detail.aspx
    its like twice baked potatoes with tuna in em!

    Otherwise its really easy to cut up some chicken breasts and potatoes into small pieces and cook em together with a little bit of seasoning or some kind of marinade in a pan and its really really good.

    I love love love potatoes so I understand. I still make mashed reds with skins and sometimes I lower the milk or omit the butter, but usually I just go all out. You could always use plain yogurt to top baked potatoes or to make mashed, too.
  • mjkon
    mjkon Posts: 17 Member
    You also may try a baked potato with low fat cottage cheese on top. I like that better than butter.

    Potatoes are a great source of Vitamin C and fiber if you eat the skins--the bad part is usually what we put on them.
  • maricampomar07
    maricampomar07 Posts: 5
    me too
  • RedHotRunner
    RedHotRunner Posts: 850 Member
    Try eating just plain potatoes with seasonings on them. I buy the 0 cal 0 fat butter if i am home i use that. I also put lowrys seasoning and garlic salt on there. I still eat whatever I want I measure everything out. I had mashed potatoes last night and I just measured out the serving.

    I do the same. Baked potato with garlic salt or salsa. No butter or sour cream.
  • AmyNVegas
    AmyNVegas Posts: 2,215 Member
    For mashed use cauliflower instead. Cook til tender add lowfat cream cheese and seasoning and they are just like potatoes. You can bake it with low fat cheese on top for au gratin. Yummy! Just fool your brain :laugh: .
  • bethany_jurries
    bethany_jurries Posts: 169 Member
    If you are a type O blood type this is 100% explainable. It means you crave the yeast and your body will turn yeast into fat. Yeast is in starch which is in potatoes. You will have to monitor it yourself with discipline. Pro-biotics are important for O blood types. Try to find a way to replace it with something else. Mix your potatoes with cauliflower. You have the taste of mashed potatoes but the value of veggi's. I hope this helps you out!
  • carrieberrie
    carrieberrie Posts: 356 Member
    potatoes arent that bad! Just eat them in moderation. Make baked french fries. Baked poatoe use low cal sour cream and butter. Cheesy potatoes I use Laughing Cow Cheese melted. There are many ways to cut back!
  • lulabellewoowoo
    lulabellewoowoo Posts: 3,125 Member
    Sweet potatoes are lower in starch and insulin shock, so could you replace some of your white potatoes with sweet potatoes. A little bit of splenda with cinnamon and a touch of butter is yummy.
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,551 Member
    I just had my version of french fries last night with my turkey burger.

    Toss 1 medium potato, cut into slices, with salt to taste. Mist a baking sheet and tops of potatoes with cooking spray. Bake at 450 Deg for 20 min. or until done.

    I even shred some potatoes and add them to my omlet. I brown them in a pan with just a coating of cooking spray, so that gives me hash browns. I only have about a 1/2 cup shredded.
  • mommyskis
    mommyskis Posts: 277 Member
    I cut potatoes into 8 wedges, put them in a baggie with just a little EVOO and some various seasonings, shake, place on cookie sheet and bake. My kids love these too. I just have to make sure I only eat my 8 wedges, it's easy to eat a few potatoes this way!
  • YourCatalyst429
    YourCatalyst429 Posts: 96 Member
    When making mashed potatoes I cut them with cauliflower.... half potatoes half cauliflower. I must admit eating all real potatoes does taste better but when you cut them there much easier on the waist line! They don't taste as good but since cauliflower has little taste they are still very yummy!:flowerforyou:
  • PeaceLoveMusicSn
    PeaceLoveMusicSn Posts: 23
    thank you guys for all the amazing advice :heart: keep it comming
  • memaw66
    memaw66 Posts: 2,558 Member
    Here are some things I do w/potatoes.

    Bake a potato in the oven or microwave until tender. While that is cooking, in a skillet w/non stick spray I put onions, bell peppers and chicken breast and cook. Then I top the potato with that. Or I will top it with steamed broccoli and fat free cheese. No butter needed.

    Also, peel and cube a potatoe or two (depending on how many people you are feeding) drop it in a pan with boiling water, dried onion flakes and a boulion cube of preferred flavor. I know bulion has a lot of sodium but you could also get the low sodium broth and use that instead of water. Then once they are boiled either eat alone or with some steamed veggie and a protien. Just count the calories, same as you would any other dish.

    I love my potatoes too much to give them up!

    memaw
  • Nich0le
    Nich0le Posts: 2,906 Member
    potatoes aren't the enemy, it's usually all the creamy cheesy crap we top them with. I serve potatoes about once per week, my family likes them roasted or mashed. I do not do gravy so instead to mash them I use non fat milk, plain yogurt and lots of garlic........mmmmmmm.
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    You can have potatoes. I do. I make a potato salad some nights- it's something I really enjoy. If I wanted a baked potato, I would have it...a little sour cream and a bit of shredded cheese. Mmm. I even have baked fries once in a while. Potatoes are good for you. You just have to be careful not to overdo it. :smile:
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    If you are a type O blood type this is 100% explainable. It means you crave the yeast and your body will turn yeast into fat. Yeast is in starch which is in potatoes. You will have to monitor it yourself with discipline. Pro-biotics are important for O blood types. Try to find a way to replace it with something else. Mix your potatoes with cauliflower. You have the taste of mashed potatoes but the value of veggi's. I hope this helps you out!

    That's interesting. I have O- blood, and love potatoes. I'm usually too lazy to peel and cook them, so it works out OK for me. :wink: I've recently started taking probiotics regularly.
  • bethany_jurries
    bethany_jurries Posts: 169 Member
    If you are a type O blood type this is 100% explainable. It means you crave the yeast and your body will turn yeast into fat. Yeast is in starch which is in potatoes. You will have to monitor it yourself with discipline. Pro-biotics are important for O blood types. Try to find a way to replace it with something else. Mix your potatoes with cauliflower. You have the taste of mashed potatoes but the value of veggi's. I hope this helps you out!

    That's interesting. I have O- blood, and love potatoes. I'm usually too lazy to peel and cook them, so it works out OK for me. :wink: I've recently started taking probiotics regularly.

    Yes it is cool. It is not only potatoes it is breads, cheeses, crackers, oats, corn. Those types of things we are not the typical girls who crave chocolate or lots of sweets just more hardy types of foods. So we have to learn to limit those and change these things around and adjust them so we can eat them but we dont blow up like a balloon. Our body has a hard time disposing of the bad things instead our body collects it and turns it into fat! :sad: But with the right diet and right tools we can get it!
  • chgudnitz
    chgudnitz Posts: 4,079
    All kinds, baked potatoes, french fries, fried potatoes, mashed potatoes, au gratin, any potatoes you can think of I love them...but they arent very good for me :sad: any advice on how to keep losing weight but keep eating potatoes they are my weakness thanks so much

    Yo, it's not the potatoes that are bad for you. It's the deep frying (french fries) cheese on them (au gratin) or chips. You get it? Eat your potatoes, just leave them out of the lard basin :laugh:

    Seriously, check out the Irish people (no, I'm not Irish and am not promoting a nationality) they eat those things all the time and they are not fat, right? It's what we as Americans do to potatoes that makes them bad... Baked potato anyone? Oh sure, let me get that with butter, sour cream, bacon, cheese and um.. how about some chives, you know, to make it healthy :laugh:

    Seriously though, they're fine for you, just don't screw them up with the bad crap.
  • bethany_jurries
    bethany_jurries Posts: 169 Member
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    Yo, it's not the potatoes that are bad for you. It's the deep frying (french fries) cheese on them (au gratin) or chips. You get it? Eat your potatoes, just leave them out of the lard basin :laugh:

    Seriously, check out the Irish people (no, I'm not Irish and am not promoting a nationality) they eat those things all the time and they are not fat, right? It's what we as Americans do to potatoes that makes them bad... Baked potato anyone? Oh sure, let me get that with butter, sour cream, bacon, cheese and um.. how about some chives, you know, to make it healthy :laugh:

    Seriously though, they're fine for you, just don't screw them up with the bad crap.
    [/quote]

    I completely agree with you. It is the manner in which we eat it. Proportion and what you eat on top of it! This was a really good convo for everyone to have!
  • GreenEyedMonster
    GreenEyedMonster Posts: 803
    All kinds, baked potatoes, french fries, fried potatoes, mashed potatoes, au gratin, any potatoes you can think of I love them...but they arent very good for me :sad: any advice on how to keep losing weight but keep eating potatoes they are my weakness thanks so much

    Yo, it's not the potatoes that are bad for you. It's the deep frying (french fries) cheese on them (au gratin) or chips. You get it? Eat your potatoes, just leave them out of the lard basin :laugh:

    Seriously, check out the Irish people (no, I'm not Irish and am not promoting a nationality) they eat those things all the time and they are not fat, right? It's what we as Americans do to potatoes that makes them bad... Baked potato anyone? Oh sure, let me get that with butter, sour cream, bacon, cheese and um.. how about some chives, you know, to make it healthy :laugh:

    Seriously though, they're fine for you, just don't screw them up with the bad crap.

    Potatoes are the new egg it seems. Remember when they told everyone "eggs will kill you" then said "oh, our mistake, they aren't bad"? They recently did that with potatoes but I don't think the word got out that they weren't that bad. It's like Nitz said.. it's all the crap you add to them.

    It's funny though, it seems the more the experts tell us don't eat this or that the more we screw up our diets.
  • twilight1542
    twilight1542 Posts: 403
    Potatoes are not the enemy--the stuff added to them & the way their cooked is. So eat in moderation & find substitutes for extras & eat up!
  • sindyb9
    sindyb9 Posts: 1,248 Member
    I Love to add a warm potato to my garden salad and instead of dressing I add a teaspoon of mayo, Its is really good when the potato is warm. I got my son hooked on it. :laugh:
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