Hi Elizabeth,
Potatoes in and of themselves are fat free. However HOW they are prepared
does make a difference to HOW your body responds to them.
You wrote:
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I have always been told they turned to suger in the body (the bad suger you
don't want). Please someone help b/c I have been trying to lay off them as
much as I can.
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When it comes to eating carbohydrates you have a choice of simple and
complex.
Complex (good)
Simple (not so good)
As far as potatoes go well........................
There is an index of food which allows us to view which foods are a good
source of carbs (amoungst other things) and which aren't.
The rating for such "good carbs" is anything UNDER 100.
Potatoes vary as you can tell by the chart. Accordingly this chart indicates
which are the "best" methods for prepairing them and which aren't.
Potato, instant 118
Potato, baked 121
Potato, new 81
Potato, Pontiac, boiled 80
Potato, Prince Edward Island, boiled 90
Potato, boiled, mashed 104
Potato, canned 87
Potato, white, not specified, boiled 80
Potato mashed 100
Potato, steamed 93
Potato, microwaved 117
Potato, white, Ontario 85
French fries 107
Sweet potato 77
Swede (rutabaga) 103
Yam 73
Remember to try to keep the rating BELOW 100.
Now you go and enjoy them potatoes.
Hope this helps,
David Siscoe
Exercise Specialist
http://www.oneonone.qc.ca
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