Why You Should Be Eating More Potatoes
Are potatoes good for you? Can you lose weight eating potatoes? The answers may surprise you! Here’s why you should eat more potatoes!
Many people are surprised to learn that potatoes are a great weight loss food. Those terrific taters are exceptionally nutritious, low in calories, high in fiber, and not the least bit fattening.
Super Spud – Super Satiety
Potatoes are also quite filling and satisfying. In fact, a study done at the University of Sydney in Australia showed, of 38 common foods tested, potatoes offered the highest satiety levels of them all. Potatoes provided 5 times more satiety than a piece of cake and almost 7 times the satiety level of a croissant.
Foods with higher satiety levels cause you to be more satisfied with less food. Foods with low satiety levels create cravings for more food, and, interestingly, the cravings are usually for food with low satiety levels. This mean that you can actually lose weight eating potatoes.
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Potato Nutrition
Potatoes are a good source of vitamin B6, which is essential in maintaining the nervous system and for the production of serotonin.
Potatoes have twice the potassium of a banana and are a good source of iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, vitamin C, and phytonutrients.
And white potatoes are 10% protein with all of the essential amino acids provided.
Aren’t Potatoes High in Carbs?
The carbs in potatoes are unrefined, complex carbohydrates – the kind that help with weight loss. Complex carbohydrates are essential for good health. In fact, they are the preferred fuel source for each and every cell in your body.
Diet Crashers
The problem isn’t with the potato, but rather what we put on the potato. Two tablespoons of butter nearly triples the calorie count of a baked potato and adds 22 grams of fat. Add sour cream to that, and the calorie count nearly quadruples, and now we have enough fat for the entire day.
So do you have to eat your potato plain and dry?
Ugh, no. Try topping your potatoes with this luscious Healthy 5-Minute Cheese Sauce. Or this Cashew Sour Cream.
And check out these delicious potato recipes made healthy.
Healthy Potato Recipes
Lose Weight Eating Potatoes
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Hi Jennifer, I was so happy to read your article about potatoes! I love potatoes, believe they are healthy, and have been very disappointed to see what a bad reputation carbohydrates in general, and potatoes in particular, have gotten in recent years. A carb is not a carb! Complex carbohydrates are vital for the functioning of our bodies, and you’re one of the few sound people on the subject!