Are potatoes bad or good?

[splattenburgers]

I tend to eat fish 1 or 2 times a week and when I do I tend to mash it together with some potatoes and butter. I know fish is good but are the potatoes ok as well?

[Mythenthefang]

I tend to eat fish 1 or 2 times a week and when I do I tend to mash it together with some potatoes and butter. I know fish is good but are the potatoes ok as well?

As long as you don't eat the leaves of the potato you're fine.

They're just a tuber made of starch, good source of carbohydrates and some micronutrients.

[unccwrestler]

I finally switched over to red potatoes after years of eating only sweet potatoes.

Sooooo happy I made the change, I find I stay fuller longer and not mention the taste!

[DGMan99]

A: No single food is "bad" or "good".

You need to do some research.

[splattenburgers]

A: No single food is "bad" or "good".

You need to do some research.

I am pretty sure McDonalds and Burger king are never really "good" regardless of how they are eaten.

[jampottt]

I am pretty sure McDonalds and Burger king are never really "good" regardless of how they are eaten.

Go see DGMan's mention of needing to do some research again, and realise that looking at foods from an individual as opposed to within a whole diet is foolish.

A McDonald's meal, which still hits macros and calorie goals for the day is still pretty fine. Micro's it may not be as good as others, though.

[desslok]

Potatoes are a GREAT source of micronutrients and inportant phytonutrients that scientists are just beginning to understand.

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...dspice&dbid=48

[supramax]

Potatoes are fine. What people put on them or how they're cooked can be problematic, though.

Most commercial potatoes are endlessly grown in the same soil with tons of chemical fertilizer. The soil is so nutrient depleted that nothing would otherwise grow. Buy organic potatoes or grow them yourself without chemicals. It's ridiculously easy even in an apartment with a sunny balcony.

[ShyGuyXS]

I am pretty sure McDonalds and Burger king are never really "good" regardless of how they are eaten.

Food can't be classified as "good" or "bad" without the context of an overall diet. With moderation and common sense, fast food - and practically anything - is okay to eat, provided you avoid food allergies.

That said, some foods are more nutrient-rich while others don't contain many micronutrients and are sometimes referred to as "empty" calories. Potatoes are in the first group.

[OT2000]

The preparation of the most common commercial potato dishes places their calorie(s) content high. And the average person who is inactive and realistically has a lower total TDEE than someone highly active tends to gorge on them and unaware of total calorie intake. So they gain weight and blame potatoes.

Probably common with a lot of other foods.

[grouchyjarhead]

Potatoes are my main carbohydrate source, specifically red and sweet. I typically bake them in the microwave. Potatoes are awesome, eat them.

[Brozef]

I've read many places that white flesh potatoes soak up pesticides and they're on EWG's dirty dozen but what ever I like them.

[Partyrocking]

I am pretty sure McDonalds and Burger king are never really "good" regardless of how they are eaten.

Didn't know McDonalds was a food. I thought it was a corporation.

Also

[magician27]

I am pretty sure McDonalds and Burger king are never really "good" regardless of how they are eaten.

mcdonalds burgers are not good , but i wouldnt say same for burger king , its just good regardless of how you eat them, sideways or upsidedown

[rhadam]

I am pretty sure McDonalds and Burger king are never really "good" regardless of how they are eaten.

And you would be wrong. It's ok though, misinformation is rampant when speaking of nutrition and physiology.

[desslok]

And you would be wrong. It's ok though, misinformation is rampant when speaking of nutrition and physiology.

You seem to be confused. Misinformation is rampant when speaking of just about anything.

[RemyMarin1738]

I no longer eat whole white potatoes. I only eat McDonald's french fries and hash browns. I feel that the combination of fat from the oil combined with the carbs from the potatoes give me the energy and lubrication I need to go about my day. It's hard to lift properly if you don't reguarly top off your body with oil to keep your joints lubricate.

[rhadam]

You seem to be confused. Misinformation is rampant when speaking of just about anything.

So you're telling me Fox News and Dr. Oz aren't the definitive sources for information on how to live my life?

[ErikTheElectric]

So you're telling me Fox News and Dr. Oz aren't the definitive sources for information on how to live my life?

Yes... Yes we are.

[DasKomet]

BAD. Potatoes are a "gateway" tuber, and lead to harder spuds.

[Fairplay]

Noone ever got fat by eating too many potatoes. Its the same when soccer moms sprout how nuts are high in fat, just sit the fukk down. If you have a balanced diet and are active a potato wont kill you and is actually good for you. Sweet potatoes are the goat food.

[ironwill2008]

Are potatoes bad or good?

When they're properly prepared, they're good.


When they post in this forum, not so much.

[Jasonk282]

These threads are stupid. No food is good or bad on it's own. It has to be looked at as part of the overall nutrition.

The only time potatoes are bad is if you're Irish during the famine

[aresman1221]

I am pretty sure McDonalds and Burger king are never really "good" regardless of how they are eaten.

pls read nutrition stickies before posting nonsense.

[Jasonk282]

I am pretty sure McDonalds and Burger king are never really "good" regardless of how they are eaten.

False, I had a BK chicken sandwich yesterday...it was good.

[gbullock32]

False, I had a BK chicken sandwich yesterday...it was good.

Their 10 nuggets for $1.49 is a good deal too.

[ChaoticReignPbt]

I am pretty sure McDonalds and Burger king are never really "good" regardless of how they are eaten.

You're totally right. They aren't "good." When you compare the taste to 5 guys they just don't measure up. So I always go to 5 guys for bacon burgers with everything instead.

Though I do also enjoy Wendy's spicy chicken sandwiches.

On a serious note...context my misinformed friend. The health of your diet is a sum of it's parts. Not an individual meal. Some fast food may be short on micro nutrients etc, but that doesn't make it bad, it just means your diet has to make up for those shortcomings elsewhere.

[Jasonk282]

Their 10 nuggets for $1.49 is a good deal too.

2 BK chicken sandwiches for 5.00 or 1 for 4.59...

[wlodarczykn]

Potatoes are great..and usually pretty cheap

[GGGTeam]

Potatoes are better than good. White potatoes, Red potatoes, Diced potatoes with onions, mashed potatoes, Sweet potatoes, baked potatoes. I f'ing love potatoes.