Nutrition purists claim that white potatoes (the kind we like to bake and turn into french fries and potato chips so often) aren't good for you because all they provide for the diet is high-glycemic starch.
2007-03-23 09:21:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Compared to other foods, white potatos are not great.
First of all, most of the vitamins are in the peel and most people remove the peel. Then people boil them which leaches out most of the remaining nutrients.
Furthermore, most people slather cream, butter, sour cream and bacon bits on potatos, which all have too much saturated fat. Or we deep-fry them.
Lastly, the potato provides a lot of high-glycemic carbs that convert to blood sugar quickly and are not good for a regulated metabolism.
So overall potatos should be pretty low on your food choice list if you care about your body.
2007-03-23 09:31:13 · answer #1 · answered by Julian A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's at least a whole natural food - assuming you're talking about a plain baked potato and the like. They are just simple carbs with very little nutritional content, so that's why they may be considered bad. Sweet potatoes have a lot more vitamins in them.
2007-03-23 16:33:20 · answer #2 · answered by finra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White potatoes are good for you but sweet potatos are better. Carb foods with color are generally better for you than white carb foods. This is true for potatos, rice, and bread. The colored carb foods have more complex carbs in them.
2007-03-23 16:43:33 · answer #3 · answered by xox_bass_player_xox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes its true everything white(bread,rice,and potatoe)is bad try the the sweet potatoes its healthier
2007-03-23 16:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by ♥I_rock_you♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they arent horrible if the arent fried, bake is ok. it does have alot of sugary carbs, which is bad when you eat too much, so a little is ok... just dont splurge
hope this helps!
2007-03-23 16:28:35 · answer #5 · answered by sweet_g_grl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are all good veggies its how ya cook them! In the 1800s ireland had (the potaoe famine) where many died. I dont think they cared what colour they were its all good nutrition!!
2007-03-23 16:28:02 · answer #6 · answered by cinsjunglejim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In moderation they r fine. Everyday- not a good idea!
2007-03-23 16:27:08 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are mostly good for you if you eat them whole and not procceced bake em there good like that
2007-03-23 16:26:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋