Eating potatoes can benefit blood pressure without causing weight gain
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from:msnbc.comPotatoes may help lower blood pressure. Purple ones, that is
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"Potatoes also pack in fiber that may promote fullness and aid weight management."
I believe that Potatoes are high in Carbs, which causes insulin spikes which will increase hunger in the long run. It is true that Fiber does counteract carbs, but I don't think it is fair to say that it is an effective aid in weight management.
I agree, they're too starchy for effective weight loss. They are useful for people who want to gain without resorting to unhealthy foods, or for athletes who need a larger source of immediate energy. They're also nightshades, which is becoming well known for causing inflammation for some people. Getting rid of them did wonders for my grandmother's aches and pains, turns out she's sensitive to them.
Overall there isn't much to them nutritionally, so for the average American more veggies are the way to go, less carbs and a better source of fiber and vitamins.
There are actually lots of vitamins and minerals in potatoes. One large baked potato with skin contains 21% of your daily carb recommendation, but it also contains 15% of your protein.
Reducing carbs, fat, or anything else isn't the proper strategy. Eating a proper balance of protein, carbs and fat without exceeding daily calorie requirements is healthiest. This is why you should avoid processed foods, lots of carbs and calories and little else, but in natural food, carbs are not bad at all. Ignore the nuts that suggest avoiding fruit and veggies like carrots because of the carbs.
Balance. Potato chips bad (but oh so tasty). Potatoes with meat and veggie side and some fresh berries for desert, very good.
Unless you are diabetic, don't worry about insulin spikes, just the fad of the day.
I'm not saying all carbs are bad. Veggies are great sources of them because they're so fibrous and nutrient dense and you almost can't overeat on them. But even things like potatoes and pasta, set me up for a huge binges, and that's a problem. Most people aren't active enough for the carb recommendations anymore, it's still too much.
And I don't agree with any of the "recommendations" anyway, since they're heavily influenced by the grain industry and government, not simply for our health.
Maybe it is my Irish ancestry, but I do NOT experience a blood sugar or insulin spike after eating potatoes. Of course, in addition to the fiber naturally in a potato, that slows its absorption, I also always add a significant amount of butter to it, which also slows its absorption. I know someone will point out that I should avoid butter because of its high calories and saturated fat content, but I have lost 75 pounds including them and butter (and coconut oil and heavy raw cream) in my diet.
Never in my life have I seen a purple potato. Where do they sell them?
Costco sells them. You can also buy seed potatoes from Gurney among others. My local nursery sells them as well. They have a slightly nutty flavor and be careful boiling them, always leave the skin on a colored potato or you will end up with purple water and a slight blue cast to the potato. If you cook them with skins on and don't overcook until the skin bursts, the purple potato retains all of its color and makes the most interesting potato salads.
I am with Richard. My wife was recently diagnosed as being pre-diabetic and told to cut potatoes from her diet completely because of their high glycemic index. I saw nothing about colors in this doctor's order. Bummer too, I just finished harvesting about 50 pounds of red and purple potatoes.
Thanks for the tip on Costco. Years ago my local store sold them and they were about the only potato I bought, then as rapidly as the appeared, the disappeared. As I recall, they are a different texture than the standard white spud, which in my opinion is only good for frying;-) And they were great to serve the kids for different reactions!
Only place I've seen purple potatoes was on that episode of Dirty Jobs.
If the FDA gets their way you will not be able to eat foods like this because they will reclassify foods like this as drugs.
Anytime something is found to benefit the human body without pharma/FDA involvement it is eventually controlled by the FDA.
Actually, that is not true at all. The FDA will simply not allow the sellers of the potatoes claim that they are good for you without an * disclaimer. The FDA does not have any authority over supplements and herbs, they just will not acknowledge that they are actually beneficial.
You really need to check out all the bills that deal with the FDA reclassifying supplements and herbs.
For starters, you need to go to Natural News and look at that articles they have posted about that very fact.
Here, I will give you a couple of topics to go aling with what I said.
Agenda 21
Codex Alimentarious.
Food Moderization safety act.
The only purple potatoes I've seen are sweet potatoes. Funny how the name ot this mysterious potato is never mentioned!
Hey author! Please tell us the name of this miracle potato.
When you start walking around telling people, "I love you, you love me", it's time to stop eating the purple potatoes.
Um, are we talking about Okinawan sweet potatoes, here, or something in the Deadly Nightshade family? I'm confused.
Actually, the only proven potato for weight management is NOT being a couch-potato.
Really good points here!I wish more people knew about this so that there would be a alternate meditation for high blood pressure and as far as I know potatoes have many benefits and nutrients that can help individual.http://authentichealthcoaching.podomatic.com/
I did not grow any potatoes this year but I did grow a few purple tomatoes though. They are supposed to be one the sweetest tomatoes. They do taste good.
Quick..
Sell gold...buy Purple Potatoes!
But where do I get my purple potatoes assessed? lol
In Okinawa they have purple sweet potatoes....how about that?
Maybe thats why they live soo long...purple potatoes.....
Okay, many of you have asked "Where to find purple potatoes?" so here's your answer. I grow heirloom vegetables as a hobby. The best way to get these wonderful exotics (which are NOTHING like the commercially grown, genetically engineered, and mass produced produce) is by growing heirlooms. And growing your own is much less expensive than buying them. Go pull some weeds!
I've personally grown three varieties of blue potatoes. Adirondack Blue, All-Blue, and Purple Majesty, but there are lots of other varieties. Here are some links for those who don't want to search on their own for "Heirloom Seed Potato". Bear in mind, for each piece that you plant, you'll end up with up to four pounds of potatoes from each plant. A little goes a long way, so don't get 20 pounds of seed potatoes. Start with 1 or 2 . One of the best sources I've seen for heirloom potatoes is "potatogarden dot com" in the "Mid-Season" section of potatoes.
Hope this helps!
Meany! I don't want to pull anymore weeds! I'm learning to eat weeds.
The minerals and vitamins, that are in any of the food we grow depends on the ground(soil) that they are grown in. The U.S. government, I forget which government branch claims that the minerals and vitamins in the soil has been depleted of the rich nutrients because of overgrowing of the farmlands. I don`t know anything about purple potatoes, but red potatoes are very good for diabetics. Have a good day.
Informative article. However, did the author/authors attempt to buy purple potatoes? I did and was unable to locate any retail grocery store the stocked/sold purple ptatoes. I even called a produce distributor in Pennsylvania(I live in Richmolnd, Va.) and they did not know of any place to buy purple potatoes. So, while the article was interesting it is of negligible value to the consumer. So next time they want to publish information for the public good they should do some research on avaIlability of the product the article is promoting. Best regards. If you can read this-thank a teacher; if you can read it in Engish-thank a military service veteran(esp a WWII vet)//blr//
It is odd that the heading of the article seems to indicate that the nutritional value of purple potatoes is being compared to white ones, but, instead, is being compared to NO potatoes. It is too blatant to be an oversight. The control group ate NO potatoes, not white (or any other color) potatoes. And MICROWAVED?! Why not boiled, steamed, or baked? Microwaving disrupts protein molecules. Oh well, it is at least about time that the potato got some good press, even if it was oddly stated. I have frequently lost several pounds of retained fluid overnight after a dinner of potato soup.