Forums: January 2011 Kickstart Forum: White Potatoes
Created on: 01/07/11 01:02 PM Views: 1553 Replies: 7
Checochinican Joined: 01/04/11 Posts: 148	White Potatoes Posted Friday, January 7, 2011 at 1:02 PM Everyone knows diabetics shouldn't eat white potatoes. Everyone knows that because everyone says so. The glycemic index is the worst thing to happen to potatoes since the potato blight (Phytophthora infestans) of 1845. Because potatoes are said to be very high on the GI, they are considered as healthy for diabetics as strycknine, arsenic, and white bread. My blood glucose being under good control these days, I decided to test the white potato for myself, to determine what that food might do to my glucose scores. I incorporated a sizeable white potato, baked, into my dinner last evening. The other foods were all old friends, unlikely to cause me ill. Here are the results of my meter's tests. Before dinner: 80 Two hours after dinner: 100 Three hours after dinner: 88 This morning's fasting level: 77 I have that potato's twin, so I'll repeat the test in a couple days. If I get the same or similar results, I'll be happy to welcome Mr. Potato back into my regular diet. What's in a large baked white potato? http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cgi-bin/list_nut_edit.pl
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2068	RE: White Potatoes Posted Friday, January 7, 2011 at 1:05 PM Alas, I've done that same test - medium white potato baked alongside known good things (salad, etc) during a period of really good numbers (early after I was diagnosed when my A1C was still running under 6.0). And wham, I think that was the first time I ever saw my glucose meter read over 200. Depending on how my next A1C goes (mid Feb), I may re-try it. As with everything, the results vary from person to person - one person's potato is another person's poison. --Deb R
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Mariberry Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 297	RE: White Potatoes Posted Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 11:44 AM [quote="Checochinican"]Everyone knows diabetics shouldn't eat white potatoes. Everyone knows that because everyone says so. I am Type 2 as well and I LOVE Mr.Lowly Potato in all forms - baked, boiled, scalloped, roasted, and alas, fried as a chip as well. I eat mainly sweet potatoes now but do allow myself a potato once in a while - usually baked with a veggie "stuffing" of sorts. I can leave chocolate alone easily, but potatoes....not so much. By the way, Checo, your numbers look pretty amazing (if I did the conversion properly. We use a decimal system here i.e. 4.4, 5.5 etc). You seem to have your condition well in hand. Good on you! All we are saying is "Give Peas a Chance"
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BrownSuga Joined: 12/30/10 Posts: 24	RE: White Potatoes Posted Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 11:48 AM This week I made a potato and green bean casserole with cream of celery but then I realize that I should probably go to the health food store for the cream of celery or make it from scratch (if I can find a recipe online for it).
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cch22 Joined: 09/08/10 Location: New York State Posts: 999	RE: White Potatoes Posted Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 12:14 PM http://www.grouprecipes.com/25868/vegan-cream-of-celery-soup.html/print this recipe looks goooood... and ready in 20 min.. humm
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BrownSuga Joined: 12/30/10 Posts: 24	RE: White Potatoes Posted Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 1:03 PM Thanks, that does look good. I loved the potato and green beans together; I think that I can eat that quite a bit.
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BrownSuga Joined: 12/30/10 Posts: 24	RE: White Potatoes Posted Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 1:05 PM cch22 By the way, thanks for mentioning the weight that you lost that is so encouraging. I was just asking my daughters if it look like my abs were pulling in from the sides, my oldest said that I had just started but my youngest said that she could tell. It helped when I logged on and people were saying that they drop two to four pounds.
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Checochinican Joined: 01/04/11 Posts: 148	RE: White Potatoes Posted Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 10:18 AM I tried my potato experiment again yesterday, with similar results. No sugar spike and back to normal after 3 hours. No impact on the next day. I have one more potato from that set and will test again, possibly tomorrow. My meter has become my best friend and lets me test foods for myself. I'm not ready to tackle white bread yet, but plan to.
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