Forums: April 2011 Kickstart Forum: questions from a newbie-
Created on: 06/21/11 04:56 PM Views: 1061 Replies: 3
smase Joined: 06/21/11 Posts: 1	questions from a newbie- Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 4:56 PM I am getting ready to start the 21-day kickstart and have read Dr Barnard's book and have some questions. He says no white potatoes, but, several recipes in the book and at nutritionmd call for red or yukon potatoes. Are these ok?
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marge Joined: 09/08/10 Location: Seattle Posts: 211	RE: questions from a newbie- Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 5:16 PM personally I eat white potatoes, baked, skin on no salt, no magarine. Excellent source of potassium. I am HWP and not diabetic. My issue is high bp. Sweet potatoes and yams, as they are mislabelled in the USA are really the best. Antioxidant power houses. Too many of us in the USA only eat our potatoes as fries, cooked in hot fat or drenched in mayo.
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mollyhorn Joined: 03/03/10 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582	RE: questions from a newbie- Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 6:16 PM It depends on how severe your diabetes and blood sugar issues are. If you are not diabetic or worried about a low-glycemic diet, then white potatoes would be alright in small amounts. Sweet potatoes are preferable, though, for their higher nutrition content. Molly Horn
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072	RE: questions from a newbie- Posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 10:12 AM There are also differences between red or new potatoes and big old russets as well. I'm no nutritionist or botanist or anything but I think it has something to do with the development of the starch content over time and from variety to variety. --Deb R
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