How healthy are Potatoes? / myLot

Sweden

October 22, 2019 3:37pm CST

Some who want to avoid carbs, may be surprised of the health benefits of potatoes.. I once had stomach problems and bought fermented potato juice and it was helpful.. Have you found that potatoes are good for you? My favorite potatoes are the almond shaped potatoes that grow here in North Sweden. What sort is your favorite?

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

22 Oct 19

I've read that there are about 6.000 different kinds of potatoes in the world. I love potatoes and wouldn't want to live in a country where potatoes aren't eaten at all or only rarely.

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Marja

@buenavida (9985)

• Sweden

22 Oct 19

Thanks for the info! Makes me curious.. what a great variety our Creator has given us in the nature!

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

22 Oct 19

@buenavida A lovely photo!

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

22 Oct 19

Sorry, only ~4.000 different kinds of potatoes! (Wikipedia "There are more than 4,000 varieties of native potatoes, mostly found in the Andes. They come in many sizes and shapes. There are also over 180 wild potato species. Though they are too bitter to eat, their important biodiversity includes natural resistances to pests, diseases, and climatic conditions."

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99399)

• Canada

22 Oct 19

I like all kinds of potatoes. My favorite way to eat them is baked.

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Marja

@buenavida (9985)

• Sweden

22 Oct 19

We can eat potatoes in so many shapes - the taste is rather neutral, so they go with almost any food

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99399)

• Canada

22 Oct 19

@buenavida that is true

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

23 Oct 19

I think it is not easy for me to avoid carbs. Basically I eat everything except for bitter food. Potato is one of my favorite food and I often use it to cook different dishes.

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Marja

@buenavida (9985)

• Sweden

23 Oct 19

I think it is OK to eat some potatoes - we can eat other vegetables too..

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

30 Oct 19

I used to enjoy eating all kinds of potatoes but the yams were my favorite.

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Marja

@buenavida (9985)

• Sweden

30 Oct 19

Is it like sweet potatoes?

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

31 Oct 19

@buenavida Yes!

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

31 Oct 19

I had never had those almond shaped ones and I bet they are tasty from Sweden. I love spuds as we call them they were a staple in the country of my Mother, Ireland. Yes starch is bad they say, but I still eat them now and again. My Irish Granny used to drink the fermented potato as well along with carrots and onions and she lived til 99 yrs of age.

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Marja

@buenavida (9985)

• Sweden

31 Oct 19

Fermented potatoes? I once bought fermented potato juice from A. Vogel..

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

31 Oct 19

@buenavida Oh did you?

DianneN

@DianneN (246613)

• United States

22 Oct 19

I love roasted red potatoes, mashed, and baked potatoes. Did I mention fries?

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Marja

@buenavida (9985)

• Sweden

23 Oct 19

Well, they can be eaten in many ways..

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DianneN

@DianneN (246613)

• United States

23 Oct 19

@buenavida

. So true!

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May2k8

@May2k8 (18074)

• Indonesia

23 Oct 19

As long as I feel comfortable with what I eat, everything can be digested properly.

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Marja

@buenavida (9985)

• Sweden

31 Oct 19

Great, sounds good..

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Orbiter

@Buffalo1 (103)

• United States

23 Oct 19

I like the baked potatoes at Wendy's. Baked is much better for you than french fries. Maybe adding butter or sour cream to a baked potato makes it less healthy, but I always do it.

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Marja

@buenavida (9985)

• Sweden

31 Oct 19

The best thing I've learned about food, is that fat like butter is healthy - especially from grass fed cows - like organic..

Sanna_S

@psanasangma (5884)

• India

23 Oct 19

Yes, healthy potatoes are very concern to me .. I just avoid buying black dots shrink one and greenish one

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Marja

@buenavida (9985)

• Sweden

31 Oct 19

Yes, potatoes have to be stored in a cool, dark place..

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457918)

• Switzerland

23 Oct 19

we had the almond shaped potatoes in France, they are called "Amandine", good but not to make mashed or gnocchi. I do not have one favorite, it depends what I need to prepare.

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Marja

@buenavida (9985)

• Sweden

23 Oct 19

Maybe there are more almond shaped potatoes? I have made mashed potatoes from the kind we have here..

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457918)

• Switzerland

23 Oct 19

@buenavida "The amandine" is the same potato no matter in which country. you can make mashed, but the result is surely not the best.