I'm almost through reading Arnold's Encyclopedia, and even though the nutritional information it contains is from the 90s, it was a surprise to me that he actually seems to recommend white potatoes as a good source of carbs (in addition to grains, legumes, and greens of course), presumably due to their starch content as an inhibitor to being quickly metabolized.
"Carbohydrates are an essential part of a good nutritious eating plan, but only in balance and proportion to the other basic foods. But it is also true that people often confuse nutritious carbohydrate foods with those containing processed sugar - cakes, candy, soft drinks, or processed foods with sugar added. The problem with these fast foods is that they provide virtually empty calories, adding tremendously to your caloric intake and very little in the way of nutrition. This simply is not the case when you eat foods like fruit, vegetables, rice [/I]or potatoes.[I]" (p. 727)
It's clear from context and other references elsewhere in the chapter that he's not excluding white potatoes from the category.
A large, white potato has a few hundred calories give or take and maybe 40 or 50 carbs. That in no way sounds extreme, even though hash browns strike me somehow as a cheat food. Most people training hard on a caloric deficit are still going to need much more than that.
On weekends, I like to make a traditional American breakfast in the morning. Most of my regimented carbs come from beans, spinach, and toast, all measured. I am making my hashbrowns light on oil, as well. (However, the process of making them requires removal of a lot of the starch in the first place, perhaps taking away whatever advantage the white potato had over any other simple carbohydrates.)
What do you think of them as a once or twice a week meal item? Are they pretty much the same as any other simple carb you could eat, and technically get the same macro numbers with?
Thanks!
"Carbohydrates are an essential part of a good nutritious eating plan, but only in balance and proportion to the other basic foods. But it is also true that people often confuse nutritious carbohydrate foods with those containing processed sugar - cakes, candy, soft drinks, or processed foods with sugar added. The problem with these fast foods is that they provide virtually empty calories, adding tremendously to your caloric intake and very little in the way of nutrition. This simply is not the case when you eat foods like fruit, vegetables, rice [/I]or potatoes.[I]" (p. 727)
It's clear from context and other references elsewhere in the chapter that he's not excluding white potatoes from the category.
A large, white potato has a few hundred calories give or take and maybe 40 or 50 carbs. That in no way sounds extreme, even though hash browns strike me somehow as a cheat food. Most people training hard on a caloric deficit are still going to need much more than that.
On weekends, I like to make a traditional American breakfast in the morning. Most of my regimented carbs come from beans, spinach, and toast, all measured. I am making my hashbrowns light on oil, as well. (However, the process of making them requires removal of a lot of the starch in the first place, perhaps taking away whatever advantage the white potato had over any other simple carbohydrates.)
What do you think of them as a once or twice a week meal item? Are they pretty much the same as any other simple carb you could eat, and technically get the same macro numbers with?
Thanks!
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