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[Poodlepet2]

Cherry, that may be true for a large number of diabetics. I found the quality and quantity matter to me....sometimes potatoes affect me far more than bread, but that's not a hard and fast rule.

Sometimes I think my body forgot to read the physiology books!

Given a choice, I will have a little potato over bread because I believe cell walls make your body work a little harder.

I pretty much gave up both-not so much the potatoes as the bread-and always, portion, portion, portion!

There are so many other choices instead that make my cooking easier and are just as delicious, but yes, I too am a card carrying member of the Sweet Potato Admiration Society!

Poodlepet2

[VaBelle35]

White potatoes make me sleepy.  When I did my Whole30 and re-introduced white potatoes that was the result.  So I only eat them at dinner.

I also take a tablespoon of potato starch in bone broth before bed.  Sleeping pill in a bowl.

[chickenbutt]

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VaBelle35 wrote:

White potatoes make me sleepy.  When I did my Whole30 and re-introduced white potatoes that was the result.  So I only eat them at dinner.

I also take a tablespoon of potato starch in bone broth before bed.  Sleeping pill in a bowl.

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Yeah, they are one of the things on my list of 'foods that will help you sleep at night'.         I guess a lot of foods have more of that quality, whether it's the tryptophan or specific nutrients, than the one most people seem to think is #1 - turkey.   

My dinner tonight is going to be turkey breast and mashed potatoes.    Maybe I'll get a couple hours of sleep.   hehe

[sidsmom]

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@Lucky Charm wrote:

The man who wrote that (wholelong) article (thatIdidn'tread) ate boiled potatoes for breakfast every morning? 

What a nut.

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Cuz eating hashed browns (news flash...they're potatoes)

is totally crazy.  Srsly funny.

[suzyQ3]

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@Noel7 wrote:

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@chickenbutt wrote:

I don't buy bags, either.  I'm just too food-picky to not be able to scrutinize the entirety of what I'm purchasing.

I was saying this in another thread here, the other day, as others have mentioned here, that it seems like stuff like potatoes and apples just don't stay fresh as long as they used to.

I only buy potatoes when I know they are going to be prepared within a couple of days this time of year, and even less time in the hotter times.

I LOVE potatoes!     I just made a batch of mashed potatoes that I put into 1 and 2 serving size L&L containers, froze, then popped out and vacuum sealed.  Six potatoes made 9 servings for me, plus I had some asiago I wanted to use up.

I also love sweet potatoes, but only the ones I consider sweet potatoes and not yams - the ones with the light skin and the really light, blonde you could say, flesh.  I either make mashers with those (just with asiago also,  butter, and s&p) or baked (served with just butter and s&p).  

I could probably eat any potato type thing that I enjoy day after day where as I normally cannot eat the same thing over and over - well, that or Mexican food.  

HI @chickenbutt 

Apparently those we get in our markets are all sweet potatoes.  I put up a report from a sweet potato organization a couple of pages back.

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@Noel7, hi. I'm so sorry to hear that you've been so sick. :-)

Yes, all of them are sweet potatoes. The ones that @chickenbutt (chicky) likes are the light-skinned one; the ones we love are the dark-skinned (sometimes called "garnet" yams, but again, they're really just another variety of sweet potatoes.

In fact, last night my husband made a wonderful sweet potatoe chile. Turned out very well.

Take care, you two.

[chickenbutt]

Hey Suz!     I've missed you lately.  Your husband's chili sounds very interesting!    Now I'm craving sweet potatoes.  No plan for going to the store for several days, so I'll have to just get over it.  hehe

[Noel7]

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@suzyQ3 wrote:

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@Noel7 wrote:

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@chickenbutt wrote:

I don't buy bags, either.  I'm just too food-picky to not be able to scrutinize the entirety of what I'm purchasing.

I was saying this in another thread here, the other day, as others have mentioned here, that it seems like stuff like potatoes and apples just don't stay fresh as long as they used to.

I only buy potatoes when I know they are going to be prepared within a couple of days this time of year, and even less time in the hotter times.

I LOVE potatoes!     I just made a batch of mashed potatoes that I put into 1 and 2 serving size L&L containers, froze, then popped out and vacuum sealed.  Six potatoes made 9 servings for me, plus I had some asiago I wanted to use up.

I also love sweet potatoes, but only the ones I consider sweet potatoes and not yams - the ones with the light skin and the really light, blonde you could say, flesh.  I either make mashers with those (just with asiago also,  butter, and s&p) or baked (served with just butter and s&p).  

I could probably eat any potato type thing that I enjoy day after day where as I normally cannot eat the same thing over and over - well, that or Mexican food.  

HI @chickenbutt 

Apparently those we get in our markets are all sweet potatoes.  I put up a report from a sweet potato organization a couple of pages back.

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@Noel7, hi. I'm so sorry to hear that you've been so sick. :-)

Yes, all of them are sweet potatoes. The ones that @chickenbutt (chicky) likes are the light-skinned one; the ones we love are the dark-skinned (sometimes called "garnet" yams, but again, they're really just another variety of sweet potatoes.

In fact, last night my husband made a wonderful sweet potatoe chile. Turned out very well.

Take care, you two.

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Hi @suzyQ3

Thank you!  BTW, the garnets are my favorite, too!

It's so good to see you here.