A Stupid Question I know? Potatoes

[Beauj]

Are potatoes included in your 5 a day veggie / fruity thingy? Can they be seen as such or are they all just starch & water & carbs as some Dr told me recently when advising me not to eat em?? Like I'm going to stop my stable diet!?!?!?

[pastafreak]

Potato nutrition.....excellent really...lol

Potato, raw, with peel
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 80 kcal 320 kJ
Carbohydrates 19 g
- Starch 15 g
- Dietary fiber 2.2 g
Fat 0.1 g
Protein 2 g
Water 75 g
Thiamine (Vit. B1) 0.08 mg 6%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.03 mg 2%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 1.1 mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.25 mg 19%
Vitamin C 20 mg 33%
Calcium 12 mg 1%
Iron 1.8 mg 14%
Magnesium 23 mg 6%
Phosphorus 57 mg 8%
Potassium 421 mg 9%
Sodium 6 mg 0%

Percentages are relative to US
recommendations for adults.

[Beauj]

Yes Ice, & I have to point out, that I eat that many 'pluses' every day till they are running out off me arZe!

[Beauj]

Pasta, I don't have a clue what half of them are! But I think you have got something there babes!!

Thank you for the time and effort in finding that all out, that was really good of you. X X X

[Razzle09]

What's on for tomorrow Beauj.......I'm off to Donegal...for my sins.....lol

[Ice.Maiden]

LOL at Beauj!!!!!

Good lord pasta!!!!! What a long answer!! Well here's mine - potatoes are fine for some, but others have a starch inyolerance, so have to be careful.
Potatoes DO have a lkot of starch in them - or slow-release carbs if you like, but this's broken down into glucose, and - if it's not converted into energy (through exercise), it's stored as fat in the body.
I know I'm right - got an exam pass at A Level in biology! : )

[Ice.Maiden]

Oh...sorry razzle. Thought you said you were off to Donegal - for the sun!

[pastafreak]

Icey....ANYTHING will be stored as fat in the body if not expended as calories spent....

[Beauj]

Razzel, to the sands of Rossnowla I take it??

Was a my grt Neices Christening in St Johnstone Donegal 2 weeks ago, but stayed in Derry, - Tower Hotel - would recommend to anyone - Derry is a grt place to be now!

Tomorrow for me? Don't know! I just do whatever I feel like when I wake up - even if that means going back to sleep!!

Tom and I have paint & paper in and are planning to do the house up - some work has also to be carried out to it. Then we hope to put it on the market and if we get the right price, buy somewhere in Co. Down, Castlewellan outskirts or there about, - that's were most of my family are from.

So maybe tomorrow, might even start a bit of painting!

[Razzle09]

Hi Beauj............Rossbeg.....but stop off a Nancy's in Ardara for some chowder en route...............of course.

Enjoy your day painting. Sun or rain Rossbeg is beautiful......

[Ice.Maiden]

We all know who to call if we want a decorator in then Beauj!

[Beauj]

Yep, Icey, Tom's yer man!!!

Oh sorry, did ya think it was moi??

[Ice.Maiden]

Yes!