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SBD Daily Helpful Hints!
Which Spud's For You?
How you prepare a potato determines how fattening it is. Take a look:
Baked: This is the worst way of eating a potato,
from the glycemic-index perspective. The process
of baking it renders the starches most easily
accessible to your digestive system.
Believe it or not, that baked potato will be
less fattening topped with a dollop of low-fat
cheese or sour cream. The calorie count will be
slightly higher, but the fat contained in the
cheese or sour cream will slow down the
digestive process, thereby lessening the amount
of insulin that potato prompts your body to
make.
Mashed or broiled: This is better than baked,
due to the difference in the cooking process,
but also because you'd probably eat them with a
little butter or sour cream, and the fat slows
the digestive process.
Fried: Even French fries are better than baked,
believe it or not, because of the fat in which
they're cooked. But don't be misled-none of
these are good choices for someone on the South
Beach Diet.
Potato type: The type of potato you eat is also
a big factor in all of this. Red-skinned
potatoes are highest in carbs. White-skinned are
better. New potatoes, better yet-in every
vegetable or fruit, the younger when picked, the
lower the carb count. If you must indulge, do so
sparingly. And try sweet potatoes instead of
white.
Staying Regular
Cutting back on grains (i.e., fiber) causes some
South Beach Dieters to experience irregularity.
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