Baked Potato Thing

[ladyhawk21]

i read some of the questions; i am not seeing anything that says reheating turns the potatoes to sugar when eaten
the only i think see about reheating is  "Do I lose nutrients if I cook, store and reheat potatoes?"

Renee

[crickadoodle]

I don't do the potato thing myself, but I think this is what they were discussing at some point during RT's personal research on what eating potatoes would do to him.  It had to do with resistant starch and according to what I found online, it is what happens when potatoes are eaten cold.  Here is what I found:


Resistant Starch

The central benefit of eating cold cooked potatoes is in resistant starch (RS). A tasteless form of fiber, RS aids in weight loss due to its slow absorption rate in the small intestine. This causes most of the dietary bulk of RS to pass as excrement. When potatoes are cooked, then cooled, resistant starch forms tight crystals. These crystals are broken up when the potato is reheated. This slow absorption also gives you the feeling of satiety for a longer period, reducing food intake.


A 2004 "Nutrition and Metabolism" study showed an increase in fat oxidation from eating the RS meal. It was further shown that the oxidation is sustained by a daily diet containing RS, suggesting that a diet including high RS foods may help you manage your weight.


Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/31749 ... z1SbwWt8Fn

[LittlePrincess]

Okay now I'm completely confused.  I thought that Roger said do not eat them after they are cold. 

Blessed and loved,
LP

[jsprik]

no, he said don't leave them out at room temperature for an extended period of time and don't reheat them once they have been cold....therefore you don't want to eat frozen fries or tater tots and such things, always use fresh potatoes...

[crickadoodle]

and never reheat 

read the article I posted again and the sentence I underlined.  It explains why you don't want to reheat.

[LittlePrincess]

Thanks y'all! 


Blessed and loved,
LP

[ladyhawk21]

i figured out a way to have my beef stew of sorts (not often though)  on Sunday morning put in the crock pot meat with enough potatoes for a meal (but fix extra meat)
the next day i can make a baked potato; heat up some of the meat and some veggies.  and there you go a beef stew kinda!!  LOL

Renee

[Sicilian Mama]

By all means, use your oven for fries...

I bought... from QVC... those air flow thingys, that look like screen, that 'FRY' anything in the oven... they look like air conditioning panels, but they work beautifully, and they are only $15 for TWO!!!

You can put sweet or regular potatoes on them...

I LOVE to use potatoes as Hors De Oeuvres (sp)..

Cut a potato into 1/4 inch rounds, (slice the potatoes into rounds a 1/4 inc thick)

Brush with olive oil on both sides, and sprinkle with salt and pepper and a little smoked paprika (if you have it) or ground mustard for a kick...

Roast them in a 425 degree oven until soft on the inside, and crispy on the outside... take them out

While they are roasting, make up a salsa with tomatoes, onion, cilantro salt and pepper and jalapeno if you desire, and mix in baby cooked shrimp.. and top the potatoes with the mixture... TA DAAAA!

OR!!!

mAKE A KILLER bbq sauce, and add cubed roasted chicken to it and top the potatoes with the mixture... add a speck of jack cheese for non ldler's and and sprig of cilantro for LDL'ers...  Enoy!

[Sicilian Mama]

You can also make Buffalo chicken potatoes stacks, or

you can layer sliced turkey, and tomato and lettuce and roasted peppers between two roasted 1/4 inch thick slices of potatoes (the potatoes become the bread) and put mustard or chili sauce on the "bread" for heat and flavor...

I have always thought potatoes should be on the plan... ESPECIALLY the ORANGE sweet potatoes... they have WAAAAy more nutrition... but be careful to eat them occasionally if your body doesn't do well with bulky starches...

I also LOVE to roast sweet potatoes and butternut squash together with TONS OF ONIONS... in the oven... after splashing some olive oil, dill, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, ground mustard, smoked paprika, ground cilantro (or just about any and all the seasonings you have!) and mixing them with my hands... then placing them in a single layer on a sheet pan or jelly roll pan...and roast until golden brown... from there, you can eat them just like that... or add them to a vita mix or really good blender (i ADORE MY VITAMIX'S) AND ADD chicken stock or veggie stock to it and make a thick, delicous roasted soup...