Guest guest Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Don't you just love to make them with red skinned potatoes and leave the skin on. I also love to cut the red potatoes in small chunks and after they are boiled in salted water, just pour off most of the water and leave the potatoes in chunks. I stir in some Lawry's garlic salt, a tiny bit of dill weed, sour cream and Smart Balance Light. I also love to boil up rutabaga diced up small, with some potatoes and then mash them up together with a little butter or Smart Balance light and salt to taste. It is very good. Today I boiled(add salt and Ms. Dash to the water) up some red potatoes, carrot slices, some pole beans/Italian green beans, and diced up green cabbage together. I made a iron skillet of cornbread to eat with it and oh it was so delicious. Judy I live by the moto that says, " You laugh because I'm different, but I laugh because you are all the same " . I want to live my life by being a woman of high standards and having the will power to say no to all of the destructive worldly habits. I want to be a positive influence on the people around me, and to always be the first one to offer a helping hand. I don't want to fall into the selfish instincts of human nature. My mission is to be different. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Judy, There is no end to what can be added to mashed potatoes. I love to add sour cream or cream cheese and then make a topping of mashed broccoli. Today I added some Moneterey Jack Cheese and cream cheese. The side of cabbage and carrot slaw was perfect. I purchase organic potatoes so yes I love to leave the skin on. Daughter mashes hers and adds fresh sauteed garlic in butter. Deanna in Colorado *************************************************************** " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote: > Don't you just love to make them with red skinned potatoes and leave the skin on...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 I like to boil yukon gold potatoes and celery root and then mash them together, I also will roast up cauliflower, turnip and parsnip and puree them in the food processor and then mix them with the mashed potatoes, it has really good flavor and gets some veggies into picky eaters. In a message dated 10/27/2009 1:38:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jtwigg writes: Don't you just love to make them with red skinned potatoes and leave the skin on. I also love to cut the red potatoes in small chunks and after they are boiled in salted water, just pour off most of the water and leave the potatoes in chunks. I stir in some Lawry's garlic salt, a tiny bit of dill weed, sour cream and Smart Balance Light. I also love to boil up rutabaga diced up small, with some potatoes and then mash them up together with a little butter or Smart Balance light and salt to taste. It is very good. Today I boiled(add salt and Ms. Dash to the water) up some red potatoes, carrot slices, some pole beans/Italian green beans, and diced up green cabbage together. I made a iron skillet of cornbread to eat with it and oh it was so delicious. Judy I live by the moto that says, " You laugh because I'm different, but I laugh because you are all the same " . I want to live my life by being a woman of high standards and having the will power to say no to all of the destructive worldly habits. I want to be a positive influence on the people around me, and to always be the first one to offer a helping hand. I don't want to fall into the selfish instincts of human nature. My mission is to be different. .. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Are my favorite veg. I could eat them 3 times a day. Donna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 If white potatoes didn't make my blood glucose levels sky rocket, I could too. I have always loved potatoes and I miss them. Nancy C. Are my favorite veg. I could eat them 3 times a day. Donna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Good Saturday Morning Donna, I had organic potatoes sliced and fried in a bit of olive oil for breakfast. I think I'll have mashed with gravy for lunch.. Hooray for potatoes. Deanna in Colorado also at recycled_gardens **************************** thelilacflower wrote:> Are my favorite veg. I could eat them 3 times a day. > Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Are sweet potatoes better for you (despite the name being 'sweet')? Najma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 A nutritionist said that potaties were not considered a veg as far as nutrition is concerned, but a carb. This nutritionist said that it's best to have on your plate: 50% veg, 25% carb and 25% protein. Najma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 I have heard they are. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile Najma Zaman <najmazaman Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:50:48 Re: [veg_grp] Potatoes Are sweet potatoes better for you (despite the name being 'sweet')? Najma --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Yams are highly colored and are good for yopu. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Najma Zaman <najmazaman Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:50:48 Re: [veg_grp] Potatoes Are sweet potatoes better for you (despite the name being 'sweet')? Najma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 I don't care for sweet potatoes myself, but my parrots eat them regularly, they love them. I think they are high in vitamins A and C. Audrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Sweet potatoes are lower in the Glycemic Index charts than white potatoes because they have more fiber in them. You can have a half of a cup of sweet potatoes for 15 grams of carbohydrates vs 3 oz. of a white potato.....so it is better but not by much. Nancy C. Are sweet potatoes better for you (despite the name being 'sweet')? Najma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 There are several " vegetables " that are really " carbs " .....potatoes, legumes (cooked dried beans) and corn are what come to mind. That nutritionist is right......too bad most people don't eat that way. Nancy C. A nutritionist said that potaties were not considered a veg as far as nutrition is concerned, but a carb. This nutritionist said that it's best to have on your plate: 50% veg, 25% carb and 25% protein. Najma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 White potatoes are also very good for you.....they have a good amount of Vitamin C, potassium, Vitamin B6, and trace amounts of zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, thiamin, folate and riboflavin and a few grams of fiber.....and some other " good stuff " that I can't think of but they are good for you. Just different from yams and sweet potatoes.....I love all of them. According to my Carb Counting and Exchange Lists......3 oz. of a white potato has 15 gms. of carbs and 4 oz. of sweet potatoes have 15 gms. I can have both.....I just have to be careful when and how much. Before I became diabetic three years ago, I used to have a whole baked sweet potato or a baked potato....and nothing else....for lunch.......that was heaven! Nancy Yams are highly colored and are good for yopu. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Najma Zaman <najmazaman Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:50:48 Re: [veg_grp] Potatoes Are sweet potatoes better for you (despite the name being 'sweet')? Najma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 > A nutritionist said that potaties were not considered a veg as far > as nutrition is concerned, but a carb. That's interesting: the national school lunch program makes me count them as a vegetable, not a carb. Probably it's because potatoes are one vegetable the kids are guaranteed to eat! Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Audrey........your parrots must have been raised in the South! Lol!! Nancy C. I don't care for sweet potatoes myself, but my parrots eat them regularly, they love them. I think they are high in vitamins A and C. Audrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Lol Nancy - They are all rescues, but I have been able to trace some of the backgrounds of 2 - one was bred in Florida, the other was wildcaught in Ecuador and imported into the US in 1984. Audrey On 4/10/10, Nancy Curtis <nancihank wrote: > > Audrey........your parrots must have been raised in the South! Lol!! > Nancy C. > > > > I don't care for sweet potatoes myself, but my parrots eat them > regularly, they love them. I think they are high in vitamins A and C. > Audrey > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 , That really wouldn't be to bad but if it is like our school, where we had kids enrolled continuously for 24 years, those potatoes that are counted as a lunch vegetable that kids will always eat are always fried. We tried for years and years to get french fries off of the menu for an EVERY DAY vegetable.....they didn't do that but they did finally put in a fresh fruit and salad line, which helps. Nancy C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 > We tried for years and years to get french fries off of the menu for > an EVERY DAY vegetable..... I serve them once a month. I also serve them roasted with differing additions (garlic, herbs, Cajun spice, etc.) or combined with roasted sweet potatoes, baked with toppings, or mashed. The Government has recently been sending me cases of fat-free french fries, and they definitely need a bit of alteration in order to make them desirable to eat. The kids will mostly eat them in these varied forms, but they do prefer their french fries. The only thing I serve every day is green salad. This is a pretty good non-carb entry-level vegetable for the vege-phobes, of which there are many. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Alex, I salute you! Sounds like you are doing a good job at that school. I wish the our school would take a lesson from people like you. Excellent job! Nancy C. East Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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