Post by Steve on May 5, 2017 8:03:06 GMT -8
By now, if you have been finding out about foods that hurt or help you with T2D, you must have learned that potatoes have high glycemic index and glycemic load. If these terms are not familiar, you are not doing your homework.
Realize that white foods are typically bad, but red foods are typically good! Red? Well, red (and blue and purple) in fruit or vegetables is from anthocyanines, associated with antioxidants. (Check the benefits of anthocyanines.)
So new red potatoes are way better than standard baked potatoes. An because I like to make red potato salad, I decided to look into just how much I was blowing it? I am pleasantly surprised:
• Boiled red potatoes: 89 ± 7.2
• Boiled red potatoes, refrigerated, and consumed cold: 56 ± 5.2
• French fries: 63 ± 5.5
(source)
Note that red potatoes boiled and cooled (as in potato salad) are lots lower on the scale. So after having a big helping (clearly several cups) for dinner, my morning fasting test was 115! I'll take that.
So where'smy recipe? Fact: I simply wing it. There are many recipes found with Google, and honestly you can, and should, pick a few to get te idea, then do what you want. Red potatoes are the one constant. Hard-boiled eggs are also expected, but you decide. Sour cream, mayo, or best yet, plain yogurt 〈Recognize that the sour taste of plain yogurt is a sign of no sugar! Adapt and enjoy it!〉 will be the binder. Then added extras include chopped RED onion, celery (go green with this one), maybe red or orange bell pepper? Of course salt and pepper, as you see fit. It might take 30minutes, start to finish, and if you do it right, you will make it again next week. And if you do it right, you will never make it the same way twice.
Realize that white foods are typically bad, but red foods are typically good! Red? Well, red (and blue and purple) in fruit or vegetables is from anthocyanines, associated with antioxidants. (Check the benefits of anthocyanines.)
So new red potatoes are way better than standard baked potatoes. An because I like to make red potato salad, I decided to look into just how much I was blowing it? I am pleasantly surprised:
• Boiled red potatoes: 89 ± 7.2
• Boiled red potatoes, refrigerated, and consumed cold: 56 ± 5.2
• French fries: 63 ± 5.5
(source)
Note that red potatoes boiled and cooled (as in potato salad) are lots lower on the scale. So after having a big helping (clearly several cups) for dinner, my morning fasting test was 115! I'll take that.
So where'smy recipe? Fact: I simply wing it. There are many recipes found with Google, and honestly you can, and should, pick a few to get te idea, then do what you want. Red potatoes are the one constant. Hard-boiled eggs are also expected, but you decide. Sour cream, mayo, or best yet, plain yogurt 〈Recognize that the sour taste of plain yogurt is a sign of no sugar! Adapt and enjoy it!〉 will be the binder. Then added extras include chopped RED onion, celery (go green with this one), maybe red or orange bell pepper? Of course salt and pepper, as you see fit. It might take 30minutes, start to finish, and if you do it right, you will make it again next week. And if you do it right, you will never make it the same way twice.