Potatoes and their use in diets
Potatoes are very high calorie food. We can include potatoes to gain some weight, but we can also lose it. You will learn how to get rid of unnecessary weight with potatoes.
Potatoes improves the cardiovascular system, alleviates stress, normalizes blood pressure. Potatoes also helps to fix the nervous system, you’ll be more active and able to work effectively.
Potatoes are a good way to lose weight. They contain very little fat, but so does a large amount of much needed protein and carbohydrates, which give a feeling of satiety. Potassium helps the potatoes to release excess water, while magnesium stimulates the metabolism.
Disadvantage:
in certain ways of preparation of potatoes can be fattening.
Judge for yourself:
* a baked medium potato / -55 kcal + spoon spicy cream cheese and
cream – 30 kcal. Total – 85 kcal.
* Steamed Potatoes 100 g – 85 kcal + 20 g butter. Total – 150 kcal.
* Potato cutlets 100 g – 292 kcal and potato powder – 207 kcal.
* Fried potatoes 100 g + 8 g fat – 160 calories.
* Potato croquettes 100g – 68 calories, a powder made from semi – 213 kcal.
* potatoes in fryer 100 g – 290 kcal.
And for lovers of sweet temptations will recommend a “potato cake”. For some this may sound strange, but lately more in sweets intervene potatoes.
Potato cake:
In 100 grams of bread that contains only 150 calories. Here’s how to prepare it.
Boil 300g potatoes and squeeze them very well. Add ’75 powdered sugar 2 egg yolks, 1 coffee spoon of baking soda and flour 80g. Mix until the mixture becomes homogeneous. Beat 2 egg whites foam and add them to a soft dough. Optionally you can add fruit jam. Brush with butter and not very long great shape, pour the batter and bake in preheated oven to 220 degrees for 30-35 minutes. The cake is ready for consumption.
