[Sca-cooks] Dieting

[Mark Hendershott]

The original post noted the calorie value for the carbohydrate in a 
potato.  Your query seems to assume the entire weight of the spud.  That 
would include water, protein and whatever else is in potatoes along with 
the carb.

Simon Sinneghe
Briaroak, Summits, An Tir


At 12:15 PM 11/28/03 -0600, you wrote:
>1 pound = 454 grams (x4 cals/gram)= 1816 calories ?!?
>there is a flaw in here somewhere...
>
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>[mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Tara Sersen
>Boroson
>Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 10:20 AM
>To: Cooks within the SCA
>Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Dieting
>
>
> > A plain baked potato has 100 calories... that is a VERY low calorie
> > food and it is misinformation to say otherwise.  I did NOT say it was
> > a low carbohydrate food.
>
>
>Maybe if you're eating little baby red potatoes.  According to the
>Complete Book of Food Counts, a 4-3/4"x2-1/3" potato has 212 calories.
>That is a fairly small potato.  If you're eating one of the one-pound
>potatoes they advertise at some chain restaurants, I'd estimate they are
>
>about 7"x4".  You're looking at at least 500 calories for one of those
>behemoths, and probably 300-400 for a normal, large roasting potato.
>
>-Magdalena
>
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>Tara Sersen Boroson
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