Thursday 17 July 2008

Does a Potatoe Diet Help You Lose Weight?

Potatoes are a great food. High in carbohydrates they have proved a staple diet for people all over the world.

Potatoes make wonderful meals which are low in calories, but high in nutrition.

The healthiest way to cook potatoes is to boil and mash them, with a small amount of butter and milk.

If you like chips, try the oven chips variety as they use less fat.

Crinkle cut chips have the highest ratio of fat because of their larger surface area.

Another excellent way to cook potatoes is to bake them in the oven.

Potatoes can definitely help towards creating a healthy diet compatable with losing weight. Just be careful with the amount of mayonnaise and fat that you add to the potatoes!

More tips on losing weight can be found at Practical Weight Loss