Baked potato

[SarahG]

Just wandering why I can't have baked potato

I read the reason in the book ,that potatoes would remind us of fries but I don't fries, have never eaten fries

So why can't I eat a plain potato?

[Laura B]

They really don't have a lot of nutrients so it's better to eat other vegetables instead that will offer more nutrients to your body.

[SarahG]

Thanks

[Tom Denham]

White potatoes are not harmful, but you can do better.

People think of white potatoes as a meaningful vegetable when their nutrient density is rather low. And Americans eat more potatoes than anything else. Dallas and Melissa banned white potatoes from the Whole30 as a corrective. Instead of adding more pounds of potatoes to your annual diet, eat something different, something more nutrient dense.

The people who are most successful doing a Whole30 add lots of new things to their diet. I made a plan to eat every vegetable I found in the grocery store. I have not made it to radicchio yet, but I will.

I use turnips in place of potatoes when potatoes are the traditional choice. Turnip salad is actually quite good and turnips are much more nutrient dense.

[megmac]

And they make a MEAN hash brown! Our new favorite!!

[SarahG]

I don't really like potatoes that much but I am feeling a bit tired physically so thought I needed some carbs.

[Tom Denham]

Sweet potatoes are the preferred go-to carb source, but butternut squash, turnips, rutabagas, yucca, etc. are more choices.