Potatoes vs French fries. 5 times different!!

🥔 "Potatoes aren't bad... but French fries, why do calories jump nearly 5 times?" 🍟

Many people are afraid of potatoes because they think they are easy to fatten.

But actually, "potatoes" and "French fries" are not the same food in nutritional terms.

Because what changed was not the potato, but the way it was cooked.

📊 against 100 grams.

🥔 Boiled potatoes

• 70 kcal

• 0.2 g fat

• 14.6 g

• Sodium 26 mg

🍟 French fries.

• 345 kcal

• Fat 19 g

• 36 g

• Sodium 339 mg

✨. Actually, "potato" has many advantages.

✅ is the source of carbohydrates that provide energy to the body.

✅ has potassium, helps with muscle and nervous system function.

✅ has natural vitamin C.

✅ have fiber, especially if you eat it with a shell.

✅ has Resistant Starch (Digestive Resistant Powder) when boiled and allowed to cool. It helps to feed the fine microbes in the gut.

✅ is one of the foods with a high "satiety index," making it saturated for a long time compared to the energy it receives.

💡 So why are French fries different?

👉 Frying makes potatoes absorb oil instead of water.

This results in several times more energy.

👉. Salt is often added.

This makes sodium many times higher than ordinary potatoes.

👉 If fried oil is used repeatedly, it can cause unhealthy substances.

📌 Summary wise to eat

❌ The problem is not "potatoes."

✅ but "how to cook."

If choose to be

🥔 Boil

🥔 Steamed.

🥔. Baking.

🥔 Less Oil Operated Air Fry

It's still a comfortable meal.

📌 Notes for the Karb Determiner

Although potatoes are useful, they are still classified as carbohydrate foods.

🥔 about 100 grams of boiled potatoes.

Provide about 15-20 grams of carbohydrates.

🍚 steamed rice 1 ladle

Give me about 18 grams of carbohydrates.

So approximately

👉 Boiled Potato 1 Medium Head (100-120 Grams) 1 Ladle Beautiful Rice

If potatoes are eaten as a side dish in a meal, the amount of rice, bread, or strands may also need to be reduced so that the total carbohydrates do not exceed the body's needs.

This helps people to understand that potatoes are not vegetables, but are classified as starchy foods, which is often misunderstood by many people. 😊🥔🍚

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