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Great receipe –
Thank You!

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And you have just solved my dilemma as to what to make for dinner tonight!

I will just up the quantities slightly as I will be making it for 6

[...] tonight I made a recipe by JD’s wife Kris for a hearty baked potato soup. Made a number of changes here…first I got 4 big red potatoes, cut them into little pieces, [...]

AnnD – the link I provided is to a publication of Harvard School of Public Health. Is your source more qualified than they are? As to the book – just because someone has written a book doesn’t make it true. Sure researchers used to believe that all carbs are good and all fat is bad, and yes potatoes have potassium and other vitamins, but it’s not the only food that does it. There are other sources of these minerals that don’t cause a big spike of sugar in your bloodstream.

Here is another link to Harvard School of Public Health – this one is to their health food pyramid (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/pyramids.html). A quote: “White Rice, White Bread, Potatoes, White Pasta, Soda, and Sweets (Use Sparingly): Why are these all-American staples at the top, rather than the bottom, of the Healthy Eating Pyramid? They can cause fast and furious increases in blood sugar that can lead to weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic disorders. ” Notice that potatoes are listed in the same category as sweets.

Thank you to your wife for the post – Please keep them coming

If a potato is the worst food you eat, you probably have other things to worry about.

BTW, I am going to make this later.

Also as far as microwaving/baking potatoes- I actually prefer to use the oven. I prefer the skin and pulp a certain way that only seems to happen with my oven method. I mean if I am eating actual baked potatoes. For the soup I will try the microwave.

Sure potatoes don’t have any fat or cholesterol, but they have a very high glycemic index (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html). They contain starch and “the body converts this starch to blood sugar nearly as fast as it processes pure glucose”. So, while it might have some vitamins, you also get a lot of sugar.

Now, if you add some other things to your meal with low glycemic index, you might bring the glycemic index of a meal down. But don’t think of a potato as health food, this thinking is long outdated.

Thanks for the recipe! I hope to see these more often.