Why are potatoes fattening?!
Answers: An average potato is only 90-100 calories, and that isn't really "fattening" ... The skin is very nutritious too. It's what you put INTO the potato that can be fattening (or not) ... Actually, that 100 calories can fill you up alot faster than 100 calories in cookies.....
full of carbs
because they are very starchy, potatoes are good for you in moderation, especially if they are baked and you eat the skin also!
They aren't - in moderation.
If you eat too much, all the excess carbs get stored in your body as fat - for future use.
Potatoes are made of simple carbohydrates that break down into sugars...and obviously, sugar goes straight to the gut.
They are high GI - that is, they are simple carbohydrates that convert straight into sugar and raise your insulin resistance, making it harder for you to lose weight.
Low GI foods that are complex carbohydrates are much better for you.
They aren't...it's what you put on them is what is fattening!!!
Potatoes (baked) are a complex carbohydrate and are not "fattening" unless piled with butter, sour cream or cheese toppings that are high in fat and have many calories and have a lot of added cholesterol. Potatoes are not stored in the body as "fat". French fries are another story...
The potatoes aren't so bad, its the stuff we put on them; the butter, the sour cream, the gravy..