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Which would you choose?

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FannyCornforth Fri 01-Jan-21 09:59:07

Carbohydrate that is.
If you could only eat one carb (you are allowed other food groups) which would it be?

Pasta, Potatoes, Rice or Bread?

I'd choose potatoes. I think I could live on potatoes and cheese.

Jaxjacky Sat 02-Jan-21 18:31:18

Potatoes, every time; potato cakes, in tray bakes, curries, dauphinoise, frittata and on and on..

Theoddbird Sat 02-Jan-21 19:06:54

Potatoes definitely as they are so versatile

ElaineRI55 Sat 02-Jan-21 19:08:19

Potatoes definitely for me. Baked,boiled, mashed, roasted, chips, tattie scones....
Great even with minimal accompaniments; butter, cheese, coleslaw, cold meat, beans, tuna, eggs....
I think pasta, rice and bread would almost always have a fairly similar texture and appearance no matter what you did to them!

sharon103 Sat 02-Jan-21 19:23:25

I don't eat much bread so my choice is potatoes.

BlueSky Sat 02-Jan-21 19:49:18

Bread for me, proper bread not the sliced sort. In fact I would have been quite happy with the bread and water rations dished out as a punishment in Victorian prisons!

NfkDumpling Sat 02-Jan-21 20:39:18

Not rice - any of the other three. I'm a pig.

Callistemon Sat 02-Jan-21 20:54:10

Potatoes

I always think if I was marooned on a desert island I'd like a source of fresh water, a fishing net and a sack of potatoes (plus some good soil and a spade).

PaperMonster Sat 02-Jan-21 20:56:11

I have to go for bread as I don’t eat any of the others due to Diabetes - and I only eat a small amount of low carb bread.

tattygran14 Sat 02-Jan-21 22:41:19

Pasta for me. You don't have to peel it!

WOODMOUSE49 Sat 02-Jan-21 22:46:03

Bread in all its shapes, colours and textures but not cheap white sliced. Sourdough my favourite.

FannyCornforth Sun 03-Jan-21 13:09:47

This thread has got me thinking...
What is pastry? Is it a carbohydrate, I'm pretty sure that it is, but is it technically a type of bread? Or is it more similar to pasta? confused

Mollygo Sun 03-Jan-21 15:24:50

It’s difficult. I tried unsuccessfully to make a BLT between two slices of potato, but equally, chilli on a slice of bread is unacceptable.