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Alternative to potatoes

(38 Posts)
shysal Mon 20-Jan-25 17:28:11

Chopped or chipped roasted butternut squash is almost as nice as roast potatoes, especially if you cook them till almost burnt.

Roasted cauliflower as steaks, 'couscous' or 'rice'. My air fryer cuts down on cooking time, but oven is fine.

Celeriac makes good chips, though not quite as crisp as potatoes.

Witzend Mon 20-Jan-25 16:52:37

When I’ve been cutting out carbs, or trying to, I’ve found a big helping of green beans fairly filling.
As pps have said, though, boiled or jacket potatoes on their own aren’t really a problem - it’s the butter, oil etc. we put on them or cook them in.

NonGrannyMoll Mon 20-Jan-25 16:44:57

Potatoes are not the devil in disguise! The best way to lose weight is to eat less and move more (or even just eat normally and move a LOT more). End of. Demonising individual foods doesn't really help in the long run because, at some stage, you've got to stop losing weight and go back to an easier way of eating, and that's when the old habits come back.

Barleyfields Mon 20-Jan-25 16:39:03

… eating the forbidden things. Everything in moderation!

Barleyfields Mon 20-Jan-25 16:38:15

If you miss potatoes just have fewer, plain boiled, and make up the difference with other vegetables especially greens. I lost weight like this some years ago and also restricting my intake of bread and pasta. I could never, ever, give up any of them and if you deny yourself things you like you will be miserable and just put the weight on again because eventually you will go back to ea

whywhywhy Mon 20-Jan-25 16:36:38

Sweet potatoes and cauliflower rice.

Claremont Mon 20-Jan-25 16:30:14

Basmati rice, low GI. Ebly (pre cooked wheat), great on its own or for stirfries or salads.

Grandmadinosaur Mon 20-Jan-25 15:45:41

I sometimes have the pre prepared chunks of Butternut squash. I add herbs,spices and garlic to add flavour and cook in my air fryer.

dogsmother Mon 20-Jan-25 15:33:26

Just more overground growing vegetables. It’s the underground ones that are generally more carb laden.

Marmin Mon 20-Jan-25 15:24:17

Celeriac. Swede.

keepingquiet Mon 20-Jan-25 15:22:58

Sweet potatoes? They really aren't potatoes.

I am also on a diet that doesn't include many carbs but a few boiled potatoes are ok. It is the things you have with them and how you cook them that ups the calories and carbs.

I don;t so without anything, just eat less and cook things differently.

Norah Mon 20-Jan-25 14:49:31

Cauliflower.

Leavesden Mon 20-Jan-25 14:48:14

I am trying to loose weight, so have cut bread
,potatoes and pasta from my diet. I miss potatoes though and I’m looking for alternatives to mash etc.