Baked Potato

[Shades McCool]

How bad is a baked potato for you when it comes to carbs? I thought complex carbs like baked potatoes arent as bad for you as sugars are. I am cutting (low carb) right now and I thought I might have a baked potato for a few carbs.

Thanks for the help!

 

[anthrax]

baked potatoes are quite high GI

not the best food when cutting
though 1 potatoe once in a while won't kill you...

 

[FatChops]

It is high in GI but a great carb, not great for cutting, but bulking awsome. Good luck

 

[IJ26]

If you like potatoes try baking a sweet potato bc they are lower GI but I dont think a normal baked potato would really affect your cutting as long as you maintain a caloric deficit.

 

[jay_the_man]

BUMP..

Saw some guys sample Animalbolics diet where after he works out he drinks the usual whey/dextrose, but for the next meal 2 hours later he eats a baked potato with his chicken and some mixed vegetable for the high carbs...

concerning the potato...
i do not completely understand the science but does this make sense for the 6hour window you have after you workout?

"low/no insulin meals, then hi glycemic + protein right after and 2hrs after workout"

the beginning of the day is like keto diet until after workout... and no high GI on non-workout days of course..

just curious..

 

[ProteinFiend]

interesting... bump!

 

[WarriorPL]

I like having baked potatoes on carb up days!

 

[OXANDRIN]

sweet potato's have more fiber.....eat the skin it where its all at

 

[anthrax]

sweet potato's have more fiber.....eat the skin it where its all at

more fiber
more vitamins
and a lower GI

 

[MR. BMJ]

Sweet potatoes have a lower GI rating due to its oxalic acid content.

BMJ

 

[jay_the_man]

yeah, but you WANT the higher GI postworkout.. thus the dextrose right after and another 2 hours later..

 

[Toozee]

Big fan of the red-skin potatoes myself......skin and all.
Reds are supposed to be better than regular potatos, but not as good as the sweet potato.

(only have them on carb up days for now though.)

-2Z-

 

[AlbinoAssassin]

Sweet potatos are a much better alternative when cutting. Regular potatoes make me starving ass hungry about an hour after I eat one due to the high GI nature of it. It spikes the insulin and you have a big drop in blood sugar which increases hunger. If you are bulking it's all good, but dieting I prefer a sweet potato. They are more filling and have more vitamins, minerals, and fiber.