Potatoes will lose weight. In daily life, some people list potatoes as fattening foods, thinking that potatoes contain more starch, and eating too much can easily make people fat.

In fact, the calories contained in potatoes are lower than people think, comparable to apples. 65,438+00% of the calories come from protein, which is easy to digest. It is easy to feel full after eating, which can not only ensure the nutrition needed by the human body, but also reduce the food intake. So potatoes are an ideal choice to lose weight.

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Reasons for eating potatoes to gain weight:

1, improper cooking

Make potatoes into chips and chips. Potatoes absorb oil very well. According to the determination, a medium-sized "French baked potato" without oil only contains about 90 kilocalories, while the same potato contains more than 200 kilocalories after being made into French fries. It can be seen that it is not the potato itself that makes people fat, but the oil it absorbs.

2, in the case of normal staple food, eat too many potatoes

If you eat more potatoes when the staple food is consumed normally, it will easily lead to excessive energy intake and weight gain. So you can reduce the amount of staple food per meal and replace it with potatoes, such as steamed cooked potatoes, mashed potatoes, boiled potatoes and shredded potatoes.

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