Potato is a "pseudo vegetable" with high starch content. It is called a pseudo vegetable because it is a kind of potato food, not a vegetable but a whole grain. The calories of 100 grams of potatoes are 173 kcal, but they have less fat content, are rich in fiber, potassium, and a small amount of protein, which can regulate blood pressure, and can also help you strengthen your spleen and intestines, which is good for your health.

Potatoes are a staple food, allowing you to eat more and more lean. The starch in potatoes is also resistant starch, which is not easily digested by the body. It has a strong feeling of fullness, can improve insulin sensitivity and reduce appetite. During the weight loss process, potatoes can be used as a staple food to help lose weight. There is an obese patient abroad who tried the potato diet method to lose weight. He ate more potatoes when he was hungry for three meals. When he was greedy, he drank more water and supplemented with some vitamins. In one year, his weight dropped from 151 kilograms to 98 kilograms. , lost 53 kilograms in weight.

But if you eat staple foods such as potatoes and rice as vegetables, you will consume too many carbohydrates, and weight loss will be converted into weight gain. However, if you eat potatoes instead of rice, you will find that the hunger time becomes longer, the glycemic index becomes slower, and the efficiency of weight loss is unconsciously improved. In addition, you must also pay attention to the correct method when cooking potatoes. Dishes such as dry-pan fried potato chips and fried potato shreds are not low in calories. If you make potatoes into potato chips or french fries, the calories in the potatoes will soar during the frying process, becoming high in fat and carbohydrates, and weight loss will also turn into fat gain. 100 grams of potato chips has 495 calories, and the fat content of potato chips has reached 35%. It is a typical high-fat snack.

Some people say that eating potatoes will make you fat, not because the food itself is high in calories, but because the cooking method is wrong, causing low-fat food to become high-fat food. Therefore, if you want to lose weight by eating potatoes, when cooking potatoes, you should choose steaming or boiling, or you can choose cold ones, but you should avoid adding too many condiments, otherwise the calories will soar. When eating potatoes, the carbohydrate intake of other staple foods, such as various rice, steamed buns, noodles, bread, brown rice, beans, etc., should be reduced accordingly. The carbohydrate intake should not exceed 250 grams per day. Of course, losing weight cannot simply eat potatoes. We can pair it with some high-fiber vegetables and fruits, and use appropriate amounts of high-protein foods, such as boiled eggs, milk, steamed fish and other foods.