Potatoes. Carbohydrates per 100 grams

In Russia, almost every family eats at least 2 kg of potatoes per week. But this product is not recommended for losing weight. So, let's figure out how many carbohydrates are in the potato and is it so bad for the figure?

Potatoes

Potatoes - tubers of a plant belonging to the nightshade. His homeland is South America. They have been eating it for ten thousand years, because it is nutritious and well saturates. This product is unique: it can be cooked, roasted, and baked. That is why his mistresses love it so much.

The product is very popular. You will not find a single cafe, restaurant, fast-food establishment in which you would not be offered to try french fries, in a rustic way, mashed potatoes, etc. Moreover, the root crop has long been migrated to fast food.

By the way, it is rich in carbohydrates, which make up about 30% of the total mass of potatoes.

Nutritional and energy value

The most interesting part of the article for people who want to lose weight, right? So, let’s take a look at KBJU (calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates) of boiled potatoes per 100 g:

• K - 82 kcal;
• B - 2 g;
• W - 0.4 g;
• U - 16.7 g.

BBJ fried potatoes are as follows:

• K - 192 kcal;
• B - 2.8 g;
• W - 9.5 g;
• U - 23.4 g.

CBSU Baked Potato:

• K - 89.8 kcal;
• B - 2 g;
• W - 1.6 g;
• U - 17.8 g.

Perhaps you yourself see how many carbohydrates in fried potatoes –23.4 g, 6.7 g more than in boiled root vegetables.

Please note that the best option for cooking vegetables is cooking. For 100 grams of potato carbohydrates - 16.7 g, which can easily be entered into the daily intake.

It is during cooking that you will receive more nutrients from the product. And what else is useful for potatoes, we will find out now.

Potato Benefits

Of course, this product can give us a lot of useful things, for example:

1. If you are afraid of the amount of carbohydrates in ordinary potatoes, it is better to choose a young one. The carbohydrate content there is reduced (per 100 g of potato carbohydrates 12.4 g). At the same time, the amount of nutrients increased. Tends to strengthen blood vessels.
2. It is also able to lower blood cholesterol.
3. The root crop contains a large amount of vitamin C, which increases immunity.
4. Phosphorus, which is part of the product, maintains the acid-base balance in the body.
5. The potato also has folic acid, which forms new cells and makes them healthy.
6. Keratin contained in potatoes can make your hair and nails even more beautiful, healthy and strong.
7. The vegetable tones and exfoliates the skin well. Often used in cosmetology.

To get as many useful substances as possible from potatoes, use it in a boiled or baked form, as there is a lot of cholesterol in fried foods that negatively affects our health.

About the nutritional value of french fries

Fats, proteins, carbohydrates in potatoes from McDonald's are - 17 g, 5 g and 42 g, respectively. Pay attention to one of the parameters. Namely, look carefully at the amount of carbohydrates in french fries. This is a real carbohydrate bomb! The fat content per 100 g of the product is also impressive. Think a few times before acquiring goodies in a food court, is a portion of potato harmless for your figure or not?

Potato dishes

What can be cooked from potatoes? All, of course, cannot be listed. There are a million or more recipes and dishes that include this product. We will name some:

• potato pancakes;
• stewed potatoes with vegetables;
• in a rustic way;
• fries;
• sausages in a dough with potatoes;
• puffs with potatoes and mushrooms;
• pies with potatoes, eggs and onions;
• vegetable soup;
• baked potatoes with cheese and chicken;
• fried eggs with potatoes;
• potato pie with chicken;
• casserole with vegetables and meat;
• mashed pork;
• sausages with mashed potatoes;
• herring with boiled potatoes;
• Olivier salad, etc.

And this is only a small part of the dishes in which you can use this marvelous vegetable.

Let's look at a few recipes.

Puff pastries stuffed with potatoes with mushrooms

What do we need? Ingredients:

• puff pastry packaging;
• four potatoes;
• three hundred grams of champignons;
• two onions;
• vegetable oil;
• one hundred grams of cheese;
• any greens;
• salt pepper.

Cooking:

1. Dough packaging must be laid out beforehand to defrost. If you did not have time or forgot? A microwave will help you. Set the defrost mode to 2.5 minutes.
2. Rinse, peel and put potatoes in cold water. Boil until tender. Now you need to shut it down to make mashed potatoes.
3. Wash the mushrooms and cut, if large. We also chop the onion. Fry in a pan, in vegetable oil. Season with pepper and salt.
4. Mix mashed potatoes with mushrooms and onions. Add the grated cheese, finely chopped herbs, salt and pepper.
5. Roll out the puff pastry and cut it into ten to twelve squares. We spread 1.5 tbsp. tablespoons of potato and mushroom filling and fasten the edges with a fork.
6. We cook pies on baking sheets at 180 degrees for about twenty minutes.

Due to the fact that we added grated cheese to hot mashed potatoes, it melted. Therefore, the filling turned out to be viscous and very tender. Be sure to prepare these pies for dinner for your household or dinner!

Potato and Chicken Casserole

A great option for a tasty and hearty dinner. If you do not know how to cook such an interesting evening, use this recipe.

What we need:

• a pound of chicken;
• four potatoes;
• one hundred grams of brisket;
• two hundred and fifty grams of cheese;
• any greens;
• half a glass of cream;
• pepper, salt.

Cooking the casserole:

1. Rinse and peel potatoes, cut into cubes.
2. We also do the fillet.
3. Then you need to grate the cheese, chop the brisket.
4. Peel the onion, chop randomly.
5. The baking dish must be oiled. Collect the casserole: put half the potatoes, a layer of fillet, salt and pepper. Then spread the sliced ​​brisket, grated cheese and onions. Put potatoes, cheese, brisket and onions again. Salt and pepper.
6. Now all this must be filled with cream, and cover the form with foil. Cook the casserole at 180 degrees for about thirty minutes.
7. After twenty minutes have passed, you must remove the foil.

100 g of such a dish contains 155 kcal, 15.3 g of protein, 7.9 g of fat and 5.1 g of carbohydrates. The dish is quite dietary.

Potato Soup with Meatballs

Treat the whole family with a rich and fragrant soup.

Ingredients:

• a pound of potatoes;
• three carrots;
• two stalks of celery;
• bulb;
• five tbsp. tablespoons of rice;
• eight glasses of chicken stock;
• four glasses of water;
• salt, pepper, seasonings.

For meatballs:

• kilogram of meat fillet;
• half onions;
• greens;
• salt pepper.

Cooking:

1. Peel and chop the onion. Fry in oil, salt and pepper. Remove from the stove.
2. Add minced meat to it, mix and form meatballs.
3. Grind celery soup. Peel and finely chop the onion. Rub carrots. Fry everything for about five minutes in a pan.
4. Pour water into the chicken stock, bring to a boil. Cut potatoes into cubes, add to soup and bring to a boil.
5. Add rice. After a few minutes, put the meatballs.
6. Cook until tender.
7. Add finely chopped greens when serving.

Remember to eat soups at least a few times a week. It is very beneficial for the digestive system. Enjoy your meal!