Which Chips (or Fries) Are the Best?

[Thomas Shey]

Sorry you're under the weather. If it helps, potatoes are a good source of Vitamin C...
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(Source: USDA)

I'm not a doctor, but I am a potato enthusiast.

The usual problem with potatoes, other than the generic one with carbs, isn't the potato. A boiled potato has plenty of nutrients.

Its that most methods of preparing and serving them are dense with various fats, most of which aren't ideal.

 

[CleverNickName]

it is, GI is a measure of blood sugar levels and is based on carbohydrate load adjusted via cooking, most oils have practically zero carbs. Funnily enough cooking in oil actually lowers GI but increases Cholesterol

And increases calories.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Perhaps, but freezing cooked starchy foods (potatoes, pasta, rice) also drastically lowers their glycemic impact... so if that's a concern, you can now eat more fries to make up the difference!

Hmmm. Did not know that.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Arby’s fries are so damn good, not gonna lie.

Weird. I love their potato cakes, but not their regular fries. (But you might be talking the curly fries which I know my wife loves, but I've never been a big fan of any curly fries).

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Hmmm. Did not know that.

Advice… is not good!

 

[Distracted DM]

Hmmm. Did not know that.

Yeah it's something I only learned a year or two ago- my wife's diabetic so it was very interesting to compare her blood sugar response to fresh rice or oatmeal, vs. the food after it'd been in the fridge or freezer overnight. Basically, refrigerating or freezing already-cooked starchy foods makes them a tad healthier.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Basically, refrigerating or freezing starchy foods makes them a tad healthier

Not healthier - freezing destroys a lot of the nutritional value (just how much depends on how fast the freezing process was).

Eating smaller quantities of fresh food is the way to go, especially if diabetic.

 

[Distracted DM]

Not healthier - freezing destroys a lot of the nutritional value (just how much depends on how fast the freezing process was).

Eating smaller quantities of fresh food is the way to go, especially if diabetic.

I'm not sure where you're getting that idea- freezing foods generally does not destroy "a lot of the nutritional value."

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I'm not sure where you're getting that idea- freezing foods generally does not destroy "a lot of the nutritional value."

Carbohydrates are nutrients. Damaged by expanding ice crystals. Plus a bunch of vitamins, such as C, are damaged through oxidation.

There is nothing good about eating frozen food if fresh is available.

 

[A2Z]

Those fall under 'homestyle fries' I would think.

Blasphemer

This list is flawed, no fresh cut fries, no deal

Also known as chip truck fries in Ontario