Dinner poll

[Barrister]

In Ukraine, it was an annual tradition to obtain a sack of potatoes before the winter season and store it in one's subdivision of the apartment building basement.  One potato dish or another is pretty much all you consumed during the winter, since most other foodstuffs were out of season or too expensive.  It makes you appreciate the choice of foodstuffs when you have it.

Truly a worker's paradise.

I'm pretty sure it was like that pre-communism.  All the ukrainian recipes I know all involved potatoes, beets and cabbage.

I made borscht on Sunday.  It was: delicious.

[CountDeMoney]

I need my baked potato Paula Deen style.

WITH A STICK OF BUTTER.

No joke.  At Thanksgiving dinner, ain't happy until my baked potato is soaked, along with my arteries.

[MadImmortalMan]

Potatoes aren't "fattening", either. One large baked potato in its jacket with nothing on it is only 165 calories. It's not the potato that's unhealthy or fattening. It's the crap that people pile on it that is.

Such as

chili, sour cream, cheese, etc.

Better to have the chili, sour cream and cheese alone than with the potato.


Voted taco salad!

[Ed Anger]

I need my baked potato Paula Deen style.

WITH A STICK OF BUTTER.

No joke.  At Thanksgiving dinner, ain't happy until my baked potato is soaked, along with my arteries.

Then another stick of butter for the dinner rolls.

[Grey Fox]

But they can't be a dish by itself, you need more : like a steak.

You've never heard of cheesy ham and potatoes or potato soup?

Don't think so, no but that is not what you proposed.

[Razgovory]

In Ukraine, it was an annual tradition to obtain a sack of potatoes before the winter season and store it in one's subdivision of the apartment building basement.  One potato dish or another is pretty much all you consumed during the winter, since most other foodstuffs were out of season or too expensive.  It makes you appreciate the choice of foodstuffs when you have it.

Truly a worker's paradise.

Now he stores blueberries.

  years later, the land lord is going to be so confused when he finds crates of blueberries in the crawlspace.

[mongers]

Baked potatoes are healthy? 

Why wouldn't they be?

Chock full of vitamins, good fiber, and healthy carbs.

Nutritional Data

You missed out on one vital nutrient, protein, potatoes are a pretty poor source, something like 3-4 per 100g, so to get your recommended amount as a women of at least 30-35g* per day you'll need the equivalent of a kg or more. 

Also potatoes are hard to cook without damaging some of it's nutrition.

*for some reason this recommended daily minimum varies a lot between countries and agencies.

[merithyn]

You missed out on one vital nutrient, protein, potatoes are a pretty poor source, something like 3-4 per 100g, so to get your recommended amount as a women of at least 30-35g* per day you'll need the equivalent of a kg or more. 

Also potatoes are hard to cook without damaging some of it's nutrition.

*for some reason this recommended daily minimum varies a lot between countries and agencies.

If all I ate was a baked potato all day, you'd have a point. Luckily, my daily menu includes more than that. Besides, I add cheese, pork chili, and sour cream to my potato, which adds protein. On average, I shoot for about 70-75 g of protein a day, which I usually hit.

I find it so interesting that so many people are so convinced that potatoes are bad for you, probably because they're primarily carbs. Carbohydrates aren't bad for you unless you're a diabetic on a restricted diet.

FWIW, I ended up making chili and leaving it at that. I couldn't eat it (fucking ulcer ), but the kids and my friend loved it. I had toast and jam.