However, cauliflower contains more
fiber than white potatoes, so it's a great option if you're watching your blood sugar levels or sugar intake.»
Not exact matches
The joke is that while the taro might be dismissed as the
white potato's unfriendly, ugly - duckling relative at first glance, taro is actually far more vitamin - rich, higher in
fiber and lower in calories
than the
potato.
I love fruit & probably eat more
than than the average person (I know, high glycemic - but
fiber), eat veggies of all on kinds, but avoid
white potatoes, eat no beef (it doesn't like my gut), enjoy seafood, love salmon, will eat chicken & pork.
Not only does the sweet
potato have a lower glycemic index
than the traditional
white potato (meaning it will be deployed as energy to your body at a more steady state), it is also packed with other nutrition that benefits athletes including vitamins A and C, manganese, calcium, potassium, iron, vitamin B6 and
fiber.
I love fruit & probably eat more
than than the average person (I know, high glycemic - but
fiber), eat veggies of all on kinds, but avoid
white potatoes, eat no beef (it doesn't like my gut), enjoy seafood, love salmon, will eat chicken & pork.
If you are trying to increase your
fiber intake, baked
potatoes and brown rice are better choices
than mashed
potatoes and
white rice.
If you need one more reason to ditch the
white variety, think of the added health benefits of sweet
potatoes, which are one of the richest sources of beta - carotene (a precursor of vitamin A) plus more potassium and dietary
fiber than their
white counterparts.