Sweet potatoes vs. White potatoes

**Tommy Gunn** · 01-23-2006, 04:23 PM

I know sweet potatoes are complex carbs, but what about a white baked potato?

Is a white baked potato a complex carb or simple carb?

**TADOLFI** · 01-23-2006, 04:30 PM

It's really neither...
And here is what I use to support that.

**TADOLFI** · 01-23-2006, 04:34 PM

And here is a little blurp about sweet potatoes

**Tommy Gunn** · 01-23-2006, 08:51 PM

Anyone else?

**DSM4Life** · 01-23-2006, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by Tommy Gunn

Anyone else?

I like my white patato with some melted cheese

**Tommy Gunn** · 01-23-2006, 09:05 PM

But are baked white potatoes a complex or simple carb?

What about sweet potatoes? What are they?

**Alex2** · 01-23-2006, 10:28 PM

White potatoes contain simple carbs.

http://www.babyfit.com/articles.asp?id=430

**chest6** · 01-24-2006, 01:14 AM

In my thread it says that red potatoes are better...but I eat 2 potatoes each day..

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