Ah. See I can eat a potato as a main part of my meal - although I try to do it at a noon meal, rather than the evening. Potatoes are sooo full of nutrients - not just potassium, but vitamin c, vitamin b6, calcium, protein, iron, etc. - that calorie for calorie, they're much better for you than a lot of other "sides" you could eat.
And for me they're filling keep me feeling full - rather than leaving me hungry later.
So for me, a medium baked potato topped with a scoop of chili, or some broccoli and cheese, or some taco meat and salsa is a really good, nutritious, low calorie lunch. You can even top it with non-fat plain (not vanilla) yogurt or cottage cheese or other yummy low-fat/low-cal options.
I just hate to see potatoes dismissed out-of-hand as having "too many calories" or being nothing more than starchy carbs, because that's not true. The biggest problem that most people have with potatoes is the butter, sour cream, cheese etc. that's put on the baked variety and the fried or scalloped styles that they might be served in otherwise.
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