Mashed potato

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Like many of us, mashed potato has been miles off limits for me. A few months ago, someone posted about Tesco frozen mash having only mild effects on BG. I tried it in 150gm portions and it was fine but I always planned to try my own mash, frozen and cooked at a later date. Finally got round to it and tonight I had a nice fillet of haddock, fried in home-made breadcrumbs ( made with Burgen bread ), fried mushrooms and green salad, and 150gms ( small portion, I know, but reasonable ) of my frozen mash. BG was 6.9 before eating and 6.9 two hours later. Result !!! I know we’re all different and one man’s meat is another’s poison but if you’re missing mashed spuds, give it a go.

 

[Ljc]

That’s a great result.

 

[Dave W]

Looks like freezing mash has the same effect as freezing white bread, rice and spaghetti. I may be way off the mark but I think it has something to do with lowering the GI.

 

[AdeV]

Something happens to the starch, apparently, it becomes "resistant starch".

Some stuff about it here: https://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-resistant-starch (disclaimer, I've only skimmed the site, it might be a load of old...... potatoes).

 

[mikeyB]

Think it needs a T1 to try this out. Bolus for normal mash and see if a hypo occurs. Should be fun🙂