Question 1

how many calories are in a serving of mashed potatoes?

Accepted Answer

118.5: According to http://www.Myfitnesspal.Com/nutrition-facts-calories   - a half cup of  red skinned mashed potatoes made with fat free milk is about 118.5 calories.  This is without added gravy or butter.

Question 2

how can eating sweet potatoes burn calories even while you're eating them. how is that possible?

Accepted Answer

It isn't: That does not happen unless you count the calories you use chewing and swallowing.

Question 3

please i need a healthy diet for 800 calories without these intolerances: wheat - potato - strawberries - egg - haddock fish?

Accepted Answer

See nutritionist: You require far more detail than can be explained on this site; in addition, i don't feel there is a healthy, 800 calorie a day diet.  I would seek a nutritionist for counselling and determining what calorie count is appropriate and how to achieve that with your food intolerances.

Question 4

im trying to lose a few pounds. ive been eating 1,300 calories a day but do have to eat dinner late before bed due to work. i usually eat a baked potato with rice. could eating hate be causing not to lose weight? ive been trying for few weeks?

Accepted Answer

: A successful weight loss program depends on both what you eat and how your body responds. I would never consider a baked potato and rice a worthy diet program. A potato and rice are predominately carbohydrates and provide little in the way of protein needed for body maintenance. Carbs are quicky converted to sugar and either used or stored. Please consult your doc/and a dietitian for a proper diet

Question 5

if a person were to eat only mashed potatoes and drink only water every day for a month, how would that affect their body?

Accepted Answer

Will get sick: This is not a good idea.  Mashed potatoes do not have all of the nutrients that the human body needs to stay healthy.  No diet that limits you to one food or type of food is healthy. If you do this you will get sick and potentially end up hospitallized or worse.

Question 6

i choke at least once almost every meal. no matter the size of bite or how well i chew. i even choked on mashed potatoes b4. why am i getting choked?

Accepted Answer

Choking: Choking on food is fairly common, but usually needs to be checked out. It can be a function of a partial blockage in the esophagus or a problem with the swallowing mechanism itself. Either way, you should see your doctor or a gastroenterologist for evaluation. Good luck.

Question 7

hello, last night i got heavily intoxicated and cooked one of those pre-packaged mashed potato bowls. my concern is that i may have accidentally ingested some of the plastic covering on top of it. will this cause any damage?i am a bit concerned?

Accepted Answer

Less than alcohol: Damage from plastic, if any, will be dwarfed by the damage by alcohol.
Have a healthy diet, exercise 30 minutes/day, drink plenty of water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. For nutrition: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/.
Get HPV vaccine. Wish you good health!

Question 8

i noticed kfc restaurant has gone to styrofoam containers for hot mashed potatoes. i have eaten from these containers many times and have noticed a bad chemical taste when i get to the bottom of the container. is my health in danger long term? how?

Accepted Answer

Plastic containers: Of any kind can put toxins into food, especially when heated.  This MAY be just one more source of collecting toxins in the body.  Anything we can do to eliminate toxins is good.  Please do not re-heat in any type of plastic or use Teflon frying pans.  Some people naturally detox better than others.  Peace and good health.

Question 9

when is it okay to start feeding my 7 week old mashed potatoes and soft things like that?

Accepted Answer

No need now: Breast milk or formula provide balanced nutrition for infants for the first year of life. Supplements do not improve infant nutrition.50 years ago they were introduced early because people made a crude & incomplete formula from evaporated milk (great for calf's not kids).Today we use solids to introduce texture & a new feeding skill. Six months is the recommended age.

Question 10

he eats burgers pizza fries mashed potatoes and pasta and that's it are there health programs to help him learn how to eat better?

Accepted Answer

Junk food: Consult a dietician or nutritonist to speak to your husband and to hopefully present him with a more inclusive diet.

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How many calories are in a serving of mashed potatoes?

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How can eating sweet potatoes burn calories even while you're eating them. how is that possible?

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Please i need a healthy diet for 800 calories without these intolerances: wheat - potato - strawberries - egg - haddock fish?

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Im trying to lose a few pounds. ive been eating 1,300 calories a day but do have to eat dinner late before bed due to work. i usually eat a baked potato with rice. could eating hate be causing not to lose weight? ive been trying for few weeks?

A member asked:

If a person were to eat only mashed potatoes and drink only water every day for a month, how would that affect their body?

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I choke at least once almost every meal. no matter the size of bite or how well i chew. i even choked on mashed potatoes b4. why am i getting choked?

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Hello, last night i got heavily intoxicated and cooked one of those pre-packaged mashed potato bowls. my concern is that i may have accidentally ingested some of the plastic covering on top of it. will this cause any damage?i am a bit concerned?

A member asked:

I noticed kfc restaurant has gone to styrofoam containers for hot mashed potatoes. i have eaten from these containers many times and have noticed a bad chemical taste when i get to the bottom of the container. is my health in danger long term? how?

A member asked:

When is it okay to start feeding my 7 week old mashed potatoes and soft things like that?

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He eats burgers pizza fries mashed potatoes and pasta and that's it are there health programs to help him learn how to eat better?

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