Baked potato skins

"Ken Knecht" <[email hidden]> wrote

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If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?

I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

I wouldn't think so, but we always ate them when I was a kid.
We buttered them, and I still eat them that way on occasion.
Not the healthiest thing.

In restaurants they come baked and topped with bacon and
melted cheddar or provolone, etc. You can put any of a
gazillion things on them, think what you'd put on a baked
potato. Sour cream and chives. Broccoli and cheddar.

nancy

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Ken Knecht said:

If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?

I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

TIA

Mmmm... Baked spud skin is the best part!
Wrap them up with a little butter and salt. ;-d

There _are_ other fiber sources tho' that are just as delicious!
Oat bran cereals and other bran cereals, whole grain and bran muffins,
fresh green veggies, fresh fruits, etc.

Salads work pretty well too with lots of fresh lettuce.

Corn on the Cob and brown, red and black rices are some of my favorite
fiber sources.
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Nancy Young said:

"Ken Knecht" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?

I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

I wouldn't think so, but we always ate them when I was a kid.
We buttered them, and I still eat them that way on occasion.
Not the healthiest thing.

In restaurants they come baked and topped with bacon and
melted cheddar or provolone, etc. You can put any of a
gazillion things on them, think what you'd put on a baked
potato. Sour cream and chives. Broccoli and cheddar.

nancy

Ranch dressing!!!
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How about a dollop of chili con carne, which if made the way I do it,
would have additional fibre from the beans ?

S

Ken Knecht said:

If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?

I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

TIA

Nancy Young said:

"Ken Knecht" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?

Quoted message said:

I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

I wouldn't think so, but we always ate them when I was a kid.
We buttered them, and I still eat them that way on occasion.
Not the healthiest thing.

In restaurants they come baked and topped with bacon and
melted cheddar or provolone, etc. You can put any of a
gazillion things on them, think what you'd put on a baked
potato. Sour cream and chives. Broccoli and cheddar.

nancy

I love baked potato skins (genuine baked), which aren't to be confused
with microwaved potato skins.

I scrub the potato really well; rub it all over with olive oil, and
just put it on the oven rack (no pan). I just cut it up and eat it
along with the white part of the potato.

N.

Nancy wrote on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:31:49 -0400:

??>> If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to
??>> make them tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my
??>> fiber intake. Oil?
??>>
??>> I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

NY> I wouldn't think so, but we always ate them when I was a
NY> kid. We buttered them, and I still eat them that way on
NY> occasion. Not the healthiest thing.

NY> In restaurants they come baked and topped with bacon and
NY> melted cheddar or provolone, etc. You can put any of a
NY> gazillion things on them, think what you'd put on a baked
NY> potato. Sour cream and chives. Broccoli and cheddar.

I like them too and, as I think I have mentioned, after
microwaving and removing the contents for other purposes, I
often bake the skins in a regular oven.

Incidentally, it just struck me that I did not really know a
good name for the cooked contents of a potato skin. You could
say "potato" but that's obviously not very specific.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Ken Knecht said:

If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?

I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

TIA

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If/when I make baked potato skins, I'll deep fry the skins first to get
them really crispy and crunchy. Then, I'll add some shredded cheese and
bacon bits into the potato skin boats and bake until melted. Serve with
sour cream mixed with chopped chives. But, they're rather labor
intensive, so I rarely cook them. I tend to stick with twice-baked
potatoes instead.

Sky

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Ken Knecht said:

If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?

I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

TIA

If they are the skins from a real baked potato (no foil) I don't add
anything because they have a nice flavor.

Nancy Young said:

"Ken Knecht" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?

I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

I wouldn't think so, but we always ate them when I was a kid.
We buttered them, and I still eat them that way on occasion.
Not the healthiest thing.

In restaurants they come baked and topped with bacon and
melted cheddar or provolone, etc. You can put any of a
gazillion things on them, think what you'd put on a baked
potato. Sour cream and chives. Broccoli and cheddar.

nancy

I have only been in one restaurant that had baked potatoes. Most seem to
offer the steamed in foil versions for their convenience.

George said...

Quoted message said:

Ken Knecht said:

If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?

I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

TIA

If they are the skins from a real baked potato (no foil) I don't add
anything because they have a nice flavor.

Well but, what do you do with the "meat" of the potato? That's fiber! I
squeeze the meat out of the skin and throw the skin away.

Andy

Andy q said:

Well but, what do you do with the "meat" of the potato? That's fiber! I
squeeze the meat out of the skin and throw the skin away.

Andy

Actually, you have it backwards. The potato skins are where the fiber
is.

Christine

Christine Dabney said...

Quoted message said:

Andy q said:

Well but, what do you do with the "meat" of the potato? That's fiber! I
squeeze the meat out of the skin and throw the skin away.

Andy

Actually, you have it backwards. The potato skins are where the fiber
is.

Christine

Christine,

There's fiber in the meat too. There must be!!!

Andy

Andy said:

George said...

Quoted message said:

Ken Knecht said:

If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?

I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

TIA

If they are the skins from a real baked potato (no foil) I don't add
anything because they have a nice flavor.

Well but, what do you do with the "meat" of the potato? That's fiber! I
squeeze the meat out of the skin and throw the skin away.

Andy

Most of the fiber is in the skin. I just cut a real baked potato up and
eat the skin and flesh. The skin has lots of taste if it is baked not
steamed.

"Nancy2" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young said:

"Ken Knecht" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

In restaurants they come baked and topped with bacon and
melted cheddar or provolone, etc. You can put any of a
gazillion things on them, think what you'd put on a baked
potato. Sour cream and chives. Broccoli and cheddar.

Quoted message said:

I love baked potato skins (genuine baked), which aren't to be confused
with microwaved potato skins.

I scrub the potato really well; rub it all over with olive oil, and
just put it on the oven rack (no pan). I just cut it up and eat it
along with the white part of the potato.

There's a thought, I happen to like mashed potatoes with the
skins ... maybe make some rustic mashed potatoes.

nancy

"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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Christine Dabney said...

Quoted message said:

Andy q said:

Well but, what do you do with the "meat" of the potato? That's fiber! I
squeeze the meat out of the skin and throw the skin away.

Andy

Actually, you have it backwards. The potato skins are where the fiber
is.

Christine

Christine,

There's fiber in the meat too. There must be!!!

According to the USDA charts, per 100 grams:
of potato skin, 7.9 g of fiber
of potato meat, 1.5 g of fiber.

pavane

George said...

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Andy said:

George said...

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Ken Knecht wrote:
> If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to make them
> tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake. Oil?
>
> I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?
>
> TIA
>
>
If they are the skins from a real baked potato (no foil) I don't add
anything because they have a nice flavor.

Well but, what do you do with the "meat" of the potato? That's fiber! I
squeeze the meat out of the skin and throw the skin away.

Andy

Most of the fiber is in the skin. I just cut a real baked potato up and
eat the skin and flesh. The skin has lots of taste if it is baked not
steamed.

We were "forced" to eat potato skins as kids. After leaving home, I refused
to eat them, to this day. I can't imagine just eating the flesh is
depriving me of substantially less fiber.

Andy

pavane said...

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"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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Christine Dabney said...

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On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:06:54 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:

>Well but, what do you do with the "meat" of the potato? That's fiber! I
>squeeze the meat out of the skin and throw the skin away.
>
>Andy

Actually, you have it backwards. The potato skins are where the fiber
is.

Christine

Christine,

There's fiber in the meat too. There must be!!!

According to the USDA charts, per 100 grams:
of potato skin, 7.9 g of fiber
of potato meat, 1.5 g of fiber.

pavane

Yeah, well, hrrrumph!!!

That's the Taurus in me speaking. 😉

Andy

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George said...

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Andy said:

George said...

> Ken Knecht wrote:
>> If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to
>> make them
>> tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my fiber intake.
>> Oil?
>>
>> I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
> If they are the skins from a real baked potato (no foil) I
> don't add
> anything because they have a nice flavor.

Well but, what do you do with the "meat" of the potato?
That's fiber! I
squeeze the meat out of the skin and throw the skin away.

Andy

Most of the fiber is in the skin. I just cut a real baked
potato up and
eat the skin and flesh. The skin has lots of taste if it is
baked not
steamed.

We were "forced" to eat potato skins as kids. After leaving
home, I refused
to eat them, to this day. I can't imagine just eating the
flesh is
depriving me of substantially less fiber.

With all you people talking about the "meat" (or "flesh"😉 of the
potato, what happened to the "meat and potatoes" diet? :-)

--
Jim Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

On Sep 18, 1:27 pm, "James Silverton" <[email hidden]>

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Nancy wrote on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:31:49 -0400:

??>> If you eat them, what do you add to baked potato skins to
??>> make them tastier? I'm trying to eat them to add to my
??>> fiber intake. Oil?
??>>
??>> I find them rather unpleasant. Is it an acquired taste?

NY> I wouldn't think so, but we always ate them when I was a
NY> kid. We buttered them, and I still eat them that way on
NY> occasion. Not the healthiest thing.

NY> In restaurants they come baked and topped with bacon and
NY> melted cheddar or provolone, etc. You can put any of a
NY> gazillion things on them, think what you'd put on a baked
NY> potato. Sour cream and chives. Broccoli and cheddar.

I like them too and, as I think I have mentioned, after
microwaving and removing the contents for other purposes, I
often bake the skins in a regular oven.

Incidentally, it just struck me that I did not really know a
good name for the cooked contents of a potato skin. You could
say "potato" but that's obviously not very specific.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

I think I've seen the white part referred to as "meal," although that
might be just a description of texture ("mealy"😉. Just say the white
part (or gold part or purple part). ;-)

N.