A man has eaten nothing but 20 potatoes a day for the past two months.

[Shadeyman]

Chris Voigt's reason for eating potatoes, potatoes and nothing but potatoes is as plain and simple as his diet has been for the past two months.
As executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission, he's trying to debunk perceptions that potatoes are unhealthy and instead are a good source of fibre, potassium and vitamin C.
To that end, he's eaten nothing but 20 potatoes a day - no cheese toppings, no butter and milk for mashing - since 1 October. He's had them baked, chipped, boiled, steamed, mashed, fried - and for Thanksgiving last Thursday, he feasted on mashed potato formed into a turkey shape, and pumpkin pie made with - you guessed it - mashed potato with pumpkin pie flavouring added.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11864290

 

[claymore]

A likely contender for Freaky eaters.

 

[bredsticz]

Potatoes are meant to be very fattening

 

[Shadeyman]

Potatoes are meant to be very fattening

He lost 18 pound in 8 weeks.

 

[bredsticz]

He lost 18 pound in 8 weeks.

Then I take that back! I personally wouldn't do it! Mainly because I don't really like potatoes!

My mum cut potatoes out of her diet for a few weeks and continued eating as she would have done otherwise n lost weight

 

[Bushboy]

Potatoes aren't fattening. It's how they are cooked or what you put on them that makes the fatty.

Eat them plain and they aren't fatty at all. Boring though.

 

[m20b25]

Eating that many spuds over here in the day is nothing new

 

[dave]

Potatoes aren't fattening. It's how they are cooked or what you put on them that makes the fatty.

Eat them plain and they aren't fatty at all. Boring though.

can use low fat filly instead of butter in ya mash

 

[bredsticz]

can use low fat filly instead of butter in ya mash

Noo real mash is made with full fat milk, white pepper and half a teaspoon of mustard!

 

[ChrisUK]

Noo real mash is made with full fat milk, white pepper and half a teaspoon of mustard!

Yum :yum:

 

[dave]

Noo real mash is made with full fat milk, white pepper and half a teaspoon of mustard!

no butter

 

[craigb244]

Noo real mash is made with full fat milk, white pepper and half a teaspoon of mustard!

mmmm the way forward! I like it when the mustard is not mixed in to much so you get random strong bits

 

[ThisBitterPill]

Pototoes aren't fattening per se, but they are a high source of Carbs, which if you do little or no exercise, will be stored as fat, and hence cause weight gain....

 

[maddogmorg]

A likely contender for Freaky eaters.

chippy chips!

 

[claymore]

chippy chips!

Hoops!

 

[bredsticz]

no butter

I forgot to mention butter! Of course! A huge dollop of butter aswell

Also quite nice mixed with nando's mayo

 

[dave]

i not allowed butter

 

[bredsticz]

i not allowed butter

Why? Have you been naughty with butter in the past?

 

[ChrisUK]

History of heart attacks within the family maybe?

 

[bredsticz]

History of heart attacks within the family maybe?

Or maybe even butter attacks! That's more reason to stay away from it