Potatoes as ride fuel

[smilingcat]

boiled red potato then salted is a common fair on organized ride. Along with banana and orange wedges. eat the skin too.

I usually go for fig newtons.

[Pedal Wench]

There's a great Youtube video of Allen Lim, now on Lance's team, talking about how he prepped potatoes for the Team Garmin guys - boiled, peeled, rolled in olive oil, parm. cheese and salt, then wrapped in little foil pockets. Sound yummy, but then I read how you can't keep potatoes at room temperature for very long without them becoming dangerously susceptable to food poisoning. So, been afraid to try it.

[nscrbug]

There's a great Youtube video of Allen Lim, now on Lance's team, talking about how he prepped potatoes for the Team Garmin guys - boiled, peeled, rolled in olive oil, parm. cheese and salt, then wrapped in little foil pockets. Sound yummy, but then I read how you can't keep potatoes at room temperature for very long without them becoming dangerously susceptable to food poisoning. So, been afraid to try it.

Eeeeks! I did not know this. I'm sure the Garmin guys were able to keep their food in coolers in the team cars...and since I don't ride with a team car following me (oh, how I wish!)...I guess the potato thing isn't such a good idea.

[Zen]

Peeled?
I discussed potatoes as fuel with my doctor who told me that all the potassium is in the skin

[OakLeaf]

Also in the skin are all the nightshade toxins, and if they're not organic, all the really scary fungicides and pesticides they use on potatoes.

I don't eat the skin unless they're both organic AND very freshly dug so they haven't had a chance to green. If there's any green in the flesh, I don't eat that part, either.

[Zen]

I can't afford to be that picky.

That, and I just don't care. I rarely eat potatoes and the level of offensive ingredients are comparatively low.

[smilingcat]

Zen and her infinite wisdom LOL... No I don't do the mellow yellow (smoke the dried out banana peel).

Don't eat the green colored potato skin (not mold) but green like the leaves Green color will be next to the "meat". Otherwise, yummy.

[Zen]

boiled red potato then salted is a common fair on organized ride. Along with banana and orange wedges. eat the skin too.

I tried eating banana skins. It didn't go well.