ShareThisThere's a popular belief that white foods have no nutritional value and just add calories to your diet. Do you believe that? Here's a quiz based on the truth about white foods.Answer the following true or false.1. White potatoes make you fat.2. There is no nutrition in white potatoes.3. Potatoes are a good source of potassium.4. Pasta is a good source of protein.5. Rice is just carbohydrate.6. Sour cream is all-fat.7. Unbuttered popcorn is a good snack.Answers:1) False. One medium baked potato has just 161 calories.2) False. Potatoes have 60 different vitamins and phytochemicals.3) True.4) False. Even 1 cup of egg noodles has less than 8 grams of protein.5) False. It also supplies iron and many of the B vitamins, and much of it is enriched with other nutrients.6) True. It does have a tiny bit of protein, but hardly enough to count.7) True. If you aren't counting carbs, it's OK. There are about 22 grams of carbohydrates and four grams of fiber in 3-1/2 cups.Sources: Prevention magazine, June 2008; "The Nutrition Bible" by Jean Anderson, M.S., and Barbara Deskins, Ph.D., R.D. (William Morrow and Co., $30, 469 pages).(Contact Gwen Schoen at gschoen(at)sacbee.com.)(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.)
The truth about white foods
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