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Interestingly, potatoes contain almost everything a person needs (all essential amino acids, carbs, etc). If I recall correctly, you get complete nutrition fro

Interestingly, potatoes contain almost everything a person needs (all essential amino acids, carbs, etc). If I recall correctly, you get complete nutrition from: potatoes, a small amount of dairy (vitamin A, calcium, fatty acids), and a small amount of ... oats? (or maybe some vegetable? I forget.) to cover the few trace nutrients potatoes don't have. I think selenium is one. They're cheap, and dried/flaked potatoes last forever. The Incas already solved this problem for us (:

Scoundreller 2y ago
Big negative (or maybe positive) of potatoes is that they’re 300 cal/lb, so you’d need to purchase/harvest/store/eat like 7lb/day/person
- vincnetas 2y ago
  "dried/flaked potatoes" will solve this
  - wiether 2y ago
    But then you loose a lot of nutrients
    - ycombinatrix 2y ago
      How does it lose nutrients? It is still potato
    - Cthulhu_ 2y ago
      Which ones? Drying only removes the water content, what else is lost when drying foods?
      - Scoundreller 2y ago
        Probably Vitamin C Industrial food drying is usually done fast (ie: high heat). Vacuum/freeze drying might retain more nutrients but it’s a more $$$ process.
        Scoundreller 2y ago
        Would probably add the water soluble vitamins (B and C) and minerals might evaporate away too (Before was just mentioning the C getting destroyed).
- pjc50 2y ago
  https://www.livescience.com/10163-man-eating-potatoes-2-months.html https://www.livescience.com/10163-man-eating-potatoes-2-mont... : twenty potatoes per day. That's more than I expected.
  - Scoundreller 2y ago
    Must have been small potatoes
BigGreenJorts 2y ago
Just entered in 2 potato's and a litre of milk into chronometer. I think the last ingredient is probably gonna need to be 2 things, a dark leafy green for vitamin K, and something for vitamin E, tho I honestly can't find any good candidates besides like sunflower oil (and you'd need like 3 tbsp worth)
guerby 2y ago
Comparison of essential amino acid, to meet the Total Recommended Daily Intake: about 100g of beef or about 2 kg of Baked Russet Potatoes, according to: https://tools.myfooddata.com/protein-calculator/171203/100g/1/1 https://tools.myfooddata.com/protein-calculator/171203/100g/... https://tools.myfooddata.com/protein-calculator/170030/100g/1/1 https://tools.myfooddata.com/protein-calculator/170030/100g/...
sn9 2y ago
Buttermilk and potatoes can get you close to 100% nutrition. Plug 4 large potatoes and 6 Cups of whole buttermilk into a site like Cronometer. 2000 Calories and 100+% of everything but Vitamins E and K, which you might get from foraged greens.
Vrondi 2y ago
Colcannon can keep you going forever.
slyall 2y ago
I did a potato diet a while back. Lost significant weight (which I've sadly put back on). Potatoes are low in protein and various Vitamins. I ended up eating protein powder and regular Multi, C, D and B vitamin pills.

Scoundreller 2y ago

Big negative (or maybe positive) of potatoes is that they’re 300 cal/lb, so you’d need to purchase/harvest/store/eat like 7lb/day/person

vincnetas 2y ago
"dried/flaked potatoes" will solve this
- wiether 2y ago
  But then you loose a lot of nutrients
  - ycombinatrix 2y ago
    How does it lose nutrients? It is still potato
  - Cthulhu_ 2y ago
    Which ones? Drying only removes the water content, what else is lost when drying foods?
    - Scoundreller 2y ago
      Probably Vitamin C Industrial food drying is usually done fast (ie: high heat). Vacuum/freeze drying might retain more nutrients but it’s a more $$$ process.
      - Scoundreller 2y ago
        Would probably add the water soluble vitamins (B and C) and minerals might evaporate away too (Before was just mentioning the C getting destroyed).
pjc50 2y ago
https://www.livescience.com/10163-man-eating-potatoes-2-months.html https://www.livescience.com/10163-man-eating-potatoes-2-mont... : twenty potatoes per day. That's more than I expected.
- Scoundreller 2y ago
  Must have been small potatoes

BigGreenJorts 2y ago

Just entered in 2 potato's and a litre of milk into chronometer. I think the last ingredient is probably gonna need to be 2 things, a dark leafy green for vitamin K, and something for vitamin E, tho I honestly can't find any good candidates besides like sunflower oil (and you'd need like 3 tbsp worth)

guerby 2y ago

Comparison of essential amino acid, to meet the Total Recommended Daily Intake: about 100g of beef or about 2 kg of Baked Russet Potatoes, according to: https://tools.myfooddata.com/protein-calculator/171203/100g/1/1 https://tools.myfooddata.com/protein-calculator/171203/100g/... https://tools.myfooddata.com/protein-calculator/170030/100g/1/1 https://tools.myfooddata.com/protein-calculator/170030/100g/...

sn9 2y ago

Buttermilk and potatoes can get you close to 100% nutrition. Plug 4 large potatoes and 6 Cups of whole buttermilk into a site like Cronometer. 2000 Calories and 100+% of everything but Vitamins E and K, which you might get from foraged greens.

Vrondi 2y ago

Colcannon can keep you going forever.

slyall 2y ago

I did a potato diet a while back. Lost significant weight (which I've sadly put back on). Potatoes are low in protein and various Vitamins. I ended up eating protein powder and regular Multi, C, D and B vitamin pills.