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Potatoes are healthy, so I’m guessing just January is not enough for you to see the mess in your body from eating only potatoes. Moreover each person is different, it doesn’t make sense for you to be skeptical from nutrition based on an anecdotal case (you!)

But I mean, there are so many delicious things in this world, why would you do this to yourself? Please diversify, it can be good for you and super enjoyable!

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The scepticism mainly comes from people acting like eating only potatoes for a week would be bad (people do this potato cleanse thing). I don't mean that I'm sceptical of all nutrition but I do think that there's lots of fake nutrition information that doesn't hold up.

I agree that there's so much delicious things to eat that it doesn't make sense to only eat potatoes. I'm only doing it for a month. When I say I'll always eat more potatoes I mean it's my goto lazy food.

I went two weeks without eating anything other then potatoes and a gross tasting multivitamin. Finally I ate half a tiny KitKat and the taste was far better then I remembered. I think eating bland potatoes can help make other food even more pleasurable.

Please at least eat some form of green vegetable. Steamed brussels sprouts with maybe some salt or a bagged salad without dressing if you don't want to significantly add calories. I don't think an all-potato diet is going to do your guts many favors.

s/Steamed/Roasted

My friend roasted some for a dinner party and they were beyond amazing. Avocado oil, salt, and pepper.

The Irish supposedly out "grew" the English because the Irish were limited to a potato and milk diet, which was much better nutritionally than common English fare.

"grew" essentially meaning taller/healthier on average.

Source: IIRC, the Irish History podcast by Fin Dwyer.

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