12W12S2P Update: Mashed Potatoes

Down 30 officially, and close to 50 unofficially. Nothing fits, not even my socks. I give the hell up.

Now we're getting to the time of year when the weather wreaks havoc on a diet -- fall. It's getting cool and all I want to eat is potatoes, and then sleep for weeks at a time. Heavy foods: pot roast, pumpkin pie, cream-based soups. Don't know anyone who thinks a salad is filling in cool weather. I caved in today, a little bit, and made meatloaf and mashed potatoes for dinner. More calories than I usually eat for the starchy side, but they were damned good; here is the recipe I used.



Lighter Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

• 2 medium red-skinned potatoes
• 2 small Yukon gold potatoes
• 4 medium-to-large cloves garlic
• salt, for boiling water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ cup fat-free half-and-half
• ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• pepper and/or dried chives, to taste

Peel potatoes (leave as much skin as desired). Cut into 1" cubes. Peel garlic. Add potatoes and water to saucepan. Add water and salt to taste. Boil until potatoes fall apart when stirred. Drain. Add butter to pan, then return cooked potatoes to pan. Add half-and-half and Parmesan cheese and mash by hand to desired consistency. Season with pepper and chives; stir and serve.

Makes about 2 cups of mashed potatoes, with about 160 calories per ½ cup.


Honestly, delicious. And it satisfied the craving I was having. Also, we made the meatloaf with turkey, and we're having it again tomorrow with gravy and egg noodles. So we're multitasking, whee!