As much as mice like cheese, I like potatoes. But I love the skins of potatoes, probably more than the actual meat of the potatoes. Worse, I'm pretty sure the skins gets caught up into my J Pouch and cause me to be stopped up....
Does anyone else have the same, LOVE of potatoes and similar feeling of J Pouch discomfort?
I'm a 15 year J Pusher man. 45 years old. And I would be completely happy eating baked potatoes everyday for the next 50 years, God willing.
Love to you all ,
Lou
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It's up to you ,it's all about quality of life and if potato skins are your vice just chew more or just do what makes you happy.
I love potatoes too! Especially french fries, tator tots, etc. I would not eat them if they made my pouch messed up though. Try drinking water: before, during, and after every meal, see if that helps.
Thank you for the reply, and sorry for all the typos! I'm loving this J Pouch forum. Trying to engage more. Maybe next post will be about Brussel Sprouts. Hehe. Thanks again!
@Lou Phillips posted:Thank you for the reply, and sorry for all the typos! I'm loving this J Pouch forum. Trying to engage more. Maybe next post will be about Brussel Sprouts. Hehe. Thanks again!
You are all good! Nice posts! I would love to see more! 
you are welcome
@Lou Phillips posted:But I love the skins of potatoes, probably more than the actual meat of the potatoes.
Are you eating Russet or Yukon Gold? I think the Yukon Gold skins are quite a bit less coarse than the Russet. I just bought Yukon Golds today. They run around 30 cents per pound more expensive than Russets ($1.29 vs. .99 is what I saw at Big Y today).
@CTBarrister, thank you! I never thought of that....I'm going to pick some Yukon Golds today and try them out. If I get "stuck" I'll call you. Heheee!
Good luck Lou! I saw this thread and it was ironic because I just bought the Yukon Golds today. The Russets are ideal baking potatoes due to the coarseness of the skin, but I think you can bake the Yukon Golds just as easily and handle the skins better because they are not as coarse and leathery. Let us know how this experiment works.
Haha, timing is everything, isn't it true. Brings back a fun/scary memory, in my early days of J Pouching I was told sweet potatoes are packed with nutrients. Very true. But - prior to that, I had only had mashed sweet potatoes one time, and loved it. I bought one, and thought mashing just one sweet potato made no sense so I baked it, added some salt and pepper, and some olive oil....and ate the whole thing, skins and all - like a regular baked potato. It tasted awesome. But then, I think you know what happened after that! Augh....will never do that again, but we Live and Learn. I got pretty good at mashing sweet potatoes after that!
