You say Pota-toe!
Let’s give it up for the Spud!
I love a good old-fashioned baked potato topped with sour cream. I like them toasty hot on the inside and a little crunchy on the outside.
I was so happy to learn that potatoes get an amazing NuVal score of 93!
I have two secrets to this tasty treat.
- I have figured out how to make them really quick.
- I have traded up my sour cream for a higher scoring topping.
Speedy Baked Potatoes
Preheat oven to 45o degrees. Rinse the potatoes with water and scrub well to remove the dirt. Pierce the potatoes two or three times on each side with a fork. Microwave each potato for 4-5 minutes. Flip them, microwave for another 4-5 minutes. (I have the oldest microwave in the world so I zap them one at a time). Once the potatoes are tender through (I check with aforementioned fork), place them in the oven for about 5-10 minutes (depending on how crunchy you’d like the skin to be).
A Better Baked Potato Topping
What’s a baked potato without a little dollop of sour cream on top? My favorite brand is Breakstone’s and I usually opt for the reduced fat version. Check out these scores:
- Breakstone’s regular sour cream (NuVal score of 25)
- Breakstone’s reduced fat sour cream (NuVal score of 29)
- Breakstone’s fat-free sour cream (NuVal score of 26)
Yes, it’s true. The reduced fat sour cream actually scores higher than the fat free.
However, since discovering Greek yogurt, I’ve acually tossed my sour cream and moved on to topping my warm & toasty baked potato with non-fat plain Greek yogurt. Check out these scores:
- Chobani non-fat plain 94
- Fage non-fat plain 94
- Brown Cow 0% fat plain 94
- Oikos plain non fat 94
Since they all get the same fantastic score, I just buy the brand with the lowest price.
Such a yummy treat and I feel so virtuous eating my doubly high-scoring concoction!
Question of the Day
What do you like to put on top of your baked potato?
BuiltNY Lunch Bag GiveAway Winner
Congratulations to Commenter #38 Lisa P! You’ve won the cool new lunch bag and a NuVal water bottle. Thanks to everyone who entered!
Posted by: Melissa 10 comments
Posted in: Greek yogurt
Tags: baked potato
on Mar 11th, 2010 at 8:07 am
I like cinnamon and sea salt on a sweet potato–yum!
on Mar 11th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Cool, I am so excited I won yesterday’s giveaway! Thanks Melissa. I’ll send you my address. This made my day.
on Mar 11th, 2010 at 9:12 am
I like to chop up broccoli and put it in my potato (or sweet potato), with a little bit of butter.
on Mar 11th, 2010 at 10:22 am
Probably weird, but I like cottage cheese and salsa:)
on Mar 11th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Cottage cheese and salsa does not sound weird to me! I’m going to try it!
on Mar 11th, 2010 at 11:49 am
I do the exact same thing! But before I put them in the oven a rub a little olive oil, sea salt and fresh black pepper on the skin then wrap them in aluminum foil. It is very tasty and I don’t need to put a topping on it. You can do this with sweet potatoes as well.
But my co worker tops hers with a little balsamic vinegar. She says it is very tasty.
on Mar 11th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
broccoli and cheddar. yum.
on Mar 11th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
I love ketchup or salsa:-) cc
on Mar 11th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Love that picture with the Nuval Score of 93 for potatoes! We wrote about the Nuval Score of potato a while back, before it was introduced in the groceries: http://www.potatopro.com/Newsletters/20081106.htm
on Mar 11th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
I’m so glad to see spuds get a high NuVal score! They get a bad wrap and for no good reason!