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Potato Farls

  • 27-08-2015 8:52pm
    #1
    Smile111
    Registered Users Posts: 536 ✭✭✭


    Bad, good or ok?


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  • #2
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,656 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Smile111 wrote: »
    Bad, good or ok?

    There are better food choices...but worse choices as well.

    But you have to look at your diet as a whole to assess food choices you're making because they could the best or worst thing in your diet.


  • #3
    Slydice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    Lets see...

    Rankin Irish Potato Farls 4 Pack
    http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=254554122

    Says 60g has 110 calories and further down it clarifies that means 1 potatoe farl.

    So like... daily calories is generally around 2000 so you'll get more fat stored if the farls you eat overall contributes to more than you use.

    It also says each farl is 10% of your daily salt. People need a certain amount of salt but also too much salt is supposed to be bad for ya.

    So those 2 things jumped out at me.

    So... they ain't poison but they don't do much but give you a chunk of calories and salt so don't overdo em.

    Saying that though, they are lovely in a big aul fryup :-) ... though once you're going down that road, ya probably ain't thinking "Nutrition and Diet on boards.ie is where I need to be right now" :)


  • #4
    Smile111
    Registered Users Posts: 536 ✭✭✭Smile111


    Thanks.Today was the first time I ever had one.Found quite heavy and one was enough.
    I just wasn't sure as not very good at understanding nutrition,fat, salt content.


  • #5
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,612 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Slydice wrote: »
    Says 60g has 110 calories and further down it clarifies that means 1 potatoe farl.

    If they are going into the pan as part of a fry, you can probably double that.


  • #6
    ford2600
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭ford2600


    Smile111 wrote: »
    Bad, good or ok?

    Why not just boil a few potatoes and fry in a nice fat?

    Tastier and you control all the ingredients rather than some engineered food.


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  • #7
    Lux23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭Lux23


    Boxty is very popular with people at Slimming World for some reason, I prefer it to farls.


  • #8
    Smile111
    Registered Users Posts: 536 ✭✭✭Smile111


    Thanks guys.Only got to try seen as I thought they were healthy. My friend who I thought was extremely health consious had them.
    I just toasted one.
    Have lost abought out a stone already just by making healthier choices and exercising 5 times a week.
    I have not fried anything in months even when I was heavier, I always grilled.
    I have been using 80/20 rule and it's working well for me.

    Thanks again:)


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