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Calories - Fast Food Potato Bar

Potatoes have been given an unfair rating in the Diet World and can be a great helper for those individuals seeking weight loss. And it's not the potato which contains a high amount of calories, it's the things that we add on top of the potato...things like tasty cheese, magical sour cream, and creamy butter and margarine.  And oh - let's not forget those tasty bacon bits!

For example, a medium potato contains only 168 calories, but after it's Weighty Makeover, it can contain over 500 calories when sour cream, cheese sauce, butter and bacon bits are added. Yes, given this recipe the healthy potato is drowning in a vat of fat and calories.

There is great news! Try opting for lesser calorie, healthier options when pairing the healthy potato with your daily diet. Jalapeno peppers, sweet peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, ONE pat of butter or margarine, ONE teaspoon of bacon bits, steamed broccoli or any of your favorite steamed vegetables, chives and onions - all are calorie-wise choices. If you can't do without cheese, try opting for the jarred cheese sauces found in most chip lanes at the local market which contain 40 or less calories per serving. No need to drown out your little spud-let.

The potato also offers a nice dose of fiber which will keep you feeling satisfied, as well as assist the digestive track. A small potato contains 3 grams of fiber, a medium potato contains 3.8 grams of fiber and a large potato contains 6.6 grams of fiber.

Calories in Fast Food Baked Potato - Potato Bar Calories:

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And finally, the size of your potato is very important because it will impact calories and nutritional value. Here is a guide from the USDA which may help you size-up the size of potatoes. As a note, the data overlaps the sizes of the potatoes which allows room for confusion.

A small potato is 1 ¾" to 2 ½" in diameter.

A medium potato is 2 ¼" to 3¼" in diameter.

A large potato is 3" to 4¼" in diameter.

A potato in its raw state contains slightly different nutritional values. There are a tab more carbs in a raw potato, and a tab less calories.

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