Potatoes
More versatile than you think. Purple or red varieties add colour and phytochemicals.
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Carbohydrates during alkaline fasting: potatoes, sweet potatoes & co.
Bread, pasta and rice are out โ whatโs left? More than you think. With an idea generator and quiz.
๐ซNo unsprouted grains
๐ฅPotatoes in every variation
๐ Sweet potato: beta-carotene & potassium
โ๏ธCooling = resistant starch
In short
No grains โ but not no carbs
During alkaline fasting you eat no unsprouted grains โ so bread, pasta, pizza and rice are out. What carbs are left? More than you think!
And you neednโt miss pizza: try our alkaline potato pizza without dough. All foods: food list.
โ You keep
- Potatoes & sweet potatoes
- Yam, taro, cassava
- Bananas & plantains
- Sprouted grains
Left out
- Bread & rolls
- Pasta
- Rice
- Classic pizza
Your carb sources
These carbs you can eat
Sweet potatoes
Orange for oven fries, purple-white even for breakfast. With beta-carotene, vitamins C and B6, potassium and fibre.
Red cabbage with sweet potato mashYam, taro & cassava
Provide starch, cooked like potatoes. Important: always cook cassava and taro well, never eat raw!
Bananas & plantains
Bananas are starchy; plantains are cooked like root veg or made into chips.
Sprouted grains
Easier to digest โ in porridge or for baking.
How to sproutWhere to buy?
Find plantains, yam, taro and cassava in Asian or African shops.
What shall I cook today?
Potato & sweet potato ideas
Tap an idea:
Steamed potatoes with parsley and olive oil
With mineral salt, fresh parsley and good olive oil. Which salt? Salt during alkaline fasting.
Baked potatoes with tasty filling
Fill with vegetables, herbs and avocado dip. Oil tips: Which oils?
Wedges with paprika, chilli and turmeric
Colourfully spiced from the oven โ no deep-frying.
Oven fries or breakfast
Orange ones make crispy oven fries, purple-white ones even suit an alkaline breakfast.
Cooled โ with resistant starch
Let cooked potatoes cool and dress with an alkaline dressing โ see salad tips.
Good for your gut
Resistant starch: just let it cool
Resistant starch reaches the large intestine undigested and is fermented by gut bacteria, producing short-chain fatty acids important for gut health. Blood sugar also rises more slowly.
It forms when cooked potatoes cool โ so keep leftovers! In everyday life cooled rice is a good source too.
๐ฝ๏ธ How we cook at the Zollhaus
Our alkaline cuisine moves between Saxony and Sicily โ more in German-Italian alkaline menu.
Test yourself
Carb quiz
Quiz
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Which side dish fits?
Potatoes are alkaline โ pasta and rice are grains.
What about cassava and taro?
Exactly โ always cook them well.
How does resistant starch form?
Cooled potatoes provide resistant starch.
Which grain is possible?
Sprouted grains are easier to digest.
Your result
0Great โ now you know!
Alkaline fasting at the Zollhaus
We cook alkaline โ you relax
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Can I eat potatoes?
Yes, potatoes are the obvious carb source โ steamed, baked, as wedges, also purple or red varieties.
Are sweet potatoes allowed?
Yes. They provide beta-carotene, vitamins C and B6, potassium and filling fibre.
Can I eat rice or pasta?
No, unsprouted grains are left out. Sprouted grains are possible.
What is resistant starch?
Starch that reaches the large intestine undigested. It forms when cooked potatoes cool.
Where can I buy yam, taro and plantains?
In Asian or African shops.
Conclusion
Full and alkaline
Potatoes, sweet potatoes, root veg, plantains and sprouted grains keep you full โ and cooled leftovers are good for your gut.
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