# Low carbers: what are your go-to meals?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carbers-what-are-your-go-to-meals/631373>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 13, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carbers-what-are-your-go-to-meals/631373 "2012-08-13T13:30:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carbers-what-are-your-go-to-meals/631373/41 "2012-08-17T19:50:45Z")

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> [@MichaelEmouse](#):
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> You,re right. I was drescribing how I reduced my weight. Potatoes are mainly carbs but since they’re complex carbs and potatoes take up a lot of room, you can cut your hunger with a small amount of carbs. When low-carbing, it is chiefly simple carbs which should be cut, fiber and starch aren’t so bad.
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> Wouldn’t carbs that release slowly mess with type 2 diabetes less than sugar?

Potatoes are complex carbs in name only. The body processes them in the same way as other simple carbohydrates.

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