These Healthy Mashed Potatoes are light in calories since they’re made best creamy mashed potatoes low-fat sour cream, but loaded with flavor – must-have Thanksgiving side dish! This post may contain affiliate links.
These Healthy Mashed Potatoes are full in flavor but low in calories. Made with low-fat sour cream they are a must have healthy potato side dish! They are perfect if you are on a low calorie and low fat diet. So wait, we’re making healthy mashed potatoes.
But you might be asking, are mashed potatoes even healthy? Potatoes don’t really show up on many diet meal plans. And I think that’s mostly because of how potatoes are prepared. Potatoes are actually good for you. Now if you’re doing a low carb diet, potatoes may not be the best option since a single potato has 36 grams of carbs and only 4 grams of fiber. This is why most people avoid them when they are on strict diets. It’s easy for the calories and fat to add up with all the butter, milk and cream generally in mashed potatoes.
Potatoes are truly the big hero side dish on Thanksgiving, but it doesn’t mean it has to be big on calories! I love the creamy, buttery texture and garlicky flavor of these mashed potatoes that just melts in your mouth. It pair so well with turkey, but also with chicken or steak recipes! Tips for making the recipe I’ve made some healthy swaps to make the classic mashed potatoes lighter in calories and fat. But I’ve got more tips for you to make more healthy swaps if you’d like so you can customize it to your diets and taste buds. Boil cauliflower with the potatoes and blend along with the potatoes. You’ll hardly notice the difference when blended together and you’ll consume less carbs that way.