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Taste Test Tuesday: Ore-Ida Steam n’ Mash Cut Russet Potatoes
Somewhat “homemade” mashed potatoes have never been this easy. I’ve noticed that some of the other convenient mashed potato products have quite a bit of fat and saturated fat added already. I like this product because you add the milk (or fat free half and half) and the butter (or not) yourself.
You literally toss the bag of the Steam n’ Mash Potatoes into the microwave and heat on HIGH for 10 minutes. After a few minutes of “resting” you proceed to make your mashed potatoes with your mixer by adding the hot potatoes from the bag + 2/3 cup milk or fat free half and half + 2 tablespoons whipped butter or less fat margarine of your choice. Don’t worry about adding any salt because unfortunately Ore-Ida has already done that for you. The nutrition facts label says each bag makes 7 servings.
The same product line has a couple of other flavor options (sweet potatoes, red potatoes) that also don’t have any fat added to the product and one option that does contain 4 grams of fat and 2.5 grams saturated fat per serving (Garlic Seasoned Potatoes).
When I used this product to make mashed potatoes last night I added fat free half and half and 2 tablespoons of less fat margarine or whipped butter, all of which I usually have on hand. When you add these ingredients, each serving of the mashed potatoes now contains:
113 calories
2.6 g protein
19 g carbohydrate
2.5 g fat
1.5 g saturated fat (if you use whipped butter)
7 mg cholesterol (if you use whipped butter)
2 g fiber
315 mg sodium (if you use whipped butter)
How did it taste?
It really did taste like homemade mashed potatoes and that’s no surprise considering the product is really just getting the potatoes ready for you to cook in the microwave.
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