Floury potatoes tend to be quite try for mashed potatoes unless adding heaps of butter, milk or cream which we want to reduce the use of to keep the calories down. To mash the potatoes and get them super smooth (no lumps), I prefer to use a potato ricer, but a regular potato masher will do too. WW Points and other Slimming or Weight Loss programs - due to plans regularly changing and updating, we recommend calculating with the official tools you get as a member to those plans to ensure accuracy of values. Moderately active - Do light to moderate intensity exercise 3-4 times a week. E.g. going to the gym / swimming / cycling / horse riding / dance classes / playing golf. Daily dog walking (brisk pace, twice a day).

If you are looking for Lighter Mashed Potatoes recipe that taste amazing, then you have come to the right place. So when choosing a type of potato for this, avoid the floury varieties and choose a waxy yellow fleshed variety instead. When it comes to creating low calorie mashed potato most of us always miss that creamy flavour that the butter and milk or cream gives, but we don't really want to use all those calories to add it either. Heavy - Active for much of the day, walking non-stop and carrying objects. Typical jobs: hospital/ward nurse, waitressing in a busy restaurant, cleaner, porter, labourer/construction worker, gardener, farm worker. Leisure Activity LevelModerate - On your feet for much of the day, either standing or occasional slow paced walking. Typical jobs: shop assistant, teacher, chef/cook, bar worker, engineer. Light - Have a job that involves long periods of sitting (office-based / driving) or are home-based and sitting for much of the day. Typical jobs: office worker, sales rep, bus/taxi/lorry driver. If you want to vary up these mashed potatoes, you can add some cabbage or kale for colcannon, or spring onion, or even some fresh herbs or garlic and if you have a few calories spare add in some grated cheese for a delicious creamy cheesy mash. So many possibilities.

Inactive - Do very little exercise, going for the occasional walk (moderate pace, low intensity). Spend majority of leisure time doing activities such as watching TV, playing computer games, on the internet, reading, cooking, driving, general household chores. The key to delicious low calorie mashed potatoes is a waxy type potato. I like to use yukon gold potatoes for mash potatoes, which have a lovely golden flesh and when cooked have an delicious buttery flavour that makes the perfect mashed potatoes.