Fast Facts On Potatoes

Throughout America - potatoes are the most popular
vegetable - even being ahead of other well known
vegetables such as lettuce and onions. You can
cook potatoes in a variety of ways - and they are
included in one out of three meals eaten by almost
all Americans. When they are prepared in a healthy
way - a potato can be an excellent source of energy
and also pack a nutritional punch.

Like oranges - potatoes are very high in vitamin C.
The fact is - one medium potato contains 45% of the
vitamin C that's recommended for good health.
Potatoes are also high in fiber and carbohydrates
and contain more potassium than a banana.

A potato is naturally low in calories and contains
no fat - sodium - or cholesterol. The skins of the
potatoes provide a helpful dose of fiber - iron -
potassium - calcium - zinc - phosphorus - and several
B vitamins.

You can prepare potatoes by boiling them - steaming
them - or even roasting them. If at all possible,
you should avoid putting potatoes in the refrigerator
or freezing them - as cold will turn the potato
starch to sugar and cause them to turn dark when
they are cooked.

When you store potatoes - keep them in a cool - dark
place. Too much light will cause them to turn green.
You can store them in the basement if you have
one - as the basement is the best place to keep
potatoes.

From mashed potatoes to baked potatoes - a potato
is something we all know and love. They serve
many different tasty foods - and they provide our
bodies with plenty of healthful benefits. We all
eat potatoes - some of us even grow our own. Whether
you grow your on or buy them - the potato is
the one vegetable that makes everything just a
little bit better.

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