Fast Facts On Potatoes

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 people in the world.

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.