Potatoes are usually served in the form of fries or chips that aren't good for your health, but, if you prepare them properly, potatoes are good for you.White potatoes, iceberg lettuce, and other wrongly maligned veggies are healthy superfoods. Here's proof.About Potatoes. Whether mashed, baked or roasted, people often consider potatoes as comfort food. It is an important food staple and the number one vegetable crop in Source: Web exclusive, February 2010. Potatoes aren’t just cheap and abundant, these delicious tubers are also low in fat and high in fibre and protein.Last week, I made the case that potatoes aren’t nearly as bad as some people make them out to be. They’re carby, sure, but lean, active people who can tolSweet superfoods! Ok, sweet potatoes are not technically potatoes at all, but they tend to get grouped with regular spuds because they are prepared the same way.Why potatoes are healthy [besthealthmag.ca]Health benefits. Potatoes are stuffed with phytonutrients, which are organic components of plants that are thought to promote health, according to the USDA.A new survey has revealed that after sugar, carbohydrates such as potatoes are one of the first things that those keeping an eye on their weight cut out.Some health conscious folk snub spuds for their high glycemic index, but other experts say there’s more to the story.
