Secrets of the Potato
Vitamin C – One medium potato contains 27 mg of vitamin C. This is 30% of the minimum daily requirement.
Vitamin C helps in producing collagen—a major component of muscle tissue. It also helps you to absorb iron, which is necessary for producing blood cells.
Vitamin B6 – It helps metabolize protein and carbohydrates. It also helps produce serotonin, which helps with mood.
Nutrient-dense – This means potatoes are complex carbohydrates, “good carbs”. Remember carbs are your friend, complex carbs that is (peas, beans, whole grains and vegetables.)
Sandi’s wisdom: If you take a potato, pierce it, wrap it in a paper towel and cook it in the microwave on the potato setting, you have a baked potato.
When it comes out of the microwave, cut it in the middle lengthwise, add some cooked broccoli, and drizzle olive oil on it. Add a couple of tbsps. of mozzarella cheese on top, and you have an adorable lunch (healthy too). If the cheese does not melt, put the potato in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
Advantage
1) Bone Health
The iron, phosphorous, calcium, magnesium and zinc in potatoes all assist the body assemble and keep up bone design and strength.
Iron and zinc assume significant parts in the creation and development of collagen
2) Blood pressure
A low sodium admission is fundamental for keeping up sound pulse, yet expanding potassium admission can be comparably significant. Potassium empowers vasodilation or the extending of veins.
As per the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), under 2% of American grown-ups meet the day-by-day suggestion of 4,700 milligrams.
3) Heart Health
Potatoes’ fiber, potassium, nutrient C, and nutrient B6 content, combined with their decrease of cholesterol, all help heart wellbeing.
Potatoes contain adequate measures of fiber. Fiber diminishes the aggregate sum of cholesterol in the blood, which decreases the danger of coronary illness.
4) growing
Choline is a significant and adaptable supplement present in potatoes. It assists with muscle development, mindset, learning, and memory.
5) Cancer
Potatoes contain folate. Folate assumes a part in DNA combination and fix, thus it keeps numerous sorts of malignancy cells from framing because of transformations in DNA.
Fiber admission from products of the soil, for example, potatoes is related to a lower hazard of colorectal disease.
Potatoes Are Good For Kids
Potatoes are full of stuff that’s good for kids. In fact, compared to rice and pasta, potatoes give you a bigger bang for your buck in terms of healthy nutrition:
Potatoes are satiating
Kids get hungry fast, so they need quality foods that help them feel full longer and provide the energy they need to keep going. Potatoes can help!
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Potatoes on your plate
Some people may choose to avoid potatoes due to concerns about weight gain – but a typical boiled potato is only around 130 calories, which is actually fewer calories than a banana of the same size. But it's important to remember how potatoes are prepared and what they're eaten with.
Boiling or steaming (possibly with cooling to increase the resistant starch) is the best way to keep the number of calories per gram low. Baking will increase calories per gram (as water is lost), as can mashing with butter or cream. The least healthy way to eat potatoes is as chips or crisps, as they soak up oil like a sponge.
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