Potato Dishes: Breakfast or Dinner Recipes

Ok, potatoes. One of the staples of olden day breakfasts. Sliced and diced into little bitty hash browns and fried.

Sounds yummy right? Sure if you are using bacon fat to cook it in, but then you are also looking at clogged arteries and many many other health issues that are just so avoidable.

But let's get back to the point. I recall a time when I lived in a little damp basement apartment and when I retrieved my potatoes from their little hiding spot they all had "Legs".

Well, their not really legs, but they are sprouts. Now, at that time I was lead to believe that this meant they are healthier for you since they where able to grow thus showing they are less likely to be contaminated with chemicals during farming.

However, that is not entirely true. This actually means that whether they are green or have sprouted "Legs", they are high in a potentially harmful toxin.

Basically, don't eat them.

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So what the heck does a Potato do anyway?

Well, for starters... They are high in fiber. They also provide a multitude of other nutrients that are released during cooking.

The different measures of cooking are how their content is measured. For example, when mashing using milk and butter or margarine is going to be higher in calories then one that has been boiled or baked.

If you do decide to bake them, poke a few holes in them with a fork first. This will reduce the likely hood of explosions in the microwave!

If boiling for you is the way to go do your best to remove the "eyes" and not to peel them. The peel and the outsides have the most nutrients. Best to just give them a scrub down and into the pot!

Best choice?

Store them in a dark dry location. Under the sink is too damp. (Which I found out the hard way, just so you know ;-) .)

And just so you know. Contrary to popular belief, they are not high in fat.

They have almost no fat content and are actually a source of protein. It is when the salt and margarine etc are added, that alters this food!

**A special note: They are high on the Glycemic Index so Diabetics and dieters should be ware.

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