Don’t Underestimate the Nutritious-Ness of the Underdog White Potatoes

There’s definitely a misconception that white potatoes are bad for you.

It makes some sense though, right? White potatoes are well, white and since all “white” foods are bad, so are potatoes. You know white potatoes are mostly used to create fried junk food. Oh, and they’re loaded with carbs, which automatically makes them fattening to consume.

Let’s first look at the play by play breakdown of potatoes:

FACT: Potatoes have nearly 2x the potassium as bananas.

Nutrition Facts:

· ~130 Kcals/130g (small potato)

· Fat Free

· Sodium Free

· Cholesterol Free

· Vitamins A&C: Eye Health, Immune System

· Vitamin B6: Metabolism, Nervous System

· Fiber & Protein (3g), Potassium, Magnesium, Iron

Extras:

· Versatile

· Inexpensive

· Source of Resistance

· Starch- Superfood for the Gut

Not quite convince huh? See, the sharp white flesh of the white potato is a nutritional powerhouse to half our daily need for vitamin C along with an…