Healthy Potatoes

Heres some different health ideas I found on the web about potatoes.

The Potato was ranked as the number out of the 20 top-selling fruits and vegetables, ranked by amount of Potassium. One medium potato with skin has 720mg.

Potatoes are an excellent source of vitamin C, B vitamins, and fiber.

The skin of the potato makes it healthier.

Potatoes eaten with the skin provide nearly half of the Daily Value for Vitamin C we all need.

Potatoes are fat and sodium free.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest ranked the Sweet Potato #1 for the most nutritious vegetable. The Sweet Potato ranked first because of its dietary fiber, naturally occurring sugars, complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamins A and C, iron and calcium. The Sweet Potato contains almost twice the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A, 42% of the recommendation for vitamin C, four times the RDA for beta carotene, and, when eaten with the skin, sweet potatoes have more fiber than oatmeal.

Heres a recipe to get you started on eating more nutritious Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potato Casserole

4 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups cornflakes cereal, crushed
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Bake sweet potatoes at 400° for about 1 hour or until tender. Let cool to touch; peel and mash sweet potatoes.

Beat mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, and next 5 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Spoon potato mixture into a greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish.

Combine cornflakes cereal and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle diagonally over casserole in rows 2 inches apart.

Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle alternate rows with marshmallows; bake 10 additional minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 6 to 8 servings