Health Benefits of Potatoes

You may not know that potatoes can be good for you, or maybe you did! Obviously when potatoes are deepfried and covered in fatty oils (chips, crisps etc) they wont be good for you, but potatoes do have high nutritional values! I bet you didnt know a potato a day will keep your heart healthy because it promotes normal blood pressure levels.

 Heres the nutrirional values for one white potato baked in its skin. 
                                                 

Calories	278
Fat	<1 g
Saturated Fat	<1 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Carbohydrate	63 g
Protein	6 g
Dietary Fiber	6 g
Sodium	21 mg
Vitamin C	37 mg
Thiamin	<1 mg
Niacin	5 mg
Vitamin B6	1 mg
Copper	<1 mg
Iron	2 mg
Magnesium	81 mg
Manganese	<1 mg
Phosphorus	224 mg
Potassium	1,627 mg

Some people consider potatoes to be vegetables but in reality they fall under the category of carbohydrates/starches. They are not considered vegetables because they have too much carbohydrates, so if you're thinking of having potatoes as a vegetable for your dinner, maybe go for broccoli instead! The problem with people thinking that potatoes are vegetables is that they may eat a bag of crisps and say 'but potatoes are vegetables' crisps don't even fall under the section of carbohydrates in the food pyramid, they fall under the bad food section in the pyramid.

Potatoes will only be good for you if you eat them in the right way such as a baked potato, not chips from your local chipper smothered in salt and vinegar!