GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
Wow that's amazing! Great to know!
Don't take that literally See my comment above.
Wow that's amazing! Great to know!
According to WebMD, "the frying process destroys the healthy substances in potatoes". Stick to the microwave.Purple potato crisps are great! Very light and super crunchy - available from good health shops.
Yes that wouldn't surprise me - still purple potato crisps are very enjoyable to eat!According to WebMD, "the frying process destroys the healthy substances in potatoes". Stick to the microwave.
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I use my thumbnail. I suppose you can use something else, but it is one tool I can't set down and forget where I left it...How do you remove the sprouts from a potato? Is there a special kitchen gadget for that?
I use my thumbnail. I suppose you can use something else, but it is one tool I can't set down and forget where I left it...
My potato peeler has a somewhat sharp tip that I use to remove sprouts and eyes. If yours doesn’t have that, you can use a paring knife.
My potato peeler has a somewhat sharp tip that I use to remove sprouts and eyes. If yours doesn’t have that, you can use a paring knife.
I rarely peel potatoes unless I"m making something that is very specific about requiring it, and I haven't cut out an eye in 20 years or more. Even for mashed, I just do the whole thing.
Yes that wouldn't surprise me - still purple potato crisps are very enjoyable to eat!
Microwave? No thanks...I know it is said that the shorter cooking time preserves the Vit C in them, but I can cook them in a short time, sliced and steamed. Much more preferable to me.
My potato peeler has a somewhat sharp tip that I use to remove sprouts and eyes. If yours doesn’t have that, you can use a paring knife.
I would only eat potatoes that had sprouted, i.e. past their prime, if I was desperate!
I favour good quality vegetables - they are more likely to have their full nutrient content.
Vit C, in particular, quickly deteriorates with storage.
I wouldn't let potatoes get to that stage to begin with, i.e. so there would be no waste. However, I think it is good that people use the soft, sprouted potatoes (past their prime) rather than binning them.I guess the rest of us prefer not to waste perfectly good food. It doesn't have to be optimal to be beneficial. And I'd guess most of us get enough vitamin C from other foods, since potatoes aren't a major source of it.
vitamin C
I didn't "go on" about it...just mentioned that it had Vit C.I didn't mention it for your benefit. The way you go on about it, other readers could get the idea that potatoes have a lot of vitamin C. They don't. Green, orange and red foods (such as leafy greens, bell peppers, citrus) are much better sources. And since it's water-soluble, if you eat more than your body needs, it's simply excreted.
It's great that life never gets in the way of your meal plans
Yes I know...but that would give her free rein to criticise my posts without my being able to defend myself! No thanks.There is an ignore feature.
It's more that we support very different causes. When I tell my friends what a hard time I am getting here for liking and defending organic food, they cannot believe it!Creative and GG, you both come off as holier than thou on occasion, so I guess it's expected that you would not get on well together. In fact, it can be difficult to be enthusiastic about some things without sounding like that - it can happen to any of us. But when it gets into someone's craw, then maybe it's time to back off and think about it for a while.