To set the record straight and to end any family dinner time disputes, yes, a potato is technically (botanically) a vegetable- but doesn’t count towards your 5-a-Day as is nutritionally a starchy carbohydrate. Here’s everything you need to know about spuds, from what they are, to why they’re vital to maintaining a healthy, balanced diet.
What is a potato?
It may seem like a silly question, but there is in fact a lot of confusion around what potatoes actually are and what benefits they have. In all fairness, they do contain a number of different nutrients, so we’ll let you off if you’re a little muddled, but hopefully we can help.
Check out some frequently asked questions below on all things spuds!
Are potatoes a carb?
Now we’ve established that a potato is in fact botanically vegetable, we can confirm that they also belong to the carbohydrate group, one of the three main macronutrients in our diet.
More specifically, potatoes are a starchy carb, which provide the slow and steady release of energy (the type of carbohydrate athletes load up on the night before a big race or match). Starchy foods also include pasta, rice and bread and cereal.
Are potatoes a carb? Now we've established that a potato is in fact botanically vegetable, we can confirm that they also belong to the carbohydrate group, one of the three main macronutrients in our diet.
A federal committee is reconsidering potatoes as vegetables. Health studies say otherwise. In a surprising turn of events, the US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is contemplating whether potatoes should still be considered a vegetable in the upcoming 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Potatoes don't count as vegetables in some dietary guidelines. There's speculation that potatoes may be reclassified as a grain in the upcoming Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025–2030. Unlike green vegetables, potatoes are high in carbohydrates and starches. But they're also nutrient-dense and virtually fat-free.
While most nutrition experts and botanists say that potatoes are a vegetable, a years-long debate over whether they should be considered a grain or part of another food group has raged on, often in the name of public health — and especially in the United States, where more than 40 percent of people age 20 or older are ...
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