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The United Nations have officially declared the year 2008 the International Year of the Potato in order to “increase awareness of the importance of the potato as a food in developing nations”

                           
Hey, why not? After all, the potato is one of the most versatile vegetables available for cooking and the most popular tuber vegetable in the world. The are many variety of potatoes, many ways to cook them, and so many other uses that you can't even imagine. And there are so many potato recipes. I just simply can't imagine a kitchen without potatoes. 

They are used as the main ingredient in many dishes, such as soups, scalloped potatoes, and other casserole dishes and stews. Potatoes are also a great source of vitamins and minerals. It is the most grown vegetable in the world, due in part to its health benefits.

Below you can see some of the most important nutritional facts:


 

 Calories .................................................100
Calories from Fat .....................................0
Total Fat 0g............................................ 0%
     Saturated Fat.........................................  0g 0%
        Cholesterol............................................  .0mg 0%
       Sodium ................................................ . 0mg 0%
     Total Carbohydrate...............................   26g 9%
   Dietary Fiber .......................................  3g  12% Sugars.................................................  3g
Protein ....................................................4g 
Vitamin C.............................................  45%
Calcium................................................  2%
Iron.......................................................   6%



Take a look at this five facts all about potatoes:

- a potato has only between 70 to 100 calories

- a potato is about 80 % water

- a potato has potassium, vitamin C, iron, and fiber, protein, carbohydrates, calcium, and magnesium

- the potato was the first vegetable to be grown in space in 1995

- there are about 5,000 potato varieties in the world

 

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All About Potatoes Blog
In the all about potatoes blog find useful information like the following: facts about potatoes, recipes, articles, cooking tips, how to grow potatoes, and all we can find about this delicious vegetable...the potato.

Share your Potato Recipe | Tips | Ideas | All About Potatoes
Submit here your favorite potato recipe, cooking tips or ideas, or just share with us your comments.

Types of Potatoes | All About Potatoes
Learn more about the types of potatoes, varieties, and which type is best according to the cooking method.

Baked Potatoes
Baked Potatoes - The best way to bake potaoes, cooking time, recipes, and more.

Boiled Potatoes
Boiled Potatoes - Learn how to boil potatoes the easy way, how to cook mashed potatoes, recipes, and more.

6 Tips for Storing Potatoes | All About Potatoes
Storing potatoes: find tips and recommendations to learn how to store potatoes the right way.

How to Grow Potatoes
Here you can find out how to grow potatoes in your own garden, when to plant, when to harvest potatoes, and more.

Crockpot Potatoes
You can cook crockpot potatoes the easy way. Check out the crockpot potato recipes on this site. You will enjoy all these recipes.

How to Cook Fried Potatoes
Learn the basics about how to cook fried potatoes. Also, find out more about fried potatoes recipes and cooking tips.

Microwave Potatoes
Find tips to cook microwave potatoes. Also, watch a video to learn how to cook mashed potatoes in the microwave.

Roast Potatoes | All About Potatoes
Find out how to cook roast potatoes and try new recipes.

Tasty Potato Casserole Recipes, Cheddar Cheese | All About Potatoes
There are so many tasty potato casserole recipes that you will want to try them all.

Grilled Potatoes
Find out how to cook grilled potatoes and try new recipes.

Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
The scalloped potatoes recipe is very easy to prepare. You can also add other ingredients to this recipe, like ham for example.

Potato Soup Recipes
Here you will find a great variety of potato soup recipes. These recipes are very easy to cook and prepare; and the best part is that the recipes taste really good. Find you favorite recipe here.

Potato Salad Recipes | All About Potatoes
Here you will find a great variety of potato salad recipes. These recipes are very easy to prepare; and the best part is that the recipes taste really good. Find you favorite recipe here.

Potato Recipe Videos
Enjoy potato recipe videos. These videos show how to prepare some of the best potato recipes step by step.

What is the Irish Potato Famine
What is the Irish potato famine? Around the year 1840 Ireland suffered a terrible period of famine.

Potatoes Questions & Answers | All About Potatoes
Here you can ask your potatoes questions.

  


 

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