Potato Nutrition: Healthy Cooking, Starch & Bodybuilding

Potatoes are a staple for bodybuilding energy and offer higher potassium levels than rice. Learn the healthiest way to bake a potato at high altitudes, how to remove excess starch, and find nutritional facts for Yukon Gold and red varieties.

How to Bake Foil-Wrapped Potatoes

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Gail Sessoms

The baked potato is a quick, healthy side dish for lunch or dinner. Baked potatoes are nutrient rich, especially when eaten with skin. You can certainly bake potatoes uncovered in the oven. But cooking potatoes in foil steams them in their own juices.