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.

Baked potato with sour cream

Baked Potato & a Healthy Diet

For meat and potatoes lovers, a meal may not be complete without a baked potato. If you're on a diet, you might like baked potatoes because they fill you up without providing a significant number of calories.

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Close-up of potatoes in a wooden bucket

The Vitamins When Eating a Raw Potato

Although you usually think of eating potatoes baked, mashed or French fried, you also can eat them raw. Potatoes have several important vitamins and minerals. However, cooking potatoes can destroy or lessen the nutritional value, so eating potatoes raw gives you the greatest health benefit for your food dollars.

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