Potatoes ...another reason to avoid?
 

This is in the news this week=== potatoes and cancer risk:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...0IR2HK20141107

More to consider here:

http://undergroundhealthreporter.com...#axzz3IV8QTRay

So the nightshade potato, has this risk as well as the solanine it contains.

Acrylamine = nerve damage according to the Underground link.

Potatoes are grown with a lot of pesticides and fungicides throughout the growing and harvesting seasons. I find it ironic that they want to engineer out the cancer causing chemical naturally found in the potato but continue to use very harmful chemicals to grow them. Potatoes are one of the vegetables that you should spend a bit more on and buy organic. Conventionally grown potatoes have a high residual level of pesticides in them.

Prior to cooking your potatoes, soak them in water for a while. This will remove a good portion of the naturally occurring toxic chemicals. My grandmother always soaked her potatoes before cooking.

The cooking style increases the acrylamide levels.
[Perhaps the raw foodies are on to something, as acrylamide forms when we bake, fry, toast, roast or grill healthy, natural, plant-based foods at high temperatures. ]

[Boiling or steaming your food is preferable to baking or frying, and the shorter time you cook it, the healthier it will remain. Typically, the browner and drier the food, the higher the levels of acrylamide.
Nutritionists recommend soaking potatoes for 15 to 30 minutes before cooking, in order to preserve and protect nutrients. ]

http://undergroundhealthreporter.com...#axzz3IV8QTRay

I agree with Marlene...and this is one of the many reasons I grow my own veggies, including potatoes. Not only do our potatoes have NO chemicals, they also just taste better than anything from the store (even organic).

Home grown is much better, but climate, land & storage is an issue for many.
We have a limited daylight location and mild but short grow season , heavy clay soil doesn't help much..but we've been adding to it.

I bet they are tasty. I've never tried growing potatoes. My thumb is not very green😄. I do notice a big difference in taste between organic and conventionally grown potatoes.

We luckily have a nice size garden and root cellar to make sure we can keep our taters and onions throughout the winter. And added more then 200 jars (just this year) of canned green beans, tomatoes, sauces, pickles, peppers, etc.

Even without a regular garden, many things can be grown in containers. We built several table planters so it's easy for me to maintain. I can sit on a stool to plant, weed, water, or harvest. I tried to attach a picture of the lettuce table...not sure if it worked.

The development of GMOs disgust me. If are unfamiliar with this subject, just search youtube. Jeffrey Smith is one of the great activists on our side. But I will have to keep eating my potatoes, one of my favorite foods. I will be growing my own next year. I usually saute (we call it fry) them with a little oil in a skillet, with onions & bell peppers. It don't get much better than this. My grandma used bacon grease of course. I have previously used canola, then olive oil, but have now learned that coconut oil is better for high heat. Would be better with no oil probably, but haven't figured out how to do this effectively.
Ron