When people think of a potato the first image that usually goes into their heads is fried. Deep fried, shoved into a little cardboard container and then heavily salted. Salvitating yet? No, me either.
The potato got a bad rap. Its a shame because post workout this vegetable can be a great recovery food. Its high in easily digestible carbohydrates, low in fat and can go with any number of combinations!
Want more protein? Add low fat cottage cheese. More calories? Add 2% fat sour cream or cheese. Less calories? Eat half of it!
Think of how many ways you can prepare a potato: you can boil it, bake it, BBQ it, microwave it and yes, even fry it. Thats one versatile veggie!
I’d say the biggest advantage besides the nutritional benefits, how easy it is to prepare and the versatility of the amount of sides that go with it, has to be the cost. A potato costs less that a pack of gum! Try to find a quality recovery supplement for that much.
So next time your at the grocery store don’t pass by the last aisle in the vegetable section. Support our local potato farmers in PEI .
