Potatoes wear the Heart Tick

All fresh potatoes wear the Heart Foundation Tick of approval. But you need to make sure you add ingredients which are low in fat and salt.

Top tips for healthy cooking
By themselves, potatoes are low in fat and calories. You can keep them that way by following some of these useful tips...

• Buy potatoes as you need them. Fresh potatoes have the best flavour.
• Keep the skin on! Most of the goodness is found in or just beneath the skin so serving the potatoes with the skin increases the fibre content. If you really want no skin, peel them after cooking.
• Coloured potatoes have even more antioxidants - the red skins give anthocyanins and yellow flesh provides carotenoids.
• The way potatoes are stored and cooked can affect the nutritional content. To retain the nutrients peel the potato just before cooking, don’t leave them standing in water or exposed to the air for any longer than you have to.
• Spray oils are fantastic for potatoes -you add much less oil but still get the wonderful crispy crunchy result.

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