Ring in Spring by Using Unique Potato Types to Create Colorful, Nutrition Packed Dishes

DENVER, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This all-purpose potato type, which has white flesh and white (sometimes light tan) skin, is slightly dense and creamy with a subtly sweet flavor. The delicate, thin skins on white potatoes add just the right amount of texture to mashed potatoes, like these Chipotle Mashed Potatoes, without the need for peeling. Also try grilling whites to bring out a more full-bodied flavor, or use them in soups and stews as they hold their shape well.

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Remember, a single, skin-on medium-sized potato (5.3 ounces) has just 110 calories, more potassium than a banana, and almost half your daily value of vitamin C (45 percent), with zero fat, sodium or cholesterol, so you can enjoy potatoes every night of the week.

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About the United States Potato Board
The United States Potato Board (USPB) is the nation's potato marketing and research organization. Based in Denver, Colorado, the USPB represents more than 2,500 potato growers and handlers across the country. The USPB was established in 1971 by a group of potato growers to promote the benefits of eating potatoes. Today, as the largest vegetable commodity board, the USPB is proud to be recognized as an innovator in the produce industry and dedicated to positioning potatoes as a nutrition powerhouse—truly, goodness unearthed.

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SOURCE United States Potato Board