Potato - A common vegetable

i thought it was a vegatable

I love potatoes prepared just about any way; baked, french fried, hash browns, in casseroles, mashed with gravy, twice baked, boiled, potatoe salad... There are so many ways to prepare potatoes. The big problem with them is that they are a high-glycemic vegetable and are very high in carbohydrates. They turn to sugar rapidly once ingested. For those of us who are trying to lose or maintain weight, the trend these days is to go easy on the high-glycemic foods and to get our carbs from better sources such as green leafy vegetables, beans and legumes, and whole grain/whole wheat breads and pastas. But, for most dinners served to guests or for special occasions, you can bet that potatoes will be part of the menu!

yes a potato is, you can cut them up and paint pictures with them

yes it is.. very common in all parts of the world.

i like potato alot

for my country and me personally potaoes arent just common vegetables but basic ones. our traditional dinners consist of potatoes which means that in poland potatoes are eaten daily. for me its the best best food ever. i cant live without it.

I love potatoes, I don't know what I would do if I couldn't eat them. My favorite is mashed potatoes and gravy..mmm YUM!

Its a tuber, so yes it is a vegetable. Its extremely common on the west

I love eating potatoes. They can be made into so many different dishes. My favorite would have to be twice baked potatoes.

yes.

Yes, it is. But the benefit a potato brings to us in this world is countless. We say it is a common vegetable because we can see it everywhere. Like the air, I guess. We take things for granted because it is everywhere. But what happens when there is no longer potatoes in this world? Many people would miss it and cry for it. What do you think?

I thought the potato wasn't actually clased as a vegetable, because it doesn't count towards your five fruits and vegetables you are supposed to have per day.

I think it is a pretty extraordinary veggie. It can be baked, boiled, roasted, grilled etc. It tastes good with so many different flavors. It can be warm or cold. Nutritious, filling and low fat. It is just a great veggie.

Hello Brijendra!(",) I love potatoes! I always make potato fries out of it. I also love mashed potato and potato salad. I think they said that its common because potatoes are an important food source. They are the most widely cultivated vegetable in the world. An average-sized potato weighing between 6 and 8 ounces contains less than 100 calories. Potatoes consist of about 80 percent water, 20 percent solid matter, and have a high nutritional value. Starch makes up about 85 percent of this solid mass and the rest is protein. Potatoes also provide vitamins including niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, and vitamin C. They also contain minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and sulfur. Great day!(",)

Yes it is the commonest of all vegetables and most people use except those who are suffering from diabetes. IN US and Europe, mashed potatoes and bread are the main items of breakfast, at least that is what I found during my tour.

Yes, we consume it so much each day to get growing tommy. lol..

The interesting think about a potato that while being a vegetable..it is merely a root of a plant ...which makes you wonder how many roots are out there that are edible and nutritious?+

I consider potato as the king of the vegetables as goes very well with every other vegetable. If you only have potates at home you can make large number of things such as Halwa, bhurta, gravvy alu, dry potato list is quite long.

why potatoes are not vegetables?

I think really its a very common vegetable coz most of the children like potatoes only and ignore all other vegetables. So u can get it in most of d families.