When you get to 80, you try to refine your whole food veganism even more! I just ordered 10 kilos of purple spuds. Won’t eat any other variety (apart from sweet potatoes which are a different thing) because the anti-oxidant levels in purple potatoes are so high! Air fried purple spud chips taste fantastic, too!
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Yum, purple potatoes, I haven't had them very often but I do remember they were tasty - thanks for the reminder to pick some up.
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I wish I liked them. Dr Greger doesn't recommend any white potatoes, other than these purple flesh, white potatoes. Don't know how else to describe them since they aren't 'sweet' 
I do love russets. I've gotten better about eating sweet too though, I can eat them if spicy enough!
I do love russets. I've gotten better about eating sweet too though, I can eat them if spicy enough!
Just made purple potato rösti in the air fryer (grated with grated onion, garlic, mustard, tahini, salt, pepper) plus black olive adornment). Big plus….
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The nomenclature with yams and potatoes is so inconsistent and confusing.
The stores in my area have "purple potatoes", which are potatoes ( white flesh ) with a purple skin. Then they have a yam from Hawaii that is blue/purple on the inside and the outside.
It HAS TO BE mondo nutritious but my food diary site/the databases it points too haven't thoroughly studied the composition fully yet.
They taste great though! Almost like a treat!
FWIW, I've read that for people with blood sugar issues baking potatoes or yams is the most unhealthy way to cook them. Boiling is the best. Quicker than baking -- about 6 min. I just cut my yams thin and microwave them for about 4-5 min.
The stores in my area have "purple potatoes", which are potatoes ( white flesh ) with a purple skin. Then they have a yam from Hawaii that is blue/purple on the inside and the outside.
It HAS TO BE mondo nutritious but my food diary site/the databases it points too haven't thoroughly studied the composition fully yet.
They taste great though! Almost like a treat!
FWIW, I've read that for people with blood sugar issues baking potatoes or yams is the most unhealthy way to cook them. Boiling is the best. Quicker than baking -- about 6 min. I just cut my yams thin and microwave them for about 4-5 min.
I've gotten purple potatoes that were not at all like yams or sweet potatoes, but very much like a variety of white:
Japanese sweet potatoes (I think also called garnet) are dark red outside and white inside, but they are a variety of yams. More dense and less sweet than most, and take longer to cook. I think they're my favorite. I think they have a taste like roasted chestnuts
What is a Purple Potato & Why Are They Purple? - The Produce Nerd
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Japanese sweet potatoes (I think also called garnet) are dark red outside and white inside, but they are a variety of yams. More dense and less sweet than most, and take longer to cook. I think they're my favorite. I think they have a taste like roasted chestnuts
