Red potatoes

[shb]

Are red potatoes the same as white potatoes, as nightshade?Thanks!

[Bruce Paine]

Originally Posted by shb

Are red potatoes the same as white potatoes, as nightshade?Thanks!

shb,

Yes and no!

Yes, both the white and red potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum) are members of the deadly nightshade family but (no) the red potato is moister that either the Russet (also known as the Idaho or baking potato) or the White all purpose potato.

Waxy with a white crisp flesh, the red potato is best boiled but can be roasted or fried.


Sheldon Margen, M.D., ( Wellness Encyclopedia of Food & Nutrition [ http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books ]) and Dianne Onstad (Whole Foods Companion: A Guide for Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, & Lovers of Natural Foods [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...31390-7389563]) recommends steaming potatoes to get the highest mineral content and the most alkalinity from a potato.

Many macrobiotic experts recommend consuming potatoes infrequently because of the extreme yin qualities (Rebecca Wood), with the skin on (Naboru Muramoto), and only as a side dish (Muramoto).

Read Rebecca's "THE NEW WHOLE FOODS ENCYCLOPEDIA: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating" and Naboru's "Natural Immunity: Insights On Diet And Aids" ( http://gomf.macrobiotic.net/Books_Health.htm ).

Paul Pitchford in his book: "Healing With Foods:Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition" ( http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/pr...556434308.html ) says that "the renown Austrian philosopher, Rudolf Steiner observed that eating too many potatoes can cause laziness."

Pitchford continues by saying, "This is a reasonable claim, since an excess of potatoes will create an excess of yin, receptive principle in the body (receptivity to the extreme can cause laziness)."

I hope this helps.

Thank you, very much.

Bruce Paine

[shb]

Thanks for the information!