15.12.2011                      19.Kislev. 5772

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Eight surprising health benefits of the spud

Healthy Eating: Hanukka may be all about the “oil”, but you can’t make this holiday’s signature dish without the potato.

While oil is the central theme to the Festival of lights, what would the latke be without the potato? With more and more people switching to lower-carb eating regimes, an increasing number of people are turning their backs on this starch. Once a popular side dish, there are more negative remarks concerning the potato circulating in the air than positive ones. However, the potato is really not that bad. While it is still high in carbs (and sugar), the humble spud is not a complete dud, and may actually surprise you.
So in honor of the eight days of Hanukka, here are eight miraculous health benefits of the lowly white potato:…