Let’s get a few things straight. And no, not all the nutrients are in the skins.

Potatoes have gained a reputation as an unhealthy, high-carb vegetable that's best avoided if you want to stay fit. But where did this belief come from, and is it justified? For years potatoes were a ...

Potatoes are undeniably versatile and tasty but choosing which variety to buy has never been more complicated. Brushed or washed? Yellow, white or pink? Mashing or roasting? And now there are low-carb ...

Potatoes are an indispensable part of Indian cooking. The many health and skin benefits of potatoes make the vegetable all the more special. Here are 14 incredible benefits of potatoes you may not ...

The potato, on the other hand, is one veggie that’s practically universally loved. Both picky kids and adults can find something to love. French fries? Mashed potatoes? Hashbrowns? The flavors and ...

Are they “empty carbs” to be avoided? Nutrition experts set the record straight. Are they “empty carbs” to be avoided? Nutrition experts set the record straight. Credit...Suzanne Saroff Supported by ...

In 1996 the United States hit peak potato. Americans were eating 64 pounds of the vegetables each year—more than at any point since modern records began in 1970. A record-breaking harvest had flooded ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. They’ve been maligned in nutrition circles for decades, with links to obesity, Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular ...

Potatoes have been given a hard time. Sergej Cash/ Shutterstock The humble potato has been given a bad rap. What was once a cheap staple of many countries’ diets has instead been branded in recent ...

There are few veggies more versatile than potatoes: You can bake them, mash them, fry them (or even better, air-fry them), boil them, roast them, scallop them, gnocchi (?) them, whip them into stew, ...

Po-TAY-to, po-TAH-to? Let’s set that silly question aside and talk about something more important: Are white potatoes healthy or not? Despite their bad rap (thanks, sour cream and onion chips!), ...