The nutritionist called the most useful way to cook potatoes
Fried slices and mashed potatoes, beloved by many, do not benefit the body at all.
As a rule, those who strive for harmony exclude potatoes from the diet. Its tubers contain a lot of starch, which negatively affects the figure. However, nutritionist Tatyana Zaletova assures that you should not refuse a hearty meal. You can cook potatoes in such a way that it brings only benefits.
The expert called cooking potatoes in their skins or baking them the ideal cooking method. And young potatoes can simply be boiled and eaten with the skin on. In older tubers, the peel is poisonous, so it is better to get rid of it.
The favorite dish of many is rich in potassium, so potatoes should be present even on the menu of losing weight. "It serves as a source of valuable minerals and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), which is about 15% of the daily requirement in potatoes," the specialist noted.