Comment by baketown

baketown — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:42:46 +0000

I loves me some taters. They're my favorite thing to eat in the whole wide world.

As to their nutritional value, that's why so many Irish died in the potato famine - the entire country was living off them.

Comment by Noelle (Guest)

Noelle (Guest) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:14:28 +0000

Damn it Ken, the butter is the best part.

Learn Something Every Day

Ken — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:27:00 +0000

In the course of surfing the Internet (and researching answers for Yahoo Answers), I do several dozen Google searches a day. (There you go, a plug for both Yahoo and Google in one sentence.) And I find that I learn a few interesting things every day. So I'm gonna try a new regular blog feature: "Learn Something Every Day". I'll try to post at least one random fact I discovered or looked up that day.

Today I looked up a bunch of stuff about the cost of the Iraq war and the cost of U.S. energy consumption, but I covered most of that in my last post. So instead of those facts, I'll tell you about potatoes.

Did you know? Potatoes are very good for you. They're loaded with Vitamin C, potassium, B vitamins, and dietary fiber. They kind of have a bad reputation as a starchy food with empty calories, but a potato has half the calories of a serving of rice, and considerably more nutrients. So, enjoy that potato! Just go easy on the butter.