Potatoes are certainly one of the most versatile vegetables in the produce aisle! You cook them in multiple ways: baked, mashed, roasted, steamed, boiled, grilled, and microwaved but that's not the only reason we're big potato fans. According to our friends at Green Giant™ Fresh Potatoes, "Potatoes are a super food, supplementing your body with many beneficial nutrients." Read on to learn how potatoes can improve your health!
Of course, there are ways to make healthy potatoes unhealthy by dropping them in a deep fryer. But when prepared in a healthier way, potatoes can provide your body with protein, vitamin c, potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, and many more necessary vitamins and nutrients. Plus, 20% of a potatoes' nutrition is in the skin, so leave the skin on when enjoying delicious potatoes at home.
In fact, here's a breakdown of what potatoes provide:
- Only 110 Calories: One medium potato makes a healthy side for any meal, or a hearty mid-day snack!
- Potassium: One medium potato with skin provides 15% of the recommended daily value of potassium.
- Vitamin C: Healthy potatoes are a great source of Vitamin C, providing you with 30% of your recommended daily value.
- Fiber: Get 2 grams of Fiber per serving! One medium potato with skin = 1 serving.
- Vitamin B6: Potatoes are a good source of Vitamin B6 with 10% of the daily recommended value.
In the age of the internet and information that spreads faster than you can fact-check it, you may have heard claims about white potatoes being unhealthy or causing weight gain. Here's the truth about the most popular potato variety – the Russet. See for yourself why russet potatoes are a healthy decision:
- Russets are cholesterol free, sodium free, fat free.
- Russets provide 45% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin C, 18% daily Potassium, 15% daily fiber.
- Russets are loaded with many trace minerals such as copper, manganese, phosphorus, pantothenic and folic acids.
- Russets provide 3g of protein, and vitamins B3 and B6.
- Russets are one of the richest sources of potassium, too, so important for our heart health.
If you're looking for a quicker way to enjoy healthy potatoes at home, we suggest giving any of Green Giant™ Fresh specialty potatoes a try: One Step...Done™ Potatoes, Minute Mashers™ Mashed Potatoes, and the new Minute Mashers™ with Gravy! They're the perfect potatoes providing convenience and ease of preparation without sacrificing quality, taste, and health! Inside each of these packages are real, farm-fresh potatoes, real butter, and real seasonings just like the ones in your own kitchen. Just take a look at this Minute Mashers nutrition label!
The next time you're searching for a healthy veggie for dinner tonight, consider potatoes from our friends at Green Giant™ Fresh potatoes.
W love potatoes
I would love this right now, if I had it
Green Giant and potatoes. What else is there to say?
now we all have a wealth of potato facts and knowledge
Looks easy!!!
I love that everything you need is inside is in each of these packages! Real, farm-fresh potatoes, real butter, and real seasonings!
Potatoes are a very versatile vegetable & have lots of nutrients.
Wonderful ideas
I enjoy healthy potatoes at home
Last day , good luck!
Have been a staple in my house forever..
Anyone who tries to omit potatoes from a diet saying they’re unhealthy is crazy!
My family loves potatoes.
What’s so good about potatoes? Everything!
lets hear it for potatoes : )
I love that there’s no mess to clean up when you prepare Green Giant Minute Mashers or One Step.. Done potatoes!
Love potatos
I always leave the skin on. I love potato skins!
I love potatoes. I’d have them with every meal if I could!
If you cook your own potatoes don’t use a lot of dressing which can have a lot of calories.
We have potatoes at least 3 times a week
Im sold on potatoes-so many ways to prepare them, and they are always good
These recipes are the best !
Great break for mom around holiday time.
The Irish me loves all.sorts of potatoes
Healthy, delicious, & convenient, you can’t go wrong with Green Giant Minute Mashers or One Step…Done potatoes!
Potatoes quick and easy.
Something new, would love to try it
They’re made with the skin on which have a lot of nutrients.
Commenting!
how did one vegetable get so popular, versatile, easy to grow, cheap to buy, filling, and chock full of vitamins like no other veggie can claim
My husband and I make potatoes several times a week as a side. I love that there are so many ways to serve them!
Love potatoes!
Simply delicious !
Cholesterol free. Versatile. The Green Giant makes them delicious.
potatoes=heart health!
All these potatoes look so delicious! I especially want to try the Minute Mashers with gravy!
eating healthy sure can be fun
Potatoes are a super nutrient loaded food.
I was uninformed about the health benefits potatoes possess. I’m glad I eat them often and love them prepared pretty much any way! Thanks for this info.
Potatoes are low in calories.
Besides being delicious, potatoes have vitamins & other beneficial nutrients!
Any way you make potatoes, they are delicious !
Versatile and good for you. How do you beat that.
Potatoes are a super food!
Simple and satisfying plus versatile and quick cooking.
I would like to think that potatoes are available to everyone world wide. This is how it should be. It’s not asking too much
We always have plenty of potatoes in our house.
I love that I can have these delicious potatoes without all the mess of cleaning up pots & pans!
So many good meal ideas !
Always been my favorites side.
Buttery taste of mashed potatoes
the benefits are boundless, so tater up !
It’s going to be difficult to choose which flavor to try first! They all look so delicious!
20% of the nutrients are in the potato skin.
Excellent !
Great for a low sodium diet.
I can’t wait to try Minute Mashers and One Step…Done potatoes.
Keep potatoes healthy by not cooking them in oil.
Yum sweet potatoes!
30% Vitamin C requirement. Good info.
I’m glad potatoes are so healthy because they are used heavily world wide and many poor rely on potatoes and rice for the bulk of their staple nutrition
Low calories and versatile. How do you beat that!
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Thank you Green Giant for making preparing dinner a whole lot easier!
I have realized the healthy benefits of potatoes for years and included them in my family’s diet.
I have potatoes in some form or another everyday. They are one of the versatile foods you can easily serve at every meal
★Potatoes are packed w/amazing value★. Easy on the pocketbook. Major win for taste & nutrients. Actually delicious baked w/no toppings. Even more satisfying when fried or accompanied w/full fat dairy as other added ingredients. All you need to do is moderate your portion size.
Potatoes have gotten such a bad rap. It’s a crying shame that good foods have been subject to going out fashion by mostly well intended folks. Some by clever merchandising to sell other products. Hate crazy food trends that coin taters taboo. Spuds are so satisfying❤️.
My dad used to grow potatoes when he was much younger and had a large garden. Personally I really prefer red potatoes because they taste the best and have great skins.
There are many ways to cook potatoes, some easier than others.
I’ve tried these. very good. thanks.
Potatoes are my favorite!
Good information. Thank you.
Love the nutrition in these products!
Simple time savers !
Been a fan of potatoes, in all their various forever.
all this and they are healthy too !! who knew
They’re loaded with nutrients AND delicious!
Potatoes are a good source of vitamin B6.
Love potatoes, they are a staple at our house.
I’m definitely going to buy a bag of Minute Mashers potatoes on my next trip to the grocery store.
I love the Minute Mashers!
Potatoes are a “super food”.
★Potatoes are a Powerhouse!★ They are packed with nutrition, yummy, & highly satisfying♡. Nothing is more comforting than a tater too. Spuds were a staple growing up. Never boring. Too many exciting ways to prepare them for your table!
★Potatoes are a Powerhouse!★ They are packed with nutrition, yummy, & highly satisfying♡. Nothing is more comforting than a tater too. Spuds were a staple growing up. Never boring. Too many exciting ways to prepare them for your table!
so tasty and fast
speaking of the nutrition factor in the skin, I believe that’s true of all edible skins of fruits and vegetables. That where most of the health benefit comes from
A great side dish with any entree.
Convenient, healthy, & delicious. What’s not to love about Green Giant Minute Mashers & One Step…Done potatoes?
Potatoes give you 30% of the RDA of vitamin C.
yummy in our tummy
Healthy eating.
my go-to for potassium
The great thing about potatoes is they’re not only good for you but there’s so many healthy ways to prepare them.
Great options for a busy life. And good for you as well.
potatoes are so versatile and CHEAP, I bet they are the most common vegetable staple in every house
Health benefits of potatoes
The Minute Mashers with gravy looks delicious! I can’t wait to try them!
You cook them in multiple ways! Love it!
Winner!
Great health option!
I love potatoes!
Minute Mashers with gravy tonight
This batchelor appreciates you making dinnertime more manageable.
I’ve trusted the Green Giant brand for years & all their products are top quality. I can’t wait to try the Minute Mashers with gravy because I know it will be delicious.
Potatoes provide 3g of protein.
looks yummy
Easy to prepare and good!
We love potatoes and they are time consuming to make the variety of dishes we eat…cannot wait to try your products
so easy quick and tasty love it all
So delicious.
and potatoes are a good cheap filler, our big family grew up on a constant supply of potatoes
Lots of nutrients
Cook, mash serve. All you have to say.
Green Gian Fresh specialty potatoes are going to save me a lot of time in preparing dinner.
Potatoes have many trace minerals.
Love all the great benefits not to mention the great taste of potatoes.
Potatoes truly are a super food. I eat them almost every day!
Easy cooking
Looks yummy
Having Mashers this weekend. Can’t wait.
Potatoes really are a superfood!
Thanks to Green Giant Minute Mashers I can be sure that I’m serving a healthy veggie for dinner.
One potato only has 110 calories.
I love potato’s they are a great way to eat, any way that you cook them.
so great and tasty and quick
I try to eat daily
Wouldn’t think of eating a potato without the skin. So nutritious
Love!
One of my favorite vegetables!
Potatoes are a staple at my house
Another winner from the Giant!
even as tots we had and loved tater tots
I’d love to try these!
All that taste, and potatoes are actually good for us, too.
Love potatoes
I didn’t know that potatoes are a good source of Vitamin B6 & have 10% of the daily recommended value.
Potatoes-full of vitamins and nutrients!
m y favotite food gets the dpotlight, yeah i will try it abdall the recipes. bring it on
I love potatoes! All kinds!
Glad to know about all the benefits of potatoes.
Very healthy, loaded with nutrients.
Who knew?!
I’m even more of a potatoes person now! Lol
Makes me feel good about loving potatoes.
looks awesome cant wait to try
Potatoes can improve your health.
Love this
One step and very easy
I was glad to learn that Russets provide 45% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin C.
Quickest meals in the west.
You just can’t go wrong with potatoes. Good for you and taste great!
Gotta love potatoes.
Fiber: Get 2 grams of Fiber per serving! Yes!
Very versatile & yummy.
I’m excited to try these healthy pototos!
Yummy looking.
So many great benefits
STAPLE FOOD IN MY FAMILY FOR OVER 70 YEARS
Can’t wait to try them this weekend.
I feel good about serving these potatoes to my family because they can provide your body with protein, vitamin c, potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, and many more necessary vitamins and nutrients.
Who knew potatoes could be so healthy?!
They’re delicious & healthy.
Great insight. I’ve definitely learned something.
such a great idea love it
I like to ap cut potatoes in the microwave to soften them before roasting.
Yes, potatoes are generally healthy, but as with so many otherwise healthy things, there are conditions which contraindicate heavy consumption of them. Not necessarily to quit eating them entirely, but watch the intake! A prime example is kidney disease, because of the rather high level of potassium in potatoes.
I eat some form of potatoes everyday
I love how potatoes are so versatile. There are so many different ways to prepare them. And Green Giant has made even more and easier!
So delicious
Potatoes have my list of must-have side dishes forever.
I’ve tried these. They really are good.
I didn’t know that healthy potatoes are a great source of Vitamin C.
Health Benefits of Potatoes
They’re loaded with nutrients that can improve your health.
potatoes=healthy benefits
I love that Russets are cholesterol free, sodium free, fat free!
It is well known that potatoes are a healthy food, with most of the ‘bad’ things about them being the additions people put on them. However, it is less known that those with kidney disease have to be careful about how many times they eat potatoes, since they are pretty high in potassium, which is one thing they have to watch carefully.
Unfortunately, that is true of many healthy foods!
Potatoes are nutriuous.
So simple and tasty.
My family and I love potatoes
The staple food around the world.
Potatoes are fun to grow!
I’m looking forward to trying the Minute Mashers with gravy. They look delicious & are so easy to prepare.
See, potatoes are good for you!
Definitely grabbing some of these next time I am at the store! I hope they have them.
I love potatoes and it’s good to know they can be healthy!
I did not know potatoes have protein!
Potatoes are amazing!
I’ve been on the Whole 30 diet and potatoes is on that diet. You really can lose weight on it quickly.
i love potaoes so this is great
Delicious and good for you!
the most versatile and favorite and popular among us,, who doesnt like french fries, but me, ts a loaded baked potato and this blog proves more reasons to eat potatoes
I had no idea potatoes are a super food. I love potatoes!
So easy
I was glad to learn that Russets are cholesterol free, sodium free, fat free.
It maybe comfort food. It’s still good for you.
Love potatoes versatility
Potatoes are low in calories but high in nutrients.
versatile and healthy
Potatoes give your body extra nutrients.
Yummy
Let’s serve up potatoes for nutrition.
And tasty, too
potatous are packed with nutrition they have gotten a bad rap over the years they are a good source vitamins
years ago if i had these potatoes i would of used them endlessly with my kids
Yummy
positive sign-healthy
I love potatoes!
It is nice to know that something so delicious is also good for you.
Potatoes are delicious!
Even my Dr loves potatoes.
Good to know!!
Potatoes are AWESOME!!!
I feel better about eating potatoes knowing that there’s only 110 calories in 1 medium potato.
Potatoes are a super food.
cholesterol free!
I love gravy too. Also cheese sauce and chipotle with potatoes.
WOW only 110 calories. I always thought potatoes were more.
delicious
I am living with a chronic autoimmune disorder and I need to be careful what I eat. These products sound exactly like what I need and will be very easy to make!
The universe loves potatoes!
These are all such great ideas!
Easy way to get potatoes on table!
Potatoes really are a super food with so many vitamins & minerals.
healthy
It’s a very healthy food.
I didn’t know how healthy potatoes could be, but they are so filling! This is such great info. Love a baked potato. 🙂
Great health option and tastes delicious
love this
Potatoes are very nutrious.
now we are talk
I have been waiting for what feels like forever for a quick easy way to have potatoes for dinner! So happy about these simple ,easy ,and delicious microwave easy..ini potatoes coming out!
Looks so good
Being able to cook them in multiple ways, makes them great!
It was interesting to learn that Russet potatoes are one of the richest sources of potassium.
Always get my potatoes at Stop&Shop. The freshest.
so good
Love it!
Good to know there are so many health benefits of eating potatoes. Sometimes they get a bad rap. I love the skin especially when I bake mine in the over or on the grill.
They’re a perfect super food.
Good info to know!
Can’t go wrong with potatoes. So versatile and good for you!
I love that there are few calories and so good for us!
Love potatoes
Great potatoes
Yay! Potatoes are really good for you. I’m low on potassium & they’re a really good source.
Great for game day.
Easy and tasty
Wonderful!
awesome
I feel good serving fhese potatoes knowing
that Russets are loaded with many trace minerals such as copper, manganese, phosphorus, pantothenic and folic acids.
Super easy to make!
I love the Yellow Potatoes. I think they are sweeter tasting. My husband likes the Russett.
They can be cooked in many different ways.
So healthy
Love these yellow potatoes. And make a good breakfast
We need potatoes as a superfood.
Awesome information!
Well, they’re good for you and they taste good.
Thanks for the info. Love potatoes!
Love Green Giant
Been a fan of the versatility of potatoes my whole life.
You can’t beat easy, plus good!
I like that these healthy potatoes are a great source of Vitamin C.
So many different recipes you can make with these!
They’re sodium & fat free.
Potatoes are good for you!
Potatoes are so good for you.
How cool is that?
Love that they are healthy and delicious
Such great ideas!
I love that a potatoes is only 110 calories. They are filling too
Gravy looks awesome.
Looks delicious
Health Benefits Of Potatoes!
It makes me feel good knowing that when I serve thesepotatoes I’m serving what’s considered a “super food” as well as a delicious side.
My primary care doctor actually told me to quit eating potatoes because she thinks they have no health benefits! I am printing off all of these articles and showing them to her, plus also looking for a new doctor. No I don’t have any health reason to quit eating them, she just gives strange reasons to do things that all seem to have something in common with what she has incorporated into her own life and wants others to do too.
love these bags
I enjoy learning about nutrition
so many delicious ways to enjoy potatoes.
all great fixings
We love potatoes. I have learned to use all potato types.
Looks good
My family eats potatoes several times a week. I was not aware until now just how good they are for you!
My doctor recommended potatoes as an aid to control high blood pressure. I was amazed to read of all the health benefits of potatoes.
I love the way potatoes are so versatile.
Great!
So glad to know how healthful potatoes are.
I know how good they are for me
Looks tasty!
Actually, never realized potatoes were that good for you.
I didn’t know that 1 medium potato contains 45% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin C. It makes me feel good knowing that I’m serving a healthy side dish or snack to my family.
They’re good & healthy for you.
LOoks so good
nice article
nice
Potatoes are so yummy!!
Love potatoes!
Potatoes are the natural vitamin for health.
Love potatoes. Looks delicious.
So many great benefits
Just gotta love it when a favorite food is also healthy.
Awesome!
Potatoes are very healthy
Looks yummy.
I didn’t realize that potatoes have so many nutrients & that upset potatoes are cholesterol free.
I want to try the pizza recipe. Simple enough kids can try it and looks like something they’d enjoy.
They’re very healthy
Looks so good!
I love potatoes with a grilled piece of chicken and some brocolli!
I have always loved potatoes and like the healthiness of them. Just have a problem finding them in the stores. Seems really easy to make which is what I love.
Easy cooking!
great source of potassium
Really love potatoes: mashed, baked, soups, appetizers & so much more. Healthy eats!
Wow! So good to know that potatoes and apples have about the same calories!! I love potatoes and now know I can eat more of them.
YUM!!!!!!!
My family loves fresh potatoes
I know potatoes are healthy. The problem is they way they are cooked most of the time.
potatoes
I love these easy to make potatoes in a bag!
these recipes sound so yummy
Love potatoes!
woohoo
I like to eat potatoes with the skins on but didn’t realize that 20% of the nutrients are in the skin.
Looks great!
I love all kinds of potatoes!
good info
Nutrient rich, for sure!
I have Learned so much today reading these posts!
You can do so much with potatoes
yummy!
They can be cooked in different ways
The skin is the best part of the potato.
you had my at healthy
You can do so much with pasta.
I definitely need more potatoes in my meal routine.
Health benefits of potatoes
Wow didn’t know all this!
They look so good and I thank you for the information about how good they are for you nutritionally. Amazing superfood!
Very healthy !
Can hardly wait to try these.
Too easy!
Yum!
I like that all the varities of these potatoes are packed full of nutrients delicious as well.
I love potatoes no matter how they are prepared.
yum
Love potatoes, no shortage here in Idaho.
thank you
I’ve always just considered potatoes the necessary starch with a meal but now very happy to learn they offer protein, vitamin c, potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, and many more necessary vitamins and nutrients. The 20% of a potatoes’ nutrition in the skin is just a bonus for me…I love the skin!
Do you think you could make the Farm Star sweep any more ridiculous and redundant????????? Mary needs to get off her ego trip
Didn’t know potatoes had 30% RDA of vitamin C.
this is for me!
My favorite side is garlic mashed potatoes!
I learn about potatoes from Farmstar. I love potatoes. Thank you!
So good and easy to make!
Good info
I just thought I knew all about potatoes.
If you have potatoes, you have a meal!
Love potatoes!
Great info!
So good !
Thank you for letting us know the protein and other factors of potatoes. Who knew?
It’s hard to go wrong with potatoes, my family loves them
Looks good.
Good benefits vit c potassium fiber and more
I love potatoes they look delicious
i didnt know this
Love these potatoes!
Potatoes are GREAT !!!!
So many health benefits and a wide variety of ways to cook potatoes
Amazing!
going to try
I love knowing that these potatoes are delicious & easy to prepare & they lots of nutrition value.
nice
We love your potatoes! I didn’t know they contained Vitamin C and Potassium. Always learning something new.
Potatoes is a superfood!
Potatoes can be any meal any time.
Wow, did not know potatoes had so much potassium
These look tasty! I have potatoes in the slow cooker right now (making pot roast today). So yummy!
potatoes are tasty
Love potatoes mainly for the great taste but also the health benefits
I have eaten potatoes all my life. it is a staple food for my family.
I love all these health benefits.
I love potatoes
We love potatoes !
Potatoes are always the most requested side dish at my house.
look so good
I love a good fresh potato.
I think there all awesome!
They make potatoes so amazingly in the best light potatoes have gotten a bum rap.
I really need to get the potatoes I didn’t know only 110 calories in a medium one or that they had a lot of vitamins glad I read this thanks for posting
Love potatoes! Thrilled they’re also good for me!
Well, they’re good for you and they taste good. Works for me!
I’m 82 years old and I’ve eaten potatoes my whole life and it’s the one food I would never give up no matter what my doctor advised….
I love potatoes! My husband has them every night for dinner. He loves them anyway I do them. I love all the info you provided. I am going to read them to him and see if he knew any of them.
Look delicious.
Great information about potatoes, ALL of my family love it !!
Potatoes are loaded with all kinds of nutritious essentials you just cannot live without!
Potato health benefits offer so much more than just dirt and sunshine to keep you happy and energetic.
So many ways to do with potatoes!
Potatoes are full of health benefits on its own.
Amazing how nutritious potatoes are for you with so health benefits to boost, so fun to grow potatoes in the garden.
❤️ 🥔 🥔
3/9/23 There’s so many ways to prepare potatoes. I do not know ONE PERSON who does NOT LIKE POTATOES!!! Dress them up with cheese/meat/on a baked potato, simply mashed potatoes with butter, what kid DOES NOT LOVE FRENCH FRIES???
Wow, tasty AND good for you!
Potatoes are pretty much a super food. You can live on just potatoes and milk. The people in Ireland were doing that and a potato blight killed a million people. Many people emigrated to the America. Almost 200 years later and Ireland still hasn’t rebounded to the population they had before the potato blight. As a person born and raised in Idaho, I have great respect for potatoes (or spuds)
Green Giant is my go to potatoes for all dinner sides and recipes!
My favorite veggie!!!
I have eaten potatoes all my life. it is a staple food for me and my family.
Potatoes are my favorite foods to eat!
I follow Heathy Recipes!
Love these little potatoes.
I love Green Giant Potatoes!
Very easy to prepare
I will ty them soon
Thank you for making cooking easier.
I LOVE POTATOES WILL TRY
Wellthis confirms what I’ve been telling my kids. Eat them potatoes
looks good!!!
Potatoes are underestimated!
Still looking in Virginia.
Looks good 😊
I Can’t wait to try them.
I wish I could find them
We looked for these at our Walmart and they didn’t have them? I was really looking forward to finding and eating them. I had told my 85 yr young mom about them and she was excited for an easier way to make mashed potatoes- especially russet! We will keep looking.
Hi Cathy! Our friends at Green Giant™ Fresh potatoes are working hard to get these products available nationwide. Keep looking in your area and hopefully you can find them soon!
Easy
I’ll look for them on my next grocery trip.
Thanks so much for this helpful potato nutritional information.
Love potatoes, so versatile!
I rely on po!
tatoes for almost every meal
Good
I just learned that if you soak your taters in cold water before cooking them they’re extra better!
Yummy 😋
My family loves potatoes, any way I make them !
Thanks for the information
New things!
Didn’t know all that
cool
Interesting! I
Learned something
I’ve tried these and I like .them a lot
My daughter in her senior year to be a dietician. I sent this to her, who knew. Had to “school ” her ! 😊
nice dish
Love potatoes Comfort food
Looks interesting, and I’d love to try em’.
Wow.. never knew that russet potatoes have 3 G protein! Great nutrition info about potatoes. I love them so it’s great to know they actually aren’t unhealthy!’
I’m such a huge potato person and brown gravy is awesome with it but white gravy packets make a great quick meal ,I make my own popcorn chicken Bowls with the popcorn chicken cheese corn an gravy but having the potatoes an gravy in one pack so much quicker