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April 16th, 2008, 12:56 AM
From the Uk Telegraph the humble spud makes a comeback. All those idiots who thought spuds were fattening and ate low nutrittion white rice can now come back home.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/mai...apotato116.xml
Potatoes 'could solve food shortage'
By Alex Spillius in Washington
Last Updated: 12:01am BST 16/04/2008
The potato has been touted as a solution to the global food crisis. Increasingly derided in the West for contributing to expanding waistlines, the vegetable is being rediscovered as a nutritious crop for the developing world.
Researchers at the International Potato Centre, in Lima, the Peruvian capital, suggested that the growing problem of food supply due to rising prices and the production of crops for biofuel rather than food could be alleviated by an increase in potato cultivation.
"The shocks to the food supply are very real and that means we could potentially be moving into a reality where there is not enough food to feed the world," said Pamela Anderson, the centre's director.
She said that for populations struggling to feed themselves, the potato was "a good option for both food security and also income generation".
Potatoes can be grown at almost any elevation or climate and require little water.
They mature in as little as 50 days and can yield between two and four times more food per hectare than wheat or rice.
Calling it a "hidden treasure", the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation recently launched the International Year of the Potato at a conference in Peru.
Prices of basic foods have soared recently, prompting riots around the world. The UN has placed 37 countries, mostly in Africa, on a "critical list", facing shortages of supply.
China, a huge rice consumer that historically has suffered devastating famines, has become the world's top potato grower. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the potato is expanding more than any other crop.
The potato, which was first domesticated in South America 8,000 years ago, is a good source of complex carbohydrates. It also contains vitamin C, potassium, iron and zinc.
Belarus is the world leader in consumption, at 745lb per person in 2005.
From the Uk Telegraph the humble spud makes a comeback. All those idiots who thought spuds were fattening and ate low nutrittion white rice can now come back home.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/mai...apotato116.xml
Potatoes 'could solve food shortage'
By Alex Spillius in Washington
Last Updated: 12:01am BST 16/04/2008
The potato has been touted as a solution to the global food crisis. Increasingly derided in the West for contributing to expanding waistlines, the vegetable is being rediscovered as a nutritious crop for the developing world.
Researchers at the International Potato Centre, in Lima, the Peruvian capital, suggested that the growing problem of food supply due to rising prices and the production of crops for biofuel rather than food could be alleviated by an increase in potato cultivation.
"The shocks to the food supply are very real and that means we could potentially be moving into a reality where there is not enough food to feed the world," said Pamela Anderson, the centre's director.
She said that for populations struggling to feed themselves, the potato was "a good option for both food security and also income generation".
Potatoes can be grown at almost any elevation or climate and require little water.
They mature in as little as 50 days and can yield between two and four times more food per hectare than wheat or rice.
Calling it a "hidden treasure", the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation recently launched the International Year of the Potato at a conference in Peru.
Prices of basic foods have soared recently, prompting riots around the world. The UN has placed 37 countries, mostly in Africa, on a "critical list", facing shortages of supply.
China, a huge rice consumer that historically has suffered devastating famines, has become the world's top potato grower. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the potato is expanding more than any other crop.
The potato, which was first domesticated in South America 8,000 years ago, is a good source of complex carbohydrates. It also contains vitamin C, potassium, iron and zinc.
Belarus is the world leader in consumption, at 745lb per person in 2005.
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April 16th, 2008, 01:21 AM
I've never doubted it for a moment. I love potatoes, guess that's my irish heritage, but
I cook them in all sorts of ways, and I know they are healthy, it's what you decide to put
on them that's creates the high calories.
I've never doubted it for a moment. I love potatoes, guess that's my irish heritage, but
I cook them in all sorts of ways, and I know they are healthy, it's what you decide to put
on them that's creates the high calories.
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April 16th, 2008, 04:25 AM
potatoes are OK, although they have a very high GI, they're a source of vitamin C and have no fat at all.
sweet potatoes are much lower GI and have more vitamins but less total carbohydrate content
potatoes are OK, although they have a very high GI, they're a source of vitamin C and have no fat at all.
sweet potatoes are much lower GI and have more vitamins but less total carbohydrate content
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April 16th, 2008, 10:43 AM
Does anyone have any idea how much land and the quanitity of potatoes that would/could be produced in sufficient quantity to feed the hungry of the world? What is the rotational cycle of the rice crop in areas of the world that harvest and consume rice...is the rotational cycle of potatoes comparable?
What's the production cost comparison between potatoes and rice...?
Does anyone have any idea how much land and the quanitity of potatoes that would/could be produced in sufficient quantity to feed the hungry of the world? What is the rotational cycle of the rice crop in areas of the world that harvest and consume rice...is the rotational cycle of potatoes comparable?
What's the production cost comparison between potatoes and rice...?
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April 16th, 2008, 11:01 AM
There is a lot more to this question than I thought.
http://tinyurl.com/3hnpo4
There is a lot more to this question than I thought.
http://tinyurl.com/3hnpo4
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April 25th, 2008, 10:46 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkaa3...eature=related
Quoting dumpthemonarchy
I love potatoes - grew up on them!! Especially I like my own potato pancakes with lots of onions in them...yum yum, with applesauce even more... yum yum!
Right Juan, many people are so confused about food. If you eat too much of anything, you get fat. Spuds are an awesome food.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkaa3...eature=related
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April 25th, 2008, 11:00 PM
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Quoting Praxius
Yes, home-made fries are the Best! We should open a road-side shack... you make the fries and I the pancakes!! A third partner could make strawberry milkshakes!!! For entertainment we'll play some Stompin Tom songs, like this one...
Most of the nutrition I am told is in the skin. I make awesome french fries.
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April 25th, 2008, 11:40 PM
This is the first time I have ever heard that potatoes were thought to be fattening. Their reputation for high calories, I thought, was because we Yanks put so much sour cream or butter on them or because we cook them in lard.
Still, it's good to know that potatoes are nutritious and can alleviate the contrived food crisis. If they can grow in areas with high altitudes and weak soil such as Utah or parts of South America, they can grow anywhere and can be made readily available for consumers.
This is the first time I have ever heard that potatoes were thought to be fattening. Their reputation for high calories, I thought, was because we Yanks put so much sour cream or butter on them or because we cook them in lard.
Still, it's good to know that potatoes are nutritious and can alleviate the contrived food crisis. If they can grow in areas with high altitudes and weak soil such as Utah or parts of South America, they can grow anywhere and can be made readily available for consumers.
Pan-fried trout or walleye, boiled potatoes with butter, salt and pepper.
(I was born this way, sorry) 
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April 26th, 2008, 08:37 AM
Dancing_loon
Many years ago I was in Germany on lay-over and had the delight of sampling those potato pancakes you mentioned. I've never been able to replicate the crispy golden edges or the almost "meaty" centers awash in applesauce or sour-cream.
Think you could post the recipie for them...please...?
Dancing_loon
Many years ago I was in Germany on lay-over and had the delight of sampling those potato pancakes you mentioned. I've never been able to replicate the crispy golden edges or the almost "meaty" centers awash in applesauce or sour-cream.
Think you could post the recipie for them...please...?
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April 26th, 2008, 10:43 AM
the amount of rice isn't that bad either, in the food rich States store like Costco are limmiting customers to 4 ten pound bags a visit. My family dosen't eat that much in a year. Perhaps we should share our food with those that have none.
the amount of rice isn't that bad either, in the food rich States store like Costco are limmiting customers to 4 ten pound bags a visit. My family dosen't eat that much in a year. Perhaps we should share our food with those that have none.
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April 26th, 2008, 11:32 PM
While the weather is getting nicer, why don't you come for a visit, and we make the pancakes together. How about that? From London it might be about a 2 to 2 1/2 hr. drive. Beginning of August is a good time as we have the Old Time Fiddling going on then.
Quoting MikeyDB
Pretty please??? ha ha.... Sorry, I don't have a recipe. I seldom cook by recipe... it is with "sheer luck" every time.
Dancing_loon
Many years ago I was in Germany on lay-over and had the delight of sampling those potato pancakes you mentioned. I've never been able to replicate the crispy golden edges or the almost "meaty" centers awash in applesauce or sour-cream.
Think you could post the recipe for them...please...?
Many years ago I was in Germany on lay-over and had the delight of sampling those potato pancakes you mentioned. I've never been able to replicate the crispy golden edges or the almost "meaty" centers awash in applesauce or sour-cream.
Think you could post the recipe for them...please...?
While the weather is getting nicer, why don't you come for a visit, and we make the pancakes together. How about that? From London it might be about a 2 to 2 1/2 hr. drive. Beginning of August is a good time as we have the Old Time Fiddling going on then.
