Grill Potatoes for a Unique, Healthy Side Dish

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DENVER (April 24, 2013)–Potatoes are the top food eaten alongside grilled main dishes, according to the NPD Group, so why not put potatoes on the grill too? Try grilling... Read More

Big Idea: Shrimp Louie Cobb with Pickled Potato Salad

Shrimp Louie Cobb Salad
We all know pickles are a potato salad mainstay.  But at Founding Farmers, Washington D.C., Chef Joe Goetze adds house-made pickled vegetables–a perfect way to update classic potato salad... Read More

Q&A: Senior Executive Chef Joe Goetze, Founding Farmers

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What was the inspiration behind your Shrimp Louis and Pickled Vegetable Salad?  Why add potatoes? The potato salad was inspired by all of the pickling we do in-house at Founding... Read More

Fruits and Veggies Pack Potassium Punch

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DENVER (March 14, 2013)–Potassium is an essential nutrient in the American diet. It’s also a nutrient that most people don’t get enough of – so much so that it... Read More

Potatoes Star in Two New Recipes for the Spring Holiday Season

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This Versatile Veggie is the Secret Ingredient to Traditional Irish Fare for St. Pat’s and a Colorful Casserole for Easter Brunch Denver, CO., March 12, 2013 – With spring... Read More

Spuds–the secret to a great soup

Lightened up loaded potato soup
Our Real Mom this season, Tara Gidus, RD, shares why potatoes are her secret ingredient to a healthy and delicious soup. Potatoes can add color to soup by using red and purple... Read More

Turn a Winter Comfort Food Classic into a Nutrition Powerhouse

Tara Guidus, USPB Real Mom ambassador
DENVER (January 7, 2013) – Baby it’s cold outside and nothing says warmth and comfort more than soup.  But soups can quickly add up in calories and fat – something... Read More

  • Meet a Potato Grower

    Eric Halverson

    Eric Halverson

    Grand Forks, North Dakota

    As soon as Eric was old enough to reach up and take hold of a steering wheel, he began contributing as a working member on his family’s farm.  He... Read More

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Potatoes…Goodness Unearthed®

Potatoes are one of Mother Nature’s best-kept secrets.  This delicious, family-favorite vegetable is not just good but good for you. With just 110 calories, one medium, skin-on potato provides 45% of your daily value of vitamin C and more potassium than a banana. There are hundreds of innovative and healthy ways and reasons to make potatoes part of your dinner.  So go on, unearth all the goodness of potatoes!