potato

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Substituting either total potato intake or baked, boiled, or mashed potatoes with white rice was associated with a higher rate of type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Mention French onion dip and most people immediately picture a ridged potato chip.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

They’re vegetarians: They eat grass, alfalfa, cassava, sweet potato, carrots, beets, and, at the zoo, a commercial feed.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The business, founded in 1978 with startup funding from wealthy Idaho potato farmers like J.R.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

I eased the spade under the firm leaves of a potato plant, watching the earth come away in thick clods.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff