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

Stirred into potato salad, it contributes not only seasoning but a subtle lactic tang that would otherwise require additional ingredients to achieve.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

This is essentially “shrinkflation,” like when a potato chip manufacturer keeps prices steady but puts fewer chips in the bag.

From Barron's • May 29, 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

My breath came in ragged gulps as I climbed over the stile, looking at our own potato plants.

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