We’ve all heard it at least once: “Avoid potatoes, they’re too high in calories.” And yet, nutritionists and doctors are seriously setting the record straight. Potatoes are not at all the enemy of our balanced diet. Quite the opposite. It all depends on one thing, often overlooked, that makes all the difference. Ready to rethink your relationship with this iconic French vegetable?
The potato has a very bad reputation… but is it really deserved?
Since the rise of low-carb diets, the humble potato has found itself in the dock. It’s avoided, replaced, and even blamed. Yet, nutrition experts are adamant: this vegetable isn’t inherently problematic. The real issue? What we do to it in the kitchen. French fries generously dipped in oil, mashed potatoes drowned in butter and cream… that’s where the calories skyrocket, not in the vegetable itself.
Prepared simply — in water, steamed or baked — the potato remains a low-fat and remarkably nutritious food.
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