Guest Opinion: Potatoes are a vegetable, not a grain
Potatoes are a very versatile vegetable. You can eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. They can be cooked lots of ways on their own, mixed into soups, side
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Potatoes are a very versatile vegetable. You can eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. They can be cooked lots of ways on their own, mixed into soups, side
"We support government efforts to encourage Americans to eat healthier. But classifying potatoes as a grain makes as much sense as trying to make vodka out of spinach."
Dry Land Distillers in downtown Longmont hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture representatives and local grain growers Wednesday to celebrate a federal grant for $269,270 to help expand the local organic grain industry.
This week's beer news also includes Colorado Grain Chain's 2023 microgrant and a partnership between Goat Patch Brewing and Colorado College.
2025 could see potatoes placed in a different category amid concerns about nutrient balance.