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| Potatoes; Types of storage potatoes | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 27 2011, 09:28 AM (128 Views) | |
| Foghorn | Feb 27 2011, 09:28 AM Post #1 |
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Does any one know what catagory potatoes fills? Grains, Legumes, dairy, sugar, salts, fats? I have yet to find a list that shows potatoes. I was surfing the price list for LDS and noticed potatoes flakes and a 30 year shelf life. They also have potoatoe pearls with 2 year life but are suppose to tast very good do to the butter in them. So, as usual I started researching. On my trip to Resturant Depot i found the potatoes. They have canned mashed, 40 lbs bag of flakes for $70, small bags of pearls (trying for dinner tonight) about $5 and something I had never heard of called granules in a #10 can that weighs 6 lbs. and costs about $6.50. I wonder what the shelve life is? If you need 300 lbs of grains and 60 lbs. of legumes, how about potatoes? |
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| Grizzly | Feb 27 2011, 10:13 AM Post #2 |
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Potatoes are a root vegetable but they are very high in starch. You can classify them as either a root vegetable or even a bread because of the starches. Grizzly didn't want to appear like he actually knew the answer so I am supposed to tell you that this answer is courtesy of Raven Potato! - Vitamins Percentage of Recommended Daily Allowances provided by one average potato: Vitamin C 45% Thiamin 10% Niacin 8% Vitamin B6 14% Folacin 14% Panthothenic Acid 6% Phosphorous 6% Magnesium 12% Iron 9% |
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| Bullmoose | Feb 27 2011, 10:21 AM Post #3 |
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Griz, you are so modest! This restaraunt depot store sounds interesting Foghorn. Where is it at? |
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| Foghorn | Feb 27 2011, 11:32 AM Post #4 |
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More info is available at www. resturantdepot.com and there is one located in St. Paul near the fair grounds. 1830 Como Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55108 The down side is that you need a business license to get a card for buying there. You don't have to be a resturant, just a business. The other problem is that most stuff is in bulk.
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| Mommacat | Feb 28 2011, 12:19 AM Post #5 |
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I guess I've never given potatoes much thought, other than to consider them a starch/carb. I know from experience that the potatoe flakes can be made pretty tasty with the addition of butter, and a glob of sour cream, if you have it or they do have powdered cheese that can be added for some variety. They can also be used to thicken soups and stews and fed to small children if they are thinned out. So, to answer your question, Foghorn, I think you can substitute some of your grain allowance for the potato flakes or pearls. |
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