Potato,Potato!

When i first turned vegan a year and few months ago, The one argument that helped me get convinced to go vegan and yet feel this sense of comfort was that I will still have french fries to eat.After all , French fries are vegan.The ultimate vegan comfort food-Starch and fat laden!The ultimate splurge!
The potato-A great food.Instant source of starch.Starch is good.Starch is a complex carbohydrate that our body breaks down and uses the sugars thereof to make energy from.Carbohydrates are good for us.It is only when we eat more than what we require that the body then decides to store the excess as fat.Infact the body will store excess of proteins as fat too.ya know!So if you eat more proteins than you require, it will still make you fat.
I was recently watching this documentary on farming and the green revolution and mono-farming and mixed farming and such.They talked about Potato--There are a thousand different varieties.And yet most of the world probably knows of only two or three-The Russett is just overused.The golden yukon comes a close second.
But, to think that there are a 1000 varieties(infact 2000 or more) kinda takes you aback and makes you think.We preferentially farm certain varieties of plants and in some way contribute to the principle of SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST in a very skewed twisted manner.
Did you know that prior to farming, the naturally occurring potato was poisonous to eat?The natural defense of the plant protecting itself against animals was this poisonous alkaloid that it produced right under it's skin, which kinda makes the underskin area of the potato a lil green.Boiling essentially deactivates this alkaloid.So the next time you see a slightly greenish potato, think of the alkaloid.
Thanks to Humans discovering fire and cooking thereof, we all now eat up potatoes like crazy.Remember, potatoes are good for ya, but please eat in moderation!Enjoy!Also, try eating the other varieties and farming them too. After all everyone of them deserves a chance to rule our hearts!