Potato Commission head to eat NOTHING but potatoes for 60 days to prove healthfulness of spuds

[Liberal_in_LA]

Potato official going on all-spud diet
He will eat twenty plain potatoes a day
Updated: Thursday, 30 Sep 2010, 2:43 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 30 Sep 2010, 2:43 PM EDT

PASCO, Wash. (AP) - Just super-spud me.

The head of the Washington state Potato Commission says he's sick of people linking spuds to junk food.

So, starting Friday, Chris Voight says he's going to eat nothing for 60 days except potatoes.

Twenty plain potatoes a day. And no cheating with cheese toppings or bacon bits.

Voight says potatoes are rich in potassium, fiber and vitamin C and have plenty of protein.

http://www.wishtv.com/dpps/news/strange/washington-potato-official-going-on-all-spud-diet-ob10-jgr_3598132

[bluerum]

1. ... and full of carbs

[cynatnite]

7. He'll be doubling the recommended daily allowance of carbs...

I'm wondering what this will do to his blood sugar.

[bobbolink]

2. IF he has hidden hypoglycemia or diabetes, this could get interesting.

Once again, profit trumps health.

:nuke:

[Davis_X_Machina]

3. My ancestors...

...ate nothing but potatoes for 200 years. Until An Gorta Mór.

[bullwinkle428]

4. I predict a "Super Size Me"-like outcome.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. If they are PLAIN he should do fine

if he fries them... I'm with you.

[littlewolf]

14. with you there

boiled, baked, microwaved .... he will be ok ..... fried ..ror ror ...

[UTUSN]

5. The QUAYLEs should be hosting/presenting the event!1 n/t

[Motown_Johnny]

6. no way... I say he can't do it

I give it maybe 10 days....

[AnnieBW]

8. Potatoes are pretty healthy

until you cut them up and put them into a fryer. Or smother them with sour cream, butter, cheese, chili, etc.

[cynatnite]

9. Not for diabetics...they're all carby:) n/t

[pansypoo53219]

13. ahh butter on baked potatoes. yum.

or gravee!

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. What else would you expect from a Potato Head?

Onions?

[Drale]

11. I don't doubt the health of potatoes

the people of the Andes have lived on the potato almost exclusively for centuries. The problem is, in the US we only use like three kinds of potatoes, which is just asking for trouble, when a fungus hits and all the potatoes are gone, like what happened in Ireland.

[HeeBGBz]

15. I like potatos. n/t