A bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate has resulted in the USDA retaining its classification of the humble potato as a vegetable under Dietary Guidelines for Americans. A letter written by Democrat ...
Fourteen senators are calling on the departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to keep the potato classified as a vegetable, amid reports that a joint advisory committee is ...
Washington’s U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, along with 13 other senators, is insisting that potatoes are a vegetable. Sen. Cantwell joined a bipartisan group of senators who sent a letter to the ...
Boil ’em. Mash ’em. Stick ’em in a stew. Feed them to your picky toddler who won’t eat anything else. Steal them off of your partner’s plate after you’ve insisted you’re not hungry. Throw them in the ...
Potatoes at the Othello, Wash., processing facility for McCain Foods, one of the world’s largest makers of potato products. Rajah Bose for The Washington Post Washington’s U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...