potatoes. luck o’ the irish st. patrick’s day is coming up… in honor of this holiday we are...
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Potatoes
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Luck O’ the Irish
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up… in honor of this holiday we are going to make twice baked potatoes
But first… we are going to learn a wee bit about potatoes
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Trivia
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, how many pounds of potatoes were grown worldwide in 2005?
710 billion pounds…that’s a lot!
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More Trivia
About how many pounds of potatoes does the average American eat a year?
120 pounds…that’s about one potato per day
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Nutrients Found in Potatoes
Lots of Carbohydrates in Potatoes What do carbohydrates provide for your body? Energy
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Nutrients Found in Potatoes
Vitamin C (found mostly in the skins) Niacin Vitamin B6 Thiamin Iron Phosphorus And many more!
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Potatoes
The ease of growing potatoes and being a nutrient dense food led to potatoes being a staple food of Europe in the 1800’s
Nutrient dense means there is a lot of nutrients in a little bit of food
A staple food is a basic food item
(Ex: flour, sugar, salt, eggs)
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What is the Irish Potato Famine?
Like most of Europe, Ireland had become quite dependant upon potatoes as a major source of food
Between 1845 and 1849 the potato crops in Ireland got a crop disease called blight, which made it so the potatoes would not grow
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Death Toll
It is estimated that between 1846 and 1849
500,000 people died from hunger or disease
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We’re so lucky potatoes are a thriving crop today!