Over the years, experiments on how to make our potato lower in potassium have led to recommendation for double boiling the potatoes to leach some potassium. This method will remove about 50% of the potassium from your potato. Unfortunately, a potato with 50% less potassium is still considered a high potassium vegetable. A new study has taken the preparation of potatoes one step further and the good news is that this new method of preparing potatoes can produce a potato with much less potassium, allowing it to become part of a low potassium diet.
4
small potatoes
water
1 tbsp
of unsalted safflower oil margarine
- Peel the potatoes
- Cut into strips (1.2 cm x 1.2 cm) or dice (2 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm)
- Boil in water (1.5 L) for 8 minutes
- Drain potatoes
- Add clean water (1.5 litres) and soak for 12 hours
- Use as required, e.g. mash, potato salad, home fries, baked
Add 1 tablespoon of unsalted margarine to reheated potatoes and mash with water until the desired consistency is achieved.
Servings per recipe: 4
Serving size: 100 g
1 vegetable
What is one exchange?
- 1 Protein Choice = 1oz of meat or 7g of dietary protein
- 1 Starch Choice = about 15g of carbohydrates
- 1 Fruit or Vegetable Choice = ½ cup
- 1 Milk Choice = ½ cup