Celebrate National Potato Day

On Saturday August 25"The one thing I miss most of all when I'm away is a potato," says MEP Mairead McGuinness."Nowhere in the world can you get the same flavour from a spud. I'm a big fan - baked, boiled, fried, hot or cold - there are few things more satisfying than a potato. It is the ultimate comfort food, delicious and good for you!"National Potato Day hopes to re-ignite a passion for the potato and remind the Irish consumer what a truly healthy and versatile vegetable the potato is.A baked potato has more iron than a portion of roast beef, 44% of the RDA of Vitamin C, is virtually fat-free, with less fat than rice or pasta and contains the good kinds of carbohydrates and fibre that are the foundation of a healthy diet.