Government doctors advise us to eat three to five servings of fruits and vegetables every day to help lower our risk of cancer. One thing they need to do is eat fewer French fries. Cancer prevention experts don't classify potatoes as a vegetable. They're starchy tubers, a group all their own. Add on deep-frying, double the size of the orders, and nobody's fooled, except consumers.
Fast food is part of the problem, and some fried fans know they're deluding themselves.
Bart LaGrassa can't help himself, though. Addicted to potatoes. Actually, dietitians believe a few greasy fries in a well-balanced diet probably won't hurt. And ounce for ounce, it could be worse nutritionally. Sweet potatoes are the one potato doctors wish Americans would consume more of.