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"Healthified" Mashed Potatoes
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Remember to keep those peels on for added nutrients, like iron and vitamin C.
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"Healthified" Mashed Potatoes

If you think you have to give up your favorite mashed potatoes, think again. With a few minor changes, you can feel better about saying, "Please pass the potatoes." From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:45 min
makes:10 servings (1/2 cup each)

3lb unpeeled red or Yukon gold potatoes (about 8 medium), cut into 1-inch pieces
1tablespoon olive oil
1/2teaspoon salt
1/2to 2/3 cup buttermilk
Freshly ground black pepper
2tablespoons chopped fresh chives, if desired
1.In 3-quart saucepan, place potatoes; add just enough water to cover. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender; drain.
2.In same saucepan, mash potatoes, oil and salt with potato masher just until lumpy. Gradually add buttermilk, mashing until blended but still lumpy. (Amount of buttermilk needed to make potatoes creamy depends on variety of potatoes used.) Season to taste with pepper. Stir in chives.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Increase buttermilk to 2/3 to 1 cup. Use 4-quart saucepan.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 15); Total Fat 1 1/2g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 135mg; Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 2g); Protein 3% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 4%; Iron 15Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 MyPyramid Servings: 1 c Vegetables 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

 
 
 
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