How to Cook Potatoes

French fries give potatoes bad rep. Regular potatoes, when not deep fried, are highly nutritious and healthy. They can be made even more so if you refrigerate them after cooking. Potatoes are high in fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin C and potassium and they have next to no fat. 

Once cooked potatoes are cooled in the fridge for 24 hours, they change on a molecular level creating resistant starch. Resistant starch is resistant to digestion, it passes through the intestines without being broken down by our bodies but it can be broken down and used as fuel by the bacteria in our gut. In other words, chilled potatoes are a superfood. 

The easiest way to make a whole bunch of potatoes is to bake them in the oven:

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) Fan. Wash the potatoes really well then place them on top of a baking tray lined with baking paper. 
2. Bake in the middle of the oven for 45 minutes or until soft and cooked through. 

Let them sit at room temperature for half an hour or so then place them into a glass container and store in the fridge. They will last very well for up to 10 days. You now have a steady supply of high satiety food you can add to your meals. 

You can eat them as snacks, make smashed potatoes, potato salads or various stuffed potato dishes. Peel them or eat them with the peel for additional fiber.