UK: Potatoes losing ground to pasta and rice and other top headlines

While potatoes are considered the most recession proof of all commodities, this story from the UK raises the specter that potatoes could suffer an erosion in "share of stomach" to rice and pasta.

From the Mail online:

New research warns that potato consumption could fall by up to 17 per cent in the next decade as many teenagers believe the starchy vegetable makes them fat.

A report by industry body the Potato Council cites a survey of 600 seven to 14-year-olds where one in seven said potatoes were unhealthy.

A separate poll of 2,000 adults found four in ten under-30s couldn't cook roast or jacket potatoes.

Kathryn Race, of the council, said: 'It is disappointing that a whole generation can't make a meal with one of our most-loved staple foods.'

The report also claimed 86 per cent of pensioners chose potatoes as their carbohydrate, compared with 63 per cent of young adults.

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