The U.S. Department of Agriculture now says that potatoes have as much antioxidant activity as other disease-fighting vegetables.
A 10.5-ounce baked russet potato (with skin) delivers as much antioxidant punch as two cups of cooked broccoli, 1-1/2 cups of cooked asparagus, or one cup of cooked red cabbage.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
