{"id":1246,"date":"2020-08-11T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2020-11-04T12:22:01","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T17:22:01","slug":"npc-calls-for-2020-2025-dgas-to-recognize-nutritional-benefits-of-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/npc-calls-for-2020-2025-dgas-to-recognize-nutritional-benefits-of-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"NPC Calls for 2020-2025 DGAs to Recognize Nutritional Benefits of Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
On Tues., Aug. 11, National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles testified before the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) during the final public meeting as the Agencies draft the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). Supporting the Committee\u2019s recommendations to increase vegetable consumption, Quarles took the opportunity emphasize that potatoes in all forms are a vegetable that provide essential vitamins, minerals, fiber and carbohydrates, and their consumption should be encouraged across all life stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n