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Re:Thoughts on the potato diet by ThePadawan on Monday July 11, 2022 @02:25PM (#32059799)
I believe it might be based on misunderstanding the generic category "vegetables".

I.e. "I eat lots of vegetables! I had french fries on Tuesday, mashed potato on Wednesday, ..."

Reminds me of the classic regulatory decision (which I actually looked up to make sure that it wasn't an urban myth, that's how crazy it sounds) that the tomato paste on top of pizza is classified as a vegetable for school lunches [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup_as_a_vegetable

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Re:Thoughts on the potato diet by fsckboy on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @03:39AM (#32066745)
what's the basis for thinking that ketchup or tomato paste or sauce are less nutritious than other cooked vegetables? It's tomatoes.
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