On Fri, 5 Oct 2018 20:50:35 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 10/5/2018 6:42 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>> A long time ago I always ate the skins. Then I read an article that
>> said there was no vegetable more heavily doused with insecticides and
>> fertilizers than the potato and that all those chemicals resided in
>> the skin. That was the end of skins for me. Don't know if that is
>> true or not but it turned me off skins.
>> Janet US
>>
>I imagine the greens can be but the part we eat is in the dirt. Not
>sure how much gets through to it.
>
>Found this in a quick Google search.
>
>Is eating potato skins good for you?
>Yes, potatoes are naturally fat free, cholesterol free, and low in
>sodium. In addition, potatoes are an excellent source of vitamin C, and
>those eaten with the skin are a good source of potassium. ... An
>excellent source (> 20% of the DV) of vitamin C and potassium with skin.
>A source (> 8% of the DV) of fiber with skin.
>
>Is it OK to eat the skin of a baked potato?
>Yes. Eat the skin to capture all the natural nutrition of a russet
>potato. The potato skin has more nutrients than the interior of the
>potato. It has lots of fiber, about half of a medium potato's fiber is
>from the skin.
>
>Are potato skins safe to eat?
>Baked potato skins are a healthy source of vitamins and minerals. ...
>The potato skin not only adds fiber and nutrients, but it also helps the
>flesh of the potato retain its nutrients. If you leave off the butter,
>cheese, bacon and sour cream when you eat potato skins, they can add
>nutrients to your diet.

When you look up whether corn's good for you, they probably also don't
say "Don't eat it, it's full of Roundup!" They just tell you whether
corn in itself is good for you. You might be buying organic corn.