More from the article...

... According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, when Americans eat vegetables, they're mostly eating potatoes and tomatoes.

In 2019, the average American downed almost 50 pounds of potatoes over the course of the year, and ate around 31 pounds of tomatoes -- and it's not totally surprising that French fries and pizza sauce significantly contributed to our annual totals. But in the future, when the USDA starts adding up our yearly veggie totals, tomatoes may take the top spot on a technicality. Because there's a chance that the agency will reclassify potatoes, moving them from starchy vegetables into the same category as grains, rice, and other carbs.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee -- made up of representatives from the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services -- are putting together their dietary guidelines for 2025, and potatoes may be reshuffled. The dietary guidelines put foods into five familiar categories -- dairy, fruit, grains, protein, and vegetables -- but the increasing prevalence of different diets and "eating patterns" mean that those categories may be changed. "The panel wants to make sure everyone is getting enough nutrients, whether eating more potatoes, bread, or beans," the Journal explains. ...

Another view...

@#3 ... Potatoes are a starch. ...

If you take the time to read the article, you'll see there is more to potatoes than "starch."

... Squashes are fruits. ...

As are tomatoes.

So, what's yer point?

@#5

@#9 ... You proggies are destroying America! ...

Wait, what?

In #4 I agreed with your #3 comment.

So, how am I a "proggie" but more critically, how are the monsters under your bed (the "proggies") destroying America?

So many questions, so little time...

Great guitar playing on this one...

@#12 ... It appears he is channeling Goatman. :-) ...

Yeah.

I'm awake this evening because I am in a DMARC battle with gmail.com, trying to get gmail to understand what seems to be their own guidelines.

Lamplighter vs. google.

Yeah, like I have a hope....

@#14 ... You're not taking me seriously are you? ...

I take your comments at their word.

No more, no less.

@#16 .... #3 was pointing out how a lot of foods we once believed to fit in one category, have more recently been discovered to fit better in other categories. ...

Yeah, you said potatoes were a starch. But they are more than that, as te article notes.

... #8 & 9 was just me taking the piss out of it. ...

Yeah, you were whining about some political thing.

... #14 was my explanation for the nonsense of #8&9. ...

Admitting the prior nonsense of your posts.

Maybe take a step back at this point.

Or even let the keyboard rest until the morrow.

Your comments seem to be self-contradictory. While I have seen that in other posters, I've not seen that in your comments.

Have a good night.