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...stick to what Tampopo does best—the basic tempura combos with rice and miso soup ($5.50-$8.50). The tempura is consistently above-average, combining fresh ingredients, light batter and flavors that are enhanced by the soy-based dipping sauce. Noteworthy choices include the nasu (eggplant) and sweet potato. However, avoid the tempura rolls. The consistency is doughy, and the rice overwhelms any flavor...
...that they're misunderstood--not to mention deep-fried and drowned in sour cream and cheese. America's much beloved tuber definitely has a dual personality. A good source of potassium (particularly if you eat the skin) and a great thickener for soups, the potato still doesn't have all the benefits bestowed by more colorful produce like broccoli, Brussels sprouts and green beans...
Americans love their potatoes--but too much for their own good. We eat 140 lbs. per capita yearly. And while an unadorned potato is low in fat and a good source of nutrients, it is also primarily a carbohydrate that is almost immediately turned into sugar in the body. Besides, who eats plain potatoes? We love to dress them up--mashed with butter or gravy, baked with sour cream, deep-fried, scalloped or au gratin. Putting the humble potato at the center of every meal might have been a necessity a century...
...many of us pig out between meals, you would think snacks were a vital food group that included such high-calorie staples as potato chips, cheese curls, buttered popcorn, cookies and soda. No wonder we're obese. But between-meal cravings can be tamed without loading up on the fat and processed sugar that most of these foods contain. Fruits and vegetables are far less fattening, and as a bonus they are actually good for you. Even nuts are fine in moderate portions...
...Pounds of potato chips munched each year by the average American...