A bipartisan group of senators, including GOP ME Sen Collins and Dem CO Sen Bennet, are opposing the USDA/HHS proposal to reclassify potatoes as a grain instead of a vegetable. Senators argue that reclassifying potatoes would lead to confusion and nutrient loss.
Potato a grain or vegetable? #US Senators try to defend its honour as debate rages https://t.co/syqu164XxV https://t.co/lOF3J3kpKl
Why are lawmakers pushing to keep potatoes classified as a vegetable? 🤔🤔🤔 https://t.co/yZ8F9Ub5e8
Why are so many "fruits" considered "vegetables?" How can a "vegetable" be a "grain?" And people wonder why consumers are confused? HA! The Great Potato Nutrition Policy Crisis - ConscienHealth https://t.co/bAqPjgOb8p
There's a great #potato #FoodPolicy crisis brewing. Potato haters want to revoke its status as a vegetable. Classify it as a grain. Senators from potato states are up in arms. @USDA says it's moot. The 2025 guidelines committee won't do that. https://t.co/gVCrBl3jfq
Potatoes are vegetables--not grains. Don't offend my Lithuanian sensibilities, @USDA! Fun chat with @stuntbrain on @VinceCoglianese @WMALDC @wmalnews on this proposal from the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee. Our segment here https://t.co/AN69kHU0yO @IWF
Hashing it out: Bipartisan group of senators say potatoes are vegetables, not grains https://t.co/soDvvYruR2 https://t.co/soDvvYruR2
Doing a last minute @wmalnews @WMALDC hit on USDA labeling potatoes as a grain for @VinceCoglianese show guest host @stuntbrain TODAY at 5:35pm et and how the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is leaning “health equity” lens to make their food recommendations. @IWF
Wrote about beef last week, so of course I did a short blurb on the Senate potato letter that starts like this: A bipartisan group of senators are rooting to keep potatoes from being reclassified as a grain https://t.co/4Wjh99Qeyn
A bipartisan group of senators are rooting to keep potatoes from being reclassified as a grain. https://t.co/XqheUkAafS
Reports that US government could axe POTATOES as a vegetable sparks fury among Democrat AND Republican senators https://t.co/1vhil6OAE7 https://t.co/bZjXLCZEah
“If potatoes were to be reclassified, consumers would miss out on vital nutrients,” they wrote in a letter. “In addition, any change to potatoes’ current classification … would immediately confuse consumers, retailers, restaurant operators, growers, and the entire supply chain.”…
April Fool’s Day isn’t until Monday, but the Biden administration wants to reclassify potatoes, a vegetable, as a grain under new dietary guidelines: https://t.co/FyICXYAUwC 🤡 https://t.co/qtUa0qmeID
The Biden administration wants to reclassify potatoes (vegetables) as a grain under new dietary guidelines. Anything goes now. Wild times in America.
The Biden administration wants to reclassify potatoes (vegetables) as a grain under new dietary guidelines. If they can’t define women, why wouldn’t they change potatoes too? Anything goes now. Wild times in America.
The Biden administration is reclassifying potatoes as a grain instead of vegetables. If they can’t define women, why would they be able to define potatoes? Wild times in America.
The Biden administration is reclassifying potatoes as a grain instead of a vegetable. If they can’t define women, why would they be able to define potatoes? Wild times in America.
Senators stand up for potatoes as a vegetable amid reports of USDA change https://t.co/q4hx5kN9Ah
Senators stand up for potatoes as a vegetable amid reports of USDA change | The letter comes amid reports that the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is “considering changes to food groups.” READ MORE: https://t.co/yl4krZjfmD
Fourteen senators are calling on the departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to keep the potato classified as a vegetable. https://t.co/IeM2Xzb5da
When is a vegetable not a vegetable? When it's a potato, according to a new US government proposal to reclassify the starchy staple that has infuriated lawmakers in rural districts https://t.co/MUkxUk3CcJ https://t.co/Bh2OiuCOmQ
Food fight: Senators pressure feds not to demote potatoes from the ranks of vegetables https://t.co/zgttsCYv1b
Potatoes are Vegetables https://t.co/9Z8WlsCA0H
GOP ME Sen Collins/Dem CO Sen Bennet & other senators write to USDA/HHS opposing reclassification of potatoes as a grain instead of a vegetable